Eric Saindon
Senior VFX Supervisor, Avatar: Fire & Ash, Weta Digital
There are few Visual Effects Supervisors who have delivered bigger films than Eric Saindon. Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Alita: Battle Angel, and all three Hobbit films are just the tip of the iceberg.
Eric joined Wētā FX in 1999 as a Creatures / Character Supervisor, where he was pivotal in the creation of Gollum for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Eric first moved into a VFX Supervisor role in 2006 for X-Men: The Last Stand. Since then, he has served in this capacity for most of his projects, while also managing preproduction and on-set duties.
Between blockbusters, Eric has shown a deft hand guiding smaller projects like Pete’s Dragon and David Lowery’s The Green Knight.
Eric won an Academy Award® and BAFTA Award for Avatar: The Way of Water. He won a BAFTA for Avatar: Fire and Ash and is also nominated for an Oscar®.
Eric has also won six Visual Effects Society Awards, and is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
SELECTED CREDITS
AVATAR: FIRE & ASH (2025) Senior VFX Supervisor – Wētā FX
James Cameron (20th Century Studios)
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022) Senior VFX Supervisor – Wētā FX
James Cameron (20th Century Studios)
THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021) VFX Supervisor
David Lowery (A24)
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) VFX Supervisor
Robert Rodriguez (20th Century Fox)
PETE’S DRAGON (2016) VFX Supervisor
David Lowery (Disney)
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014) VFX Supervisor
Peter Jackson (Warner Bros.)
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013) VFX Supervisor
Peter Jackson (Warner Bros.)
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (2012) VFX Supervisor
Peter Jackson (Warner Bros.)
AVATAR (2009) VFX Supervisor
James Cameron (20th Century Fox)
FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (2007) VFX Supervisor
Tim Story (20th Century Fox)
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006) VFX Supervisor
Brett Ratner (20th Century Fox)
KING KONG (2005) Digital FX Supervisor
Peter Jackson (Universal Pictures)
I, ROBOT (2004) Lead CG Supervisor
Alex Proyas (20th Century Fox)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) Sequence 3D Supervisor
Peter Jackson (New Line Cinema)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002) Creatures Supervisor
Peter Jackson (New Line Cinema)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) Creatures Supervisor
Peter Jackson (New Line Cinema)