Robin Hackl, one of the original co-founders of Image Engine, brings extensive experience in visual effects and post-production from the early digital era in Vancouver. As a visual effects supervisor, he brings Emmy Award-winning expertise, client relations skills, and creativity across a broad range of projects.
In 2022, Robin won an Emmy for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for The Book of Boba Fett. His impressive portfolio includes Alien: Romulus, Halo season 2, Ahsoka, The Mandalorian seasons 1-3, Carnival Row, Elysium, Point Break, The Revenant, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, and much more.
Robin’s leadership and creative skills are also utilized on set, where he has supported productions like The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn as a visual effects plate supervisor.
Driven by his passion for art and technology, Robin, along with Greg Holmes and Christopher Mossman, founded Image Engine in 1995 to capitalize on Vancouver’s growing visual effects industry. He was a key contributor to the studio’s first feature film, Slither, and continues to play an integral role as a visual effects supervisor.
Before Image Engine, Robin started his career in Vancouver’s visual effects industry in 1987 at Icon Computer Graphics, followed by a role as creative director at FINALE Editworks, where he led visual effects teams on projects like Poltergeist and The Twilight Zone.