Kim Libreri
- Visual Effects
- Actor
- Producer
Kim Libreri is a multi-award-winning visual technology executive and visual effects software pioneer who serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Epic Games. In this role, he leads the architectural development of Unreal Engine, fundamentally transforming traditional Hollywood workflows by pioneering real-time virtual production tools used on blockbuster sets like The Mandalorian.
Before steering Epic Games' entertainment technology pipelines, Libreri established a formidable industry reputation as a digital effects supervisor, notably contributing to the landmark "bullet time" digital camera arrays in The Matrix trilogy. He has also held executive visual effects leadership roles at Digital Domain and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for his technical contributions to the disaster feature Poseidon.
A prominent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Libreri bridges the structural gap between real-time software development and cinematic narrative art. He continues to consult globally on the economic potential of the digital creator economy and real-time interactive rendering software.
Before steering Epic Games' entertainment technology pipelines, Libreri established a formidable industry reputation as a digital effects supervisor, notably contributing to the landmark "bullet time" digital camera arrays in The Matrix trilogy. He has also held executive visual effects leadership roles at Digital Domain and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for his technical contributions to the disaster feature Poseidon.
A prominent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Libreri bridges the structural gap between real-time software development and cinematic narrative art. He continues to consult globally on the economic potential of the digital creator economy and real-time interactive rendering software.
