Erik Winquist

Erik Winquist (* 2. January 1975 in Evanston , Illinois ) is an American film technicians for visual effects , which at the Academy Awards in 2015 along with Daniel Barrett , Dan Lemmon and Joe Letteri for the Oscar in the category visual best effects for his work on Planet the monkey: Revolution was nominated. He was also nominated for a British Academy Film Award for Best Visual Effects for this film . Winquist has been active since the late 1990s and has been involved in around 20 film productions so far.

Filmography (selection)

1989: Rein Check (short film, direction, screenplay and production)
1999: Forces of Nature ( Forces of Nature )
2000: Mission: Impossible II
2000: The Legend of Bagger Vance ( The Legend of Bagger Vance )
2001: The Mexican
2001: evolution
2001: AI - Artificial Intelligence ( AI - Artificial Intelligence )
2002: Minority Report
2002: In the Inner Circle ( People I Know )
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ( The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers )
2003: Hulk
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King )
2004: I, Robot
2005: King Kong
2006: X-Men: The Last Stand ( X-Men: The Last Stand )
2007: My Friend, the Water Dragon ( The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep )
2008: Jumper
2009: Avatar - Departure for Pandora ( Avatar )
2010: The A-Team - The Film ( The A-Team )
2011: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution ( Rise of the Planet of the Apes )
2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ( The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey )
2014: Planet of the Apes: Revolution ( Dawn of the Planet of the Apes )

personal data
SURNAME	Winquist, Erik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American special effects artist
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd January 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Evanston, Illinois, USA