Directing • AGE 52
Christian Rivers is a New Zealand storyboard artist, visual effects supervisor, special effects technician, and director. He first met Peter Jackson as a 17-year-old and storyboarded all of Jackson's ...


Mortal Engines
Director
2018

Minutes Past Midnight
Director
2016

Feeder
Director
2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Visual Effects Designer
2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Visual Effects Designer
2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Visual Effects Designer
2012

The Lovely Bones
Visual Effects Supervisor
2009

King Kong
Animation Director
2005

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Visual Effects Designer
2002

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002

The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story
Self
2002

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002

Weta Digital
Self
2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Visual Effects Designer
2001

The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
1998