The story
BUF was founded by Pierre Buffin in 1984. The company originates from Paris, France and has since expanded to Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.
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Private company
BUF Compagnie
Logo: BUF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
French visual effects company
BUF Compagnie is a French visual effects company, specializing in CGI for feature films, commercials, and music videos.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1984Founded1
- Industryvisual effects1
- HeadquartersParis1
- Websitewww.buf.com
- Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée3
- LEI96950038LW0ITLY5PU623
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address142 RUE DE CHARONNE, 75011 Paris, France3
- Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 3200743883
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BUF Compagnie is a French visual effects company, specializing in CGI for feature films, commercials, and music videos.2
Products and brands
BUF is credited with launching the 'bullet time' effect created for The Matrix franchise, which was directly inspired by the research carried out by BUF while working on Michel Gondry's "Like A Rolling Stone" music video in 1996.
From Wikipedia’s article on BUF Compagnie, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Timeline
- 1984Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.buf.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/bufvfx1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/buf.vfx1
- WikipediaBUF Compagnie
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ797084
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBUF Compagnie on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBUF Compagnie on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsBUF Compagnie logo by BUF, Public domain
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