Maia Kayser

A bit about me
I'm a VFX Animation Supervisor/Associate VFX Supervisor and proud Member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. I currently work at ILM/Lucasfilm with 20 years experience in the visual effects and film industry. I supervise and manage projects in Film, TV, VR/AR, Rides and Video Games. My most recent project being the new holiday classic Candy Cane Lane.
I joined Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm in 2001 and have worked on over 30 films and shows, including "Mandalorian: Episode I ", "Star Wars – Episode VII", "Rogue One", "Rango" and "Jurassic World VR".
My work on "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" earned me a Visual Effects Society award in 2007 for Davy Jones as best animated character in a motion picture.
I studied Visual Communications in Aachen, Germany. I later flew to the United States to complete my studies but never booked that return flight- upon graduation I moved to San Francisco to pursue my career in Visual Effects at Industrial Light and Magic. I'm currently pursuing a Masters degree in Management at Harvard.
I have a native level of proficiency in English, German and Spanish.
Honors and Awards

Visual Effects Society Award Winner for Best Animated Character in Pirates of the Caribbean

Nominated for Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture for Tomorrowland.

Nominated for Best Animated Character in a Motion Picture for
Memberships

British Academy of Television and Arts

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Visual Effects Society