Alexis Wajsbrot
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Wajsbrot in 2013
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| Born | Alexis Mickael Wajsbrot
Paris, France
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, Visual effects supervisor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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,[1][2][3][4][5] a 13-minute thriller, which he co-directed. In 2010 he won the Directorial Discovery Award at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival[6][7] and 35 selections in others.[citation needed]
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.[8][9]
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.[10][11]
| Year | Title | Director | Role |
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| 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 (in development) | 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 |
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