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Luca Zappala

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Shortlisted and early-nominated VFX Supervisor (EFA and BIFA) with a key role in numerous Award-winning feature films and episodic shows.

Luca, originally from Tuscany, Italy, blended his traditional art studies with a passion for digital arts and film and a programming degree from the Technical Institute in Lucca. He further honed his skills at Canada's NAD Centre, focusing on Film and 3D Animation. Luca launched his VFX career at Cinesite, contributing as an FX technical director on films like "The Golden Compass," "Eragon," and "X-Men: The Last Stand."

With a sharp eye for detail, composition, and timing, combined with a solid technical background, Luca has contributed to over sixty shows throughout his career, including Oscar-winning VFX titles like "Inception," "Hugo," and "Ex-Machina," as well as BAFTA winners like "The Creator" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2."

Recently, Luca served as VFX Supervisor on "Stranger Things S4", "Fate: The Winx Saga S2", "The Creator", "Rocketman", "Mothering Sunday", "Living", "Avenue 5" and "Falling", among others.

His extensive work in blockbusters and indie films has sharpened his technical and creative skills, earning him a reputation for delivering high-quality visual effects on time to happy clients, from cost-effective, invisible, to major visual effects.

Luca values his strong relationships with clients, which he continues cultivating throughout his career.

Shortlisted for the 33rd European Film Award for Excellence in VFX for "Falling."

Early nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Effects for "Mothering Sunday."

Made significant contributions to Award-winning titles, including "Inception," "Ex-Machina," "Hugo," "The Creator," "The Golden Compass," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," and "T2 Trainspotting."
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  • Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 2010
    John David Washington and Madeleine Yuna Voyles in The Creator (2023)
    The Creator
    6.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2023
    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Fracta
      • visual effects supervisor: Paper VFX
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry in Giant (2025)
      Giant
      6.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Koala FX
      • 2025
    • Palestine 36 (2025)
      Palestine 36
      7.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Koala FX
      • 2025
    • John David Washington and Madeleine Yuna Voyles in The Creator (2023)
      The Creator
      6.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Territory Studio
      • 2023
    • Timothy Spall, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, and Anjana Vasan in Wicked Little Letters (2023)
      Wicked Little Letters
      7.0
      • on-set visual effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • Eliot Salt, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Elisha Applebaum, Abigail Cowen, and Precious Mustapha in Fate: The Winx Saga (2021)
      Fate: The Winx Saga
      6.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: Milk VFX
      • 2022
    • My Name Is Leon (2022)
      My Name Is Leon
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • vfx supervisor
      • 2022
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: Jellyfish Pictures (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • The Nan Movie (2022)
      The Nan Movie
      4.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Bill Nighy in Living (2022)
      Living
      7.2
      • on-set visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Lucy Martin in The Seed (2021)
      The Seed
      4.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
      The Forgiven
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Timothy Spall, Peter Stormare, Matt Hookings, Alicia Agneson, and James Mackie in The Grand Duke of Corsica (2021)
      The Grand Duke of Corsica
      4.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, and Sope Dirisu in Mothering Sunday (2021)
      Mothering Sunday
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan in The Last Bus (2021)
      The Last Bus
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Noel Clarke, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Heughan, Tom Hopper, Ruby Rose, and Hannah John-Kamen in SAS: Rise of the Black Swan (2021)
      SAS: Rise of the Black Swan
      5.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021

    Animation Department



    • Boo! (2003)
      Boo!
      6.6
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 3d artist
      • animation team
      • 2004–2007

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