Framestore appoints VFX supervisor Arek Komorowski
Aug 26, 2022
Framestore, the multi-award-winning creative studio whose recent work includes Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Men, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Ms. Marvel, announced the appointment of VFX supervisor Arek Komorowski to its Vancouver studio.
Komorowski has more than two-decades experience in the industry, and most recently served as a VFX supervisor at Pixomondo, where his projects included Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi movie Moonfall. In his new role at Framestore, Komoroski will be responsible for determining the best creative and technical approaches to creating outstanding visual effects while working closely with world class directors.
“We’re thrilled to be welcoming Arek to Framestore,” says Naomi Stopa, head of studio, Vancouver. “Arek is a highly talented and creative mind, and he joins us as we grow and strengthen our Vancouver team. I look forward to having Arek as a strategic partner, bringing his extensive experience of successfully leading large and complex projects for the world’s biggest studios, to guide our team to deliver extraordinary images and support our clients’ vision.”
“I am incredibly honoured to join a world-leading VFX studio that I have always admired, ” Komorowski said. “Framestore produces outstanding work on a wide range of different projects. I look forward to the variety of creative challenges that the projects at Framestore will bring. Working at Framestore is also a great opportunity to learn from the studio’s vast expertise, from its world-class talent team and experts, to its cutting-edge technologies.”
Prior to Pixomondo, Komorowski was at Scanline VFX, working on titles such as Terminator: Dark Fate, Black Panther or Aquaman. Previous to Scanline VFX, he spent four years at Method – now fully integrated to Framestore – supervising on titles like Spider-Man: Homecoming and Captain America: Civil War. Komorowski started his career as an artist, first in paint/roto and then as a compositor within several VFX studios, including MPC, Cinesite, and Weta Digital.
Framestore’s slate of recent and upcoming film and episodic projects includes Top Gun: Maverick, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Little Mermaid, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, 1899, Beast, Slumberland, His Dark Materials s3, Ms. Marvel, The School For Good and Evil, Outer Range, Foundation s2, The Wheel of Time s2, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Peter Pan and Wendy, The Sandman and Men.
Comment / Karl Liegis, head of production, 60Forty Films