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BENJAMIN R. PORCARI VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR & PRODUCER FEATURES BEYOND SKYLINE (VFX Producer) Beyond The Mothership Prod: Matthew E. Chausse Dir: Liam O’Donnell MARSHALL (VFX Supervisor) Chestnut Ridge Productions Prod: Reginald Hudlin, Jonathan Sanger Dir: Reginald Hudlin MOTHER! (VFX Producer) Protozoa Pictures Prod: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Dir: Darren Aronofsky Ari Handel AFTER THE SUN FELL (VFX Supervisor) Choice Films Prod: Tony Glazer, Summer Crockett Moore Dir: Tony Glazer LEAGUE OF GODS (VFX Producer) Bona Film Group Prod: Charles Heung Dir: Koan Hui BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT (VFX Producer) Cube Vision Prod: Ice Cube, Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr. Dir: Malcolm D. Lee THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS (VFX Producer) Lionsgate Premiere Prod: Brian Kennedy, David Paterson, Dir: Stephen Herek John Paterson, William Teitler EMELIE (VFX Supervisor) Uncorked Productions Prod: Andrew Corkin Dir: Michael Thelin A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (VFX Producer) Before The Door Pictures Prod: J.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb Dir: J.C. Chandor TRASHMAN: THE ART OF SPAIN RODRIGUEZ Bernal Beach Films Dir: Susan Stern (Animation Director) HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER Warner Bros. Prod: Chris Columbus, David Heyman Dir: Alfonso Cuarón OF AZKABAN (VFX Producer) Lorne Orleans, Mark Radcliffe TELEVISION JULIE’S GREENROOM (Season 1) The Jim Hensen Company Prod: Tom Keniston, Joey Mazzarino, Dir: Joey Mazzarino (VFX Producer) Emma Walton Hamilton LONGMIRE (Season 4) (VFX Producer) Netflix Prod: Brad Davis Dir: James M. Muro MAJOR CRIMES (Season 4) (VFX Producer) Warner Bros. Television Prod: James Duff, Ronald Chung Dir: Michael M. Robin SUPERGIRL (Season 1) (VFX Producer) Berlanti Productions Prod: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg Dir: Glen Winter FLESH AND BONE (Season 1) (VFX Producer) Starz Originals Prod: Lawrence Bender, Donna E. Bloom Dir: Alik Sakharov THE FLASH (Season 1) (VFX Producer) Berlanti Productions Prod: Greg Berlanti, Joseph Patrick Finn Dir: Dermott Downs UNDER THE DOME (Season 2) (VFX Producer) Amblin Television Prod: Neal Baer, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank Dir: Jack Bender CHOO CHOO SOUL (Season 1) IBC Digital Prod: Parrish Gust, Benjamin Porcari (Producer& Animation Director) MISS LORI AND HOOPER (Animation Director) IBC Digital Prod: Parrish Gust VIDEO MODS (Director & Producer) IBC Digital Prod: Parrish Gust, Greg Lontkowski Dir: Frank Drucker Benjamin Porcari TV FUNHOUSE (Season 1) Comedy Central Prod: Tommy Blacha, Andy Breckman Dir: Ted May, (Animator & Director) Benjamin Porcari A LITTLE CURIOUS (Animation Director) Curious Pictures Prod: Jesse Cromwell, John Hoffman, Dir: Sash Andranikian Nigel Noble Steve Oakes 405 S Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 - T 310.888.4200 - F 310.888.4242 www.apa-agency.com .

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