| Christian Manz | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Visual effects artist |
Christian Manz is a British visual effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. He has also been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. He is represented by the visual effects studio, Framestore, where he also serves as a creative director in the film division.
Selected filmography
- How to Train Your Dragon, production VFX Supervisor
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, production VFX Supervisor
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, production VFX Supervisor
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, production VFX Supervisor
- Dracula Untold, production VFX Supervisor
- 47 Ronin, production VFX Supervisor
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010; co-nominated with Tim Burke, John Richardson and Nicolas Aithadi)
Awards and recognition
- 2023 VES Award Nominee, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- 2019 BAFTA Nominee, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- 2017 BAFTA Nominee, Best Special Visual Effects for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- 2017 VES Award Nominee, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- 2011 Academy Award Nominated, Best Visual Effects for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- 2011 BAFTA Nominee, Best Special Visual Effects for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- 2011 Critics Choice Award Nominee, Best Visual Effects for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- 2009 BAFTA TV Award Nominee, Best Visual Effects for Primeval
- 2005 VES Award Winner, Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program for Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
- 2003 VES Award Winner, Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial for Dinotopia
References
- "Visual effects: I worked on the VFX for Fantastic Beasts". BBC. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Dalton, Ben (15 February 2019). "'Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald' VFX chief on puppets, JK Rowling and Brexit". Screen International. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- "Nick Frost Boards 'How to Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Feature". Animation World Network. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Rowney, Jo-Anne (16 February 2019). "Secrets to Fantastic Beasts special effects - the Niffler moment you missed". The Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Crislip, Anthony (8 August 2022). "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Had To Recreate Staple Harry Potter Sets With VFX". SlashFilm. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Beasley, Tom (26 January 2019). "Exclusive Interview - Fantastic Beasts VFX supervisor Christian Manz on The Crimes of Grindelwald, his love for Nifflers and awards season success". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Dalton2019-02-15T14:34:00+00:00, Ben. "'Fantastic Beasts 2' VFX chief on puppets, JK Rowling and Brexit". Screen. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "WATCH: Christian Manz Talks 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' VFX at FMX 2017". Animation World Network. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Desowitz, Bill (12 December 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': A VFX Creature Guide". IndieWire. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- "Framestore Unveils the VFX behind 'Dracula Untold'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Sullivan, Jim (17 January 2023). "Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 21st Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times". latimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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