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Karim El-Masry

  • Visual Effects
  • Director
  • Writer
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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).
BornJuly 19, 1988
BornJuly 19, 1988
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Known for

    Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, 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
    Bill Barretta, Melissa McCarthy, and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    The Happytime Murders
    5.5
    • Visual Effects(Stargate Studios)
    • 2018
    Aaron Paul in El Camino (2019)
    El Camino
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(Rodeo FX)
    • 2019

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    Visual Effects

    • Lucy Liu, Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson, J.K. Simmons, and Reinaldo Faberlle in Red One (2024)
      Red One
      6.9
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2024
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, 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
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2023
    • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
      The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
      6.9
      TV Special
      • compositing supervision: Rodeo FX
      • 2022
    • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.7
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • compositing artist: Rodeo FX
      • digital artist: Rodeo FX ...
      • 2019–2022
    • Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra in The Witcher (2019)
      The Witcher
      8.0
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2021
    • Ben Affleck and Daniel Ranieri in The Tender Bar (2021)
      The Tender Bar
      6.7
      • compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
      The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Lead Compositor: visual effects
      • 2021
    • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
      Zack Snyder's Justice League
      7.9
      • senior compositor
      • 2021
    • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
      Lovecraft Country
      7.1
      TV Series
      • senior compositor
      • 2020
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.7
      TV Series
      • lead compositor
      • 2020
    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • lead compositor
      • 2020
    • Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
      Zombieland: Double Tap
      6.7
      • lead compositor
      • 2019
    • Aaron Paul in El Camino (2019)
      El Camino
      7.3
      • compositing artist: Rodeo FX
      • 2019
    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
      6.0
      • senior compositor: Rodeo
      • 2019
    • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
      The Walking Dead
      8.1
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor
      • compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX (uncredited)
      • 2018–2019

    Director

    • No Signal
      Short
      • Director (as Karim M. Mahmoud)
      • 2011
    • Only Once
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010

    Writer

    • No Signal
      Short
      • Writer (as Karim M. Mahmoud)
      • 2011
    • Only Once
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2010

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Karim M. Mahmoud
    • Born
      • July 19, 1988
      • Cairo, Egypt

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    • Nickname
      • Beeka

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