Biography

Richard Baneham, two-time Academy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Executive Producer and 2nd Unit Director on the Avatar sequels. Richie hails from a traditional Animation background. He made the transition to cg while working on "The Iron Giant". From there he embarked into the world of cg where he has also won awards for his work as an Animation Supervisor on "Lord of the Rings"; "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King". His other credits include "Alita: Battle Angel" and "The Chronicles of Narnia"; "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Richard also had the opportunity to dive into the world of theme parks where he helped design and co-direct the "The Flight of Passage" and "The Na'vi River Ride Journey" at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida.

- IMDb mini biography by: Assistant to Richard Baneham