Kim Lavery

Kim Lavery

VFX Producer / 30 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Executive Producer

Avatar 3 (2025)

Executive Producer

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Executive Producer

Morbius (2022)

Executive Producer

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Executive Producer

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Executive Producer

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Executive Producer

No Time to Die (2021)

Executive Producer

The Witches (2020)

Executive Producer

The one and only Ivan (2020)

Executive Producer

Artemis Fowl (2020)

Executive Producer

WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020)

Executive Producer

The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle (2020)

Executive Producer

Call of the Wild (2020)

Executive Producer

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Executive Producer

The Mandalorian (2019)

Executive Producer

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Executive Producer

The Laundromat (2019)

Executive Producer

Sextuplets (2019)

Executive Producer

Shazam! (2019)

Executive Producer

Triple Frontier (2019)

Executive Producer

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Executive Producer

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

In House Visual Effects Producer

Charlie's Angels (2019)

Executive Producer

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Executive Producer

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Executive Producer

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

Executive Producer

The Turning (2013)

Visual Effects Producer

Dinosaur Revolution (2011)

Visual Effects Producer

Beautiful Dreamer (2011)

Visual Effects Producer

Ice (2011)

Visual Effects Artist / Visual Effects Producer

Known Universe (2009)

Visual Effects Bidding Producer

The Water Horse (2007)

Effects Line Producer

Enchanted (2007)

Effects Line Producer

30 Days of Night (2007)

Visual Effects Line Producer

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Visual Effects Bidding Producer

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Additional Visual Effects Producer

King Kong (2005)

In House Visual Effects Producer

Torque (2004)

Bidding Producer

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Visual Effects Producer

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

Visual Effects Producer

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Visual Effects Producer

Equilibrium (2002)

In House Visual Effects Producer

Frida (2002)

Producer

Minority Report (2002)

Visual Effects Producer

Original Sin (2001)

In House Visual Effects Producer

Cats & Dogs (2001)

In House Visual Effects Producer

Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

Digital Matte Painting Producer

Dune (2000)

Digital Producer / In House Visual Effects Producer

Battlefield Earth (2000)

Visual Effects Producer

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)

Visual Effects Producer

Dogma (1999)

In House Visual Effects Producer

The Faculty (1998)

Visual Effects

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

Visual Effects Coordinator

Mortal Kombat (1995)
Work History

  • Global Executive Producer

    Gentle Giant Studios

    October 2017 - Present
    Burbank, CA/United Kingdom

  • VFX Producer

    Freelance VFX Producer

    1995 - Present
    Global

  • Board Member

    Visual Effects Society

    2004 - December 2022
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Executive Board Member | 2nd Vice Chair

    Visual Effects Society

    January 2017 - December 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    January 2011 - December 2014

  • Executive Board Member

    VES Bay Area Section

    January 2016 - December 2017
    San Francisco Bay Area

    VES Bay Area Board Member 2015- 2016

  • ZM Interactive

    April 2014 - December 2015

  • Co Founder & Co Chair

    AnimFX NZ

    August 2005 - December 2015
    New Zealand

    International Conference dedicated to VFX, Animation, Games & Technology

  • VFX Producer/ Executive Producer

    Sauce FX Studios- Auckland/Wellington/LA

    2009 - January 2014

  • VES Awards Co-Chair

    Visual Effects Society

    January 2002 - January 2013

  • VFX Producer/Line Producer

    Wētā FX

    2005 - 2008
    New Zealand

    King Kong - XMen: The Last Stand - Bridge to Terabithia - 30 Days of Night
    Enchanted - The Waterhorse - Avatar (development) - New Disney Corporate Logo 2006

  • Studio Operations/Facility Manager Feature Films

    Universal Studios Hollywood

    1990 - 1995
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    City Slickers - Oscar
    Die Hard 2 - Hook
    The Rocketeer - Wayne's World
    Newsies - Bram Stoker's Dracula - The Shadow
    Kindergarten Cop - Twins

  • News Anchor/Reporter - Videographer/Editor

    WPTZ NBC

    1987 - 1990
    New York/ Vermont/ Montreal
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Education

  • Rhode Island School of Photography

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