Francesco Panzieri

Panzieri was born in Pescara, Italy. He developed an interest in film-making and special effects from an early age. In 2008, Panzieri earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Film Science from the International Academy of Image Arts (Italian: Accademia Internazionale Per Le Arti & Le Scienze Dell'Immagine) in L'Aquila, Italy. He then enrolled in a one-year 3D-animation & visual effects conservatory program at the New York Film Academy in New York City, NY.[1]

In 2009, Panzieri was hired to work at the visual effects boutique Flash Film Works in Hollywood, California; under the guidance of the studio's owner, William Mesa,[2] Panzieri started his career as Rotoscope / Paint artist on the live-action web series The Blood Factory, a gory episodic created by screenwriter John Albo and actor/director Danny DeVito.[2] His second assignment was on the 2010 feature film Clash of the Titans, a remake of the original 1981 version.[3]

Since then, Panzieri has worked on films such as Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,[3][4] Spider-Man: Homecoming,[5][6][7] Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War[8] and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

In October 2019, Panzieri joined the Netflix production Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as in-house compositing supervisor.[9] He also worked for Netflix on Red Notice.[10]

From September to November 2021, Panzieri was hired by the visual effects company Wylie Co. to work on the Warner Bros. production Dune.[11]

Since 2019, Panzieri has been serving as a member of the North American advisory board of the Abruzzo Film Commission.[12] He is a member of the Visual Effects Society,[13] the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences[14] and the Italian Visual Effects Association (Associazione Effetti Visivi).[15]

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• Francesco Panzieri at IMDb