Oliver Finkelde is a creative leader with more than 25 years of experience specialising in Feature Animation, Visual Effects and CG character driven films providing artistic and technical supervision as well as extensive knowledge in production management and bidding throughout the production.
Over the course of his career he has worked at DreamWorks Animation, Sony Imageworks, and Skydance Animation with studios and teams all over the world.
Studios:
RiseFX, Berlin
CG Supervisor 2023 - present
Gringo Films, Cologne
VFX Supervisor 2023 - 2025
Skydance Animation, Madrid
VFX Supervisor 2019 - 2022
Base Animation, Xiamen
VFX Supervisor 2017 - 2019
DreamWorks Animation, Los Angeles
Head of CFX 2004 - 2017
Sony Imageworks, Los Angeles
FX Artist 2004
PDI/Dreamworks, San Francisco
CFX Artist 2003 - 2004
Ambient Entertainment, Hannover
CFX Artist 2001 - 2003
Education:
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Film & Media 2001 - 2004