RSP Wins Technology & Engineering Emmy Award

Members of the RSP team behind REVIZE with the Emmy: Mark Wei, Ricardo Silva, Sebastian Piwell, Hoda Mohaghegh, Shubham Gupta, Khine Htun, Konark Sharma, Terry Htet, Ben Ward and Alex Meddick. Not pictured: Troy Tobin and Hazel Gow.

On the 15th of October 2026, we had the privilege of accepting a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award in Los Angeles, recognising our work in AI-based face replacement and performance-preserving post-production transformation. It was an honour to celebrate alongside Disney Research, Digital Domain and Metaphysic.ai (BRAHMA AI), and to see our industry continuing to evolve through the combination of creativity and technology.

While the award recognises an important milestone in the application of machine learning to visual effects, moments like this provide an opportunity to reflect on what made it possible. Behind it are years of research, experimentation, engineering, artistry, production support and collaboration across many teams and disciplines. It reflects a collective commitment to exploring new ideas, challenging assumptions and finding better ways to solve complex creative problems.

Photos above by Mark Von Holden/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services and Rising Sun Pictures.

Innovation is rarely the result of a single breakthrough. It's the accumuation of ideas, experiments, refinements, successes, setbacks, and the contributions of many talented people over time. It reflects a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and innovation that continues to drive RSP forward. Through Pitch Black and REVIZE, we are building on this foundation by bringing together researchers, engineers, artists, and technologists from around the world to explore new possibilities for filmmaking and content creation.

A huge shout-out to key contributors who helped make this possible: Ben Ward, John Bastian, Alex Meddick, and Troy Tobin, alongside contributions from Thomas Rowntree, Taya Nichols, and Terry Htet, and show supervision and guidance from Guido Wolter and Robert Beveridge.

More broadly, this award reflects RSP's willingness to take meaningful risks, invest in emerging technologies, and build capabilities that did not previously exist. It belongs to everyone involved in the early research, pipeline development and integration, workflow design, production adoption and the countless final shot deliveries that brought the technology to life.

Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Television Academy and the awards committee for this recognition.

And finally, a massive thank you to everyone across RSP, past and present, who contributed to this achievement. This Emmy is for all of you.

Let's go!