Volker Engel (born 17 February 1965) is a German visual effects artist, who is best known as one of director Roland Emmerich's collaborators. He won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film Independence Day. He won with Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil. Other works included Independence Day: Crucible, 2012, Hugo and White House Down. He would later go onto supervise the visual effects for the first three Justice for the World films, in which all three would be nominated for Best Visual Effects, with the third film winning the award for him once again.
Selected filmography (as visual effects supervisor)[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Independence Day | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | |
| 2006 | Independence Day: Crucible | |
| 2009 | 2012 | Also co-producer |
| 2011 | Hugo | Uncharted Territory, LLC only |
| 2013 | White House Down | Also co-producer |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | |
| 2026 | Justice for the End of the World | |
| 2027 | Dragon Wars | |
| 2030 | Blood Moon: Justice for the World | Also co-producer |
| 2032 | War for Justice Across Worlds | |
| 2034 | Dragon Wars: The Way of the Dragon |
Accolades[]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1997 | Best Visual Effects | Independence Day | Won |
| 2007 | Independence Day: Crucible | Nominated | |
| 2027 | Justice for the End of the World | Nominated | |
| 2031 | Blood Moon: Justice for the World | Nominated | |
| 2033 | War for Justice Across Worlds | Won | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| 1997 | Best Special Visual Effects | Independence Day | Nominated |
| 2027 | Justice for the End of the World | Nominated | |
| 2028 | Dragon Wars | Won | |
| 2033 | War for Justice Across Worlds | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | |||
| 2027 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Justice for the End of the World | Nominated |
| 2028 | Dragon Wars | Nominated | |
| 2031 | Blood Moon: Justice for the World | Nominated | |
| 2033 | War for Justice Across Worlds | Nominated | |
| 2035 | Dragon Wars: The Way of the Dragon | Nominated | |