Christian Manz

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