Cinesite’s Dual VFX Supervisor Appointments: Christian Irles Returns to London and Andy Walker Joins Montreal Team
Reinforcing its investment in talent, the Cinesite Group today announced the promotion of two key internal leaders, ensuring that creative expertise and innovation continue to drive its global network of studios. Veteran Visual Effects Supervisors Christian Irles and Andy Walker are moving from Vancouver’s Image Engine into new leadership positions within the wider Cinesite Group.
The promotions are a strategic implementation of the Group’s focus on talent retention, internal mobility, and cross-studio collaboration, deepening the shared creative foundation across all Cinesite partner studios.
VFX Supervisor Christian Irles has transferred from Image Engine to Cinesite’s London headquarters, further strengthening the studio’s senior leadership team. With over 20 years of experience, Christian is a seasoned creative leader known for delivering stunning visual effects across films and streaming series.
During his tenure at Image Engine from 2018 to 2025, Christian supervised the creation of complex visual effects for major projects, including The Gorge, Foundation Season 2, The School for Good and Evil, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Mulan. Before that, he served as a VFX Supervisor at Cinesite Montreal, contributing to Assassin’s Creed and Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns.
“It’s a fantastic feeling to be back at Cinesite, a company I hold in high regard. My time at Image Engine was an amazing experience, and I’m thrilled to be returning to London to work with this exceptional team. I’m ready to dive into new challenges and create some truly memorable visual effects.”
Christian Irles
Bringing over 24 years of experience to his new role, Andy Walker joins Cinesite Montreal as a Visual Effects Supervisor, working out of New York. Previously at Image Engine, Andy oversaw a diverse range of projects, including The Old Guard 2, Skeleton Crew, Lift, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hawkeye, and was nominated as the Visual Effects Supervisor for the 2020 nomination for The Lost in Space episode “Ninety-Seven”.
Andy’s extensive on-set supervision experience covers major features and series such as Gabby’s Dollhouse, Lift, The Unforgivable, and Mowgli, in addition to large-scale commercial campaigns for clients like Pepsi, Geico, and HP. His career highlights include a 2007 VES Award for Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program for a Geico commercial.
“My time at Image Engine was invaluable, and I’m now ready to leverage my decades of in -house & on-set experience to take on new, ambitious projects. This move is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Cinesite’s rapidly growing global network and collaborate with the phenomenal team in Montreal.”
Andy Walker
Earlier in his career at Framestore, Andy helped establish their New York City office, progressing from technical director to Head of CG. He honed his expertise in look development, lighting, effects simulations, and rigging, contributing to high-profile projects like Gravity, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2, Alita: Battle Angel plus Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets & The Prisoner of Azkaban.
