Stephane Ceretti

Stéphane Ceretti (born 24 September 1973) is a French visual effects supervisor.

Career Stéphane Ceretti began his career as an animator later transferring over to a VFX supervisor at BUF Compagnie in Paris. He moved to London, UK in 2008 where he worked at Moving Picture Company and Method Studios.

In 2013, Ceretti moved to Los Angeles where he now lives and works. In 2014, he worked on Guardians of the Galaxy as the Marvel Visual Effects Supervisor. He was nominated alongside Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould at the 87th Academy Awards and at the 68th British Academy Film Awards for Special Visual Effects.

In 2016, he worked on Doctor Strange as the Marvel Visual Effects Supervisor. Nominated alongside Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould at the 89th Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Visual Effects and at the 70th British Academy Film Awards for Special Visual Effects.

In 2017, Ceretti directed and co-produced with Nhut Le a short "Comfort". The short earned an Award of Merit at the Best Shorts competition in September 2017.

In 2018, Ceretti worked on Ant-Man and the Wasp as the Marvel Visual Effects Supervisor in 2019. Additionally he was Visual Effects Supervisor for the additional second unit on Avengers: Endgame alongside Jesse James Chisholm.

In 2019–2020, Ceretti worked on Eternals as Visual Effects Supervisor.

From Summer 2021 to 2023, Ceretti worked on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Visual Effect Supervisor. He also worked on the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, a 42 minute show released on Disney+ in November 2022.

In 2024-2025, Ceretti supervised the effects on Superman for which they were nominated for multiple awards including the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

In January 2026, Ceretti went back to Atlanta for Man of Tomorrow, the follow-up to the superman movie.

Filmography Year Title Director Roles Other notes 1997 Batman & Robin Joel Schumacher Animator: BUF 1998 The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time Jean-Marie Poiré Visual Effects: BUF Compagnie 2000 The Cell Tarsem Singh CG Supervisor: BUF 2002 S1m0ne Andrew Niccol Digital Artist: BUF Compagnie 2003 The Matrix ReloadedThe WachowskisVisual Effects Supervisor: BUF 1st of 3 collaborations with the Wachowskis The Matrix Revolutions 2004 Alexander Oliver Stone 2005 Batman Begins Christopher Nolan 1st of 2 collaborations with Nolan Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mike Newell Visual Effects: BUF 1st of 2 collaborations with Newell Angel-A Luc Besson Digital Compositor: BUF 2006 Silent Hill Christophe Gans Visual Effects Supervisor: BUF The Prestige Christopher Nolan 2007 J'attends quelqu'un Jérôme Bonnell Visual Effects 2008 Babylon A.D. Mathieu Kassovitz Visual Effects Supervisor: BUF 2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Mike Newell Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC 1st of 2 collaborations with producer Jerry Bruckheimer The Sorcerer's Apprentice Jon Turteltaub Visual Effects: Method 2011 X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn Production Additional Visual Effects Supervisor Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston Additional Visual Effects Supervisor: 2nd Unit 1st of 9 collaborations with Marvel Studios 2012 Cloud Atlas The Wachowskis Tom Tykwer Production Visual Effects Supervisor 2013 Thor: The Dark World Alan Taylor 2nd Unit Visual Effects Supervisor 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy James GunnProduction Visual Effects Supervisor 1st of 4 collaborations with Gunn; Nominated - Academy Award for Best Visual Effects With Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould 2016 Doctor Strange Scott Derrickson Nominated - Academy Award for Best Visual Effects With Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp Peyton Reed 2019 Avengers: Endgame Anthony and Joe Russo Visual Effects Supervisor: Additional 2nd Unit With Jesse James Chisholm El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Vince GilliganProduction Visual Effects Consultant 2020 NomadlandChloe Zhao 1st of 2 collaborations with Zhao 2021 EternalsProduction Visual Effects Supervisor 2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialJames Gunn 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. With Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Theo Bialek. 2025 Superman 2027 Man of Tomorrow