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Nigel Sumner

Nigel Sumner

Known For Visual Effects
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Updated Aug 20, 2025
Entry Date Aug 20, 2025
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Biography

Nigel Sumner is the Creative Director of ILM's Singapore & Sydney Studios, overseeing the company's artistic efforts and helping guide the trajectory of ILM's global strategy. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1999 as a Technical Director for the commercials division and, in 2000, transferred to ... the company's feature film division. In 2007, Sumner moved to Singapore to lead a global team of digital artists, spearheading a collaborative effort with ILM's American counterparts on numerous feature film and commercial productions. ILM Singapore projects include Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Marvel's The Avengers, and Guillermo Del Toro's 2013 science fiction epic, Pacific Rim, for which Sumner received a BAFTA nomination and the HPA Award for Outstanding Visual Effects. He was also nominated for a BAFTA Special Visual Effects Award and a Visual Effects Society Award for contributing to the 2016 smash hit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Sumner holds a master's degree in Computer Animation from Bournemouth University, located in Dorset, England, where he taught animation techniques, software, and programming languages. Information above via their Industrial Light & Magic Official Site Bio.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Visual Effects Supervisor

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

VFX Supervisor

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

Visual Effects Supervisor

Strange Magic

Strange Magic

2015

Visual Effects Supervisor

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

2013

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Avengers

The Avengers

2012

Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Trek

Star Trek

2009

CG Supervisor

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

2004

Sequence Supervisor

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