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Richard Hollander

Richard Hollander, VES, former President of the Film Division and Senior Visual Effects Supervisor at Rhythm & Hues Studios, led VFX production on Superman Returns, Garfield, 300: Rise of an Empire, The Cat in the Hat, Chronicles of Riddick, and Alita: Battle Angel. He serves on the Academy's Sci-Tech Council and Executive Committee, is a founding VES Board member and VES Fellow, and is a recipient of the Academy's Scientific and Technical Achievement Award. He is currently embedded in Jim Cameron’s Avatar series.

Richard is a member of:
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
    • Visual Effects Branch
    • Visual Effects Executive Committee
    • Sci-Tech Awards Committee
  • Visual Effects Society (VES)
    • Founding Member
    • Executive Committee
    • VES Fellow
  • Director’s Guild of America (DGA)
    • 2nd unit direction
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)