Eric Saindon
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Eric Saindon

Dec 5, 1969 - Bangor, Maine, USA

Eric Saindon (born December 5, 1970) is an American visual effects supervisor for movies, including Avatar: The Way of Water, The Green Knight, Pete's Dragon, The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), Avatar, Alita: Battle Angel, Night at the Museum, and X-Men: The Last Stand, and has worked on others such as King Kong, I, Robot, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Over 10 Academy Awards have been given to movies he has been a part of, with 3 Oscar and BAFTA nominations himself. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

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TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1
TV Show2025Fire and Water: Making the Avatar FilmsSelf - Wētā FX Senior Visual Effects Supervisor1

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Movie2021The Green KnightVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2009AvatarVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2016Pete's DragonVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2019Alita: Battle AngelVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1998Star Trek: InsurrectionModelingVisual Effects
Movie2000SupernovaCG ArtistVisual Effects
Movie2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2017A Ghost StoryVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2006X-Men: The Last StandVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2022Avatar: The Way of WaterSenior Visual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2025Avatar: Fire and AshSenior Visual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects