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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Dennis Berardi

Biography:

Founder of Herne Hill, Dennis Berardi, is a creative visionary known for his unwavering dedication to the art of visual effects, which is epitomised in the quality of his work.

From innovative beginnings with IMAX and the National Film Board of Canada, Berardi worked closely to integrate the ground-breaking digital imaging systems for live-action and animated films.

In 2001, Berardi founded the Toronto-based visual effects studio, Mr. X. Under his stewardship, Mr. X grew from a small eight-person shop to a global VFX brand with studio locations in Toronto, Montreal, Adelaide, and Bangalore. In 2021, Dennis opened the doors at Herne Hill. Dennis is currently serving as executive producer on Rupert Wyatt’s Desert Warrior.

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Known For

Acting

2012

2010

Production

2020

Monster Hunter as Producer

2015

Pay the Ghost as Executive Producer

2006

Skinwalkers as Producer

2004

Cube Zero as Co-Producer

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Desert Warrior as Executive Producer
Grendel as Producer

Visual Effects

2025

In the Lost Lands as Visual Effects Supervisor

2024

The Deliverance as Visual Effects Supervisor

2021

Nightmare Alley as Visual Effects Supervisor

2020

The Empty Man as Visual Effects Supervisor

2019

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark as Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Silence as Visual Effects Supervisor
In the Shadow of the Moon as Visual Effects Supervisor

2017

The Shape of Water as Visual Effects Supervisor

2016

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter as Visual Effects Supervisor

2015

Crimson Peak as Visual Effects Supervisor

2014

Pompeii as Visual Effects Supervisor

2013

Carrie as Visual Effects Supervisor

2012

The Factory as Visual Effects Supervisor
Resident Evil: Retribution as Visual Effects Supervisor

2011

The Thing as Visual Effects Supervisor
The Three Musketeers as Visual Effects Supervisor

2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Visual Effects Supervisor
TRON: Legacy as Visual Effects Producer
Resident Evil: Afterlife as Visual Effects Supervisor

2009

Amelia as Visual Effects Producer
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day as Visual Effects Producer
Away We Go as Visual Effects Supervisor
Whiteout as Visual Effects Supervisor

2008

Death Race as Visual Effects Supervisor

2007

Dead Silence as Visual Effects Producer
Shoot 'Em Up as Visual Effects Supervisor
Resident Evil: Extinction as Visual Effects Supervisor

2006

Hollywoodland as Visual Effects Supervisor

2005

Assault on Precinct 13 as Visual Effects Supervisor
Four Brothers as Visual Effects Supervisor
A History of Violence as Visual Effects Supervisor
Ice Princess as Visual Effects Producer

2004

Dawn of the Dead as Visual Effects Supervisor
Resident Evil: Apocalypse as Visual Effects Supervisor
Luck as Visual Effects Supervisor
Species III as Visual Effects Supervisor

2003

Wrong Turn as Visual Effects Supervisor

2002

Cube 2: Hypercube as Visual Effects Producer

2001

Jason X as Special Effects Supervisor

2000

The Cell as Visual Effects Supervisor

1999

Fight Club as Visual Effects Supervisor

1997

The Sweet Hereafter as Visual Effects

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Frankenstein as Visual Effects Supervisor

Crew

2006

16 Blocks as Executive Visual Effects Producer