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Mathieu Vig

Known for Visual Effects

Mathieu Vig is a French animation supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). He began his professional journey in visual effects in 2004 at Framestore before joining ILM's London studio in 2014. He studied animation at Gobelins, the French animation school. At ILM, Vig first worked on Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and then on Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), where he developed the face rig for Maz and led animation on the Maz and Snoke sequences. He has since overseen animation on a wide variety of projects, ranging from photoreal creatures in live-action films to stylised character work in fully animated features. For instance, on Eternals (2021), he served as animation supervisor alongside Daniele Bigi and Peter Kyme. Vig has spoken about the creative shift in his work when ILM returned to feature animation, particularly on Ultraman: Rising (2024). In interviews, he described the challenge of transitioning from realistic creature animation to more expressive, performance-driven stylised animation, emphasising emotional storytelling, subtle acting, and grounded character work. Over the course of his career, he has earned significant recognition. He won a Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for his work on the character Dobby in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010). The VES nominated him for his contribution to the animated character "Ryan" in Gravity (2013) and for work on Primeval (2007). As part of the animation team on the "New York Race" sequence in Ready Player One (2018), he shared a VES Award win for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project. For Ultraman: Rising, he was nominated for the 2025 VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature and also won a Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Award in that category in 2024.

Filmography

9 films, 2 shows

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TMDB3.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

2016 · 1h 52m

country: United States

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

FF4.0

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 · 2h 16m

country: United States

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

TMDB3.5

Paddington

2014 · 1h 35m

country: France

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

FF3.5

Gravity

2013 · 1h 31m

country: United Kingdom

Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.

TMDB3.0

Clash of the Titans

2010 · 1h 46m

country: United States

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.