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Biography
Christian Rivers is a New Zealand storyboard artist, visual effects supervisor, special effects technician, and director. He first met Peter Jackson as a 17-year-old and storyboarded all of Jackson's films since Braindead. He made his directing debut in the film adaptation of Mortal Engines. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christian Rivers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2006
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2006 · nominated
Filmography10 titles

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003as Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
2003as Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002Visual Effects Designer
2002Visual Effects Designer

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Visual Effects Designer
2001Visual Effects Designer

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013Visual Effects Designer
2013Visual Effects Designer

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012Visual Effects Designer
2012Visual Effects Designer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014Visual Effects Designer
2014Visual Effects Designer

The Lovely Bones
2009Visual Effects Supervisor
2009Visual Effects Supervisor

King Kong
2005Animation Director
2005Animation Director

Mortal Engines
2018Director
2018Director

Minutes Past Midnight
2016Director
2016Director