LONDON - The Cinesite Group (cinesite.com) has promoted two internal leaders in a move to ensure creative expertise and innovation continue to drive its global studio network. Veteran visual effects supervisors Christian Irles and Andy Walker are moving from Vancouver's Image Engine into new leadership positions within the wider Cinesite Group.
Photo (L-R): Walker and Irles
Irles transfers from Image Engine to Cinesite’s London headquarters, further strengthening the studio’s senior leadership team. He brings over 20 years of experience, and is a seasoned creative leader known for delivering high-end visual effects across films and streaming series. His tenure at Image Engine began in 2018, and he is credited with supervising the creation of complex visual effects for major projects, including The Gorge, Foundation (Season 2), The School for Good and Evil, Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Mulan. Before that, he served as a VFX supervisor at Cinesite Montreal, contributing to Assassin’s Creed and Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns.
Walker brings over 24 years of experience to his new role at Cinesite Montreal, where he'll serve as visual effects supervisor, working out of New York. Previously at Image Engine, he oversaw a diverse range of projects, including The Old Guard 2, Skeleton Crew, Lift, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hawkeye and Lost in Space. His on-set supervision experience covers major features and series, such as Gabby’s Dollhouse, Lift, The Unforgivable and Mowgli, in addition to large-scale commercial campaigns for Pepsi, GEICO and HP.