Alexis Wajsbrot

Alexis Mickael Wajsbrot is a French film director, producer, and visual effects supervisor best known for his 2016 horror film Don't Hang Up.

Wajsbrot's directorial debut was the short film Red Balloon, a 13-minute thriller, which he co-directed. In 2010 he won the Directorial Discovery Award at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival and 35 selections in others.

As well as being a director, Wajsbrot is a visual effects supervisor at Framestore. In 2014 he won a Visual Effect Society Award on Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity for Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture.

In 2024, Wajsbrot was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. His nomination was shared with Stéphane Ceretti, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek.

Filmography Year Title Director Role 2027 Harry Potter Mark Mylod Production Visual Effects Supervisor 2024 Paddington in Peru Dougal Wilson Production Visual Effects Supervisor 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 James Gunn Visual Effects Supervisor 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Sam Raimi Visual Effects Supervisor Picture Book Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace Director 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Jon Watts Additional Visual Effects Supervisor 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 Patty Jenkins Visual Effects Supervisor How I Became a Super Hero Douglas Attal Production Visual Effects Supervisor 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Jon Watts Visual Effects Supervisor 2018 Mary Poppins Returns Rob Marshall Additional Visual Effects Supervisor 2017 Thor Ragnarok Taika Waititi Visual Effects Supervisor Don't Hang Up Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace Director / Visual Effects Supervisor Geostorm Dean Devlin CG Supervisor 2016 Doctor Strange Scott Derrickson CG Supervisor 2014 Paddington Paul King CG Supervisor Men, Women & Children Jason Reitman CG Supervisor Edge of Tomorrow Doug Liman CG Supervisor 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller CG Supervisor Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Thor Freudenthal CG Supervisor Iron Man 3 Shane Black CG Supervisor Gravity Alfonso Cuarón CG Effects Supervisor 2011 Your Highness David Gordon Green FX Lead 2010 Red Balloon Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace Director / Visual Effects Supervisor Prince of Persia Mike Newell FX Lead The Wolfman Joe Johnston Senior FX TD 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Stephen Sommers Senior FX TD Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince David Yates FX Lead 2008 Cloverfield (Viral Marketing) Matt Reeves Senior FX TD 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Yates Senior FX TD Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton Senior FX TD 2005 Somne Isidro Ortiz CG Artist 20 Centimetros Ramón Salazar CG Artist