Neishaw Ali

As a founding Partner, CEO, and Executive Producer of Spin VFX, Neishaw Ali, VES has been a prominent figure in the film and television industry for 30 years. Her innovative approach led to the creation of BRIO, a cloud and licensed subscription based AR, VR, and 3D platform acquired by Adobe in 2022. In recognition of her impact, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the 'Most Powerful Women in Canadian Entertainment' for three consecutive years (2024 to 2026). Under Neishaw’s leadership, Spin has produced work on more than 150 feature films and 40 television series. Her television career includes the Emmy Award winning Game of Thrones (HBO), the Emmy nominated The Umbrella Academy (Netflix), The Boys (Amazon Studios & Sony Pictures), Beast Games (Amazon Studios) and The Miniature Wife (Media Res & Peacock TV). Her film credits feature the Academy Award-winning Spotlight (First Look), Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (Marvel Studios), Big George Foreman (Sony Pictures), Dora and the Search For Sol Dorado (Paramount Pictures), and most recently The Devil’s Mouth (Amazon MGM & Lionsgate). Neishaw is deeply committed to advancing the film and television industry as Chair of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), while also serving on its Programming and Innovation Committee, Fundraising+ Committee, and Diversity and Governance Committee. She previously co-chaired the Toronto Film, Television & Digital Media Panel and currently serves on the Board of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and the Academy Futures Committee. Internationally, she serves the Visual Effects Society (VES) as a founding member and Chair of the VES Women Who Lead Committee, dedicated to ensuring women in VFX have the support, mentorship, visibility, and resources to advance. She also serves on the VES Education and Outreach Committee, where she launched a peer to peer mentoring program in 2021 that has impacted more than 450 visual effects artists by 2026.