Art Repola is the executive vice president of Visual Effects and Production for The Walt Disney Studios, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of visual effects production for the Studio’s motion pictures division. Throughout his career, Repola has managed the visual effects on nearly 200 live-action films including such ground-breaking, effects-laden projects as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
He is currently overseeing the visual effects on Tron: Legacy and John Carter of Mars. Under Repola’s leadership, The Walt Disney Studios has received seven Academy Award® nominations and won an Oscar® for Best Visual Effects.
Among his other accomplishments, Repola produced the Disney 3D feature Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, and the 3D Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, as well as Touchstone Pictures’ Ultimate X, a large format film based on ESPN’s X-Games. His credits also included executive producer of the innovative 3-D 70mm film featured in the theme park attraction, T2 – 3-D: Battle Across Time, directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker James Cameron, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Among his other notable credits, Repola produced a TV pilot, and co-wrote and produced a Special Venue – High Definition Interactive film. This educational film detailed sound and picture technologies through the use of live-action, CGI, and 2-D animation.
