VFX PANEL – effectsMTL- SEPTEMBER 6, 2017-11 : 30 – PALAIS DES CONGRÈS

In-depth discussion about the visual effects industry: Best practices, dividing the work on a film and/or TV show among facilities

Panelists:

William W. WILSON III SVP, production

William Wilson has 37 years experience in motion picture production in more than 25 countries on five continents. He most recently served as Line Producer on Netflix's Feature Production of "First They Killed My Father" in Cambodia directed by Angelina Jolie.

Mr. Wilson served as European Production Consultant to Disney, coordinated the International Animator Competition throughout Eastern Europe and Russia and was the Director of European Production for Walt Disney Pictures and Television in Paris.

Biography : IMDB

Filmography : IMDB

Location Experience: Alabama, Austria, Cambodia, China, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic and Slovakia), England, France, Germany, Hawaii, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Minneapolis, Namibia, Netherlands, New York, North Carolina, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Toronto, Vancouver, Venezuela, Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia, Slovonia, Serbia), Zimbabwe.

Source : Bill Wilson

Gretchen Libby, Executive in Charge, Global Studio and ILM

Gretchen Libby responsibilities entail overseeing all global production partnerships and forming ILM’s strategy with respect to the distribution of work between ILM’s headquarters, remote offices, and global production partners. Gretchen Libby joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1997 as the Sabre department Production Manager. While in that role, she produced 300 shots for the Star Wars: Special Edition theatrical re-release. A year later, Libby joined ILM’s feature production department as an associate producer on The Perfect Storm, and was promoted to visual effects producer in June 2000 on Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.

Prior to ILM, Libby worked in visual effects film production at Pacific Data Images in Palo Alto, CA and in visual effects commercial production at both Image Design and Aoki Studios in New York City.

Biography : Industrial Light & Magic Filmography : IMDB

Randall Starr SVP VFX & 3D, Legendary Pictures Randall Starr has worked in the feature film visual effects industry for over twenty years and currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Visual Effects and 3D at Legendary Pictures where he is overseeing the visual effects productions of Legendary’s upcoming films: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Skyscraper (2018), Godzilla 2 (2019) and Detective Pikachu. His recently completed Legendary projects include Warcraft: The Beginning (2016), The Great Wall (2016) and Kong: Skull Island (2017). Prior to joining Legendary in 2015, Randall worked as a freelance Visual Effects Producer on large visual effects driven films such as Spectral (2016), San Andreas (2015), Into the Storm (2014), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), Blades of Glory (2007) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). Randall started his film career in 1995 at Cinesite serving as a Visual Effects Production Executive of such films as Space Jam (1996) and Air Force One (1997). Later he joined Rhythm & Hues for such films as Sphere (1998), The Parent Trap (1998) and The 6th Day (2000). Biography : Management Filmography: IMDB Nancy St. John VFX producer & consultant

As a VFX Producer and Consultant, Nancy St. John has worked with numerous Studios including Sony Pictures, Disney, DreamWorks, Fox, HBO and Lionsgate.

Her Feature Film background includes stints as the Production side VFX Producer for Academy Award-winning films Babe and Gladiator and co-VFX Producer for the Academy Award nominee I-Robot.

Most recently, as Studio side VFX Producer, she completed pre-production and onset work for the highly anticipated new , directed by Paul Feig with a cast of very funny Actors.

She currently completed work on the Netflix TV series A Series of Unfortunate Events with Showrunner and Director Barry Sonnenfeld.

St. John has served as (VES) Vice Chair for 3 terms. She is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and the Producers Guild of America (PGA).

Biography :Visual efftects Society (VES) et IMDB

Filmogaphy : IMDB

PANEL MODERATOR Benoît Touchette, Head of Visual Effects, MELS