Swen Gillberg is an American

visual effects artist The visual system comprises the sensory organ (the eye) and parts of the central nervous system (the retina containing photoreceptor cells, the optic nerve, the optic tract and the visual cortex) which gives organisms the sense of sight (the a ...

, best known for his work with

Digital Domain Digital Domain is an American visual effects and digital production company based in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California. The company is known for creating digital imagery for feature films, advertising and games from its locations in Californ ...

. He was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

in the category Best Visual Effects for the films ''

Real Steel ''Real Steel'' is a 2011 American science fiction sports drama film starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks Pictures. The film is based on the short story "Steel", written by Richard Mat ...

'' and ''

Free Guy ''Free Guy'' is a 2021 American science fiction action comedy film directed and produced by Shawn Levy from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn, and a story by Lieberman. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Ut ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2011; co-nominated with Erik Nash,

John Rosengrant John Rosengrant is an American make-up and special effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film ''Real Steel''. Rosengrant has also won three Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outst ...

and

Danny Gordon Taylor Danny Gordon Taylor (May 21, 1950 – July 10, 2019) was an Animation Supervisor in the Visual Effects industry. He started his career at Industrial Light and Magic in 1994 working on "The Mask" and animated or supervised on several ground breakin ...

) * ''

'' (2021; co-nominated with

Bryan Grill Bryan Grill is a visual effects artist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and one BAFTA award. Oscar history Both of these are in the category of Best Visual Effects. *83rd Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Hereafter''. Nomination ...

, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick)

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