Karim El-Masry

Visual Effects
Director
Writer

Karim El-Masry, born in Cairo, Egypt, studied filmmaking and animation at the Academy of Arts, graduating in 2011. An award-winning visual effects artist now based in Europe. Karim is renowned for his work on "Stranger Things" (2019-2022), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (2021), and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2023).

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

Known for

Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

7.9

Visual Effects

2023

The Happytime Murders

5.5

Visual Effects

2018

Zack Snyder's Justice League

7.9

Visual Effects

2021

Red One

6.2

Visual Effects

2024

Credits

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Visual Effects

Hungry
4.9
- lead compositor
- 2026
Exterritorial
5.8
- visual effects supervisor
- 2025
Red One
6.2
- compositing supervisor
- 2024
Woodwalkers
5.0
- visual effects supervisor
- 2024
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
7.9
- compositing supervisor
- 2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
6.9
TV Special
- compositing supervision: Rodeo FX
- 2022
Stranger Things
8.6
TV Series
- compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX
- compositing artist: Rodeo FX
- digital artist: Rodeo FX ...
- 2019–2022
The Witcher
7.8
TV Series
- compositing supervisor
- 2021
The Tender Bar
6.7
- compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX
- 2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
7.1
TV Mini Series
- lead compositor: visual effects
- 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
7.9
- senior compositor
- 2021
Lovecraft Country
7.1
TV Series
- senior compositor
- 2020
The Boys
8.5
TV Series
- lead compositor
- 2020
Better Call Saul
9.0
TV Series
- lead compositor
- 2020
Zombieland: Double Tap
6.6
- lead compositor
- 2019