Walid Ben Henda

Senior VFX and post-production specialist with 18+ years on major international features and series, focused on high-end CGI, compositing, and the seamless integration of live-action footage with digital elements. Department head at Scanline VFX (Netflix) and Trixter and founder of a VFX studio, with a track record of delivering cinematic, photoreal visual content to global studio standards. Expert in Nuke and Maya compositing and finishing workflows, with deep command of the full production pipeline.

Comfortable owning projects end-to-end under tight deadlines and building in-house capability that reduces reliance on external vendors.

Founder & VFX / Post Lead at Vision Age VFX (2019-09 – Present)

• Founded and run a VFX studio delivering compositing, CGI integration, and finishing for feature film and episodic clients, owning projects end-to-end from footage to final delivery.
• Built in-house pipeline and tooling (Python/PySide6) that streamlines post-production workflows, version management, and delivery across formats and platforms.
• Balance creative ambition with deadlines and budget, producing premium output while reducing reliance on external resources.

Head of Production Technology at BidPack (2025-01 – Present)

• Lead technology and workflow strategy for a VFX production platform, building tools and processes that improve turnaround and production efficiency.
• Produce premium cinematic creative materials and brand/marketing assets, working at the intersection of visual storytelling and production quality.

Department Head, Europe at Scanline VFX (Netflix) (2021-06 – 2022-12)

• Led a department delivering high-end visual content across major productions including Andor, Foundation, Aquaman, and Meg 2, holding the line on realism and visual quality under studio deadlines.
• Coordinated with VFX supervisors and compositing teams to integrate live-action and digital elements to a seamless, photoreal standard.

Department Head at Trixter (2017-04 – 2018-04)

• Built and led a department delivering VFX and compositing for features including Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
• Set quality standards and reviewed visual output across concurrent productions for major studio clients.

Senior Artist & Supervisor (Studio Engagements) at Multiple Studios (2007-01 – 2017-12)

• Delivered compositing, camera/object tracking, layout, and finishing across a wide range of feature film and TV productions for studios across Europe, including Nuke compositing of integrated live-action and CG elements.
• Supervised on-set shoots and trained teams, bridging on-set capture and downstream post-production.

Master 2 in Media Engineering – Université de Toulon (2005-01 – 2007-12)

Bachelor's (Licence) in Multimedia – ISIMS (2002-01 – 2005-12)