Mir_Zafar_Ali

Mir Zafar Ali

Mir Zafar Ali

Pakistani movie visual effects artist

Mir Zafar Ali (Urdu: میر ظفر علی) is a Pakistani movie visual effects artist. He was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for the 2007 film The Golden Compass. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for The Life of Pi and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for the film Frozen.[1] He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.[2][3][4]

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Education

Ali is a graduate of the Beaconhouse School System. He completed his computer science degree from National University in Pakistan.[5][6] He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and, in 2019, was awarded the SCAD40 award.[7]

Career

Ali has worked on visual effects and graphics in many Hollywood movies, including The Day After Tomorrow, X-Men: First Class, Stealth, Monster House, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk, Surf's Up, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Aliens in the Attic among others. [3][4][8]

Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including Digital Domain and Rhythm and Hues.

Filmography

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References

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    "Karachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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    "Beaconhouse Alumnus Bags One More Oscar". www.beaconhouse.edu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018..
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    "Details". www.nu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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    "SCAD40 - SCAD40 Prize". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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    Zafar, Farrukh (26 May 2013). "Creative industry: Here's why being Pakistani should make you proud". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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