Pietro Ponti (Visual Effects)

Visual Effects Supervisor Pietro Ponti joined Industrial Light & Magic in 2021 with 15 years experience in the VFX industry. Previously, Ponti served as VFX Supervisor and Head of VFX at Important Looking Pirates, overseeing effects-driven features including Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Disney's live-action Aladdin, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, as well as episodic series such as HBO's Lovecraft Country. Additionally, he worked with the team at Important Looking Pirates to grow their production structures and workflows.Known for his leadership on projects with extensive environments, FX work, and high shot count, Ponti never strays away from a challenge. Continuously raising the bar for the industry as a whole, during his time at Double Negative, he took initiative in the development and training of junior artists as well as on-show mentoring, all while contributing to large-scale features such as the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the Harry...Read More