Laraib Atta

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Laraib Atta
Born
Laraib Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi

Occupations
Years active2007–present
Parent(s)Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
Bazgha
FamilySanwal Esakhelvi
Bilawal Atta

Laraib Khan (Urdu: لاریب خان) is a Pakistani VFX artist. She has worked for Hollywood films, including 10,000 BC, The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince of Persia, Godzilla and X-Men: Days of Future Past.[1]

Early life[edit]

Laraib was born in Mianwali to a folk singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.[2] She is the younger sister of VFX artist and musician, Sanwal Esakhelvi.[2]

She graduated from Escape Studios, London in 2006.[3]

Career[edit]

She worked in different Marvel films and also worked for BBC, Glassworks Barcelona and MPC.[4] Atta has been nominated for awards including Oscars and BAFTA for her work in film, No Time to Die.[5][6] as well as the Visual Effects Society Award for her work on the Netflix series Altered Carbon.[7]

Work[edit]

Year Film Role
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Visual effects
2008 10,000 BC
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2009 Triangle
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader View-d artist
2014 Godzilla Visual effects
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Digital Compositor
2019 Chernobyl Compositor
2020 Tenet Digital Artist
2021 WandaVision Digital Compositor
2021 F9: The Fast Saga Compositor
2021 No Time to Die Compositor
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Digital Compositor
2023 Life on Our Planet Senior Compositor

Awards[edit]

VES Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result
2019 Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode Altered Carbon Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "I hope to work on projects in Pakistan, says Hollywood VFX artist Laraib Atta". DAWN.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Sanwal Esakhelvi feels proud over sister Laraib Atta's work in Hollywood film 'Doctor Strange'". Geo News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Breaking down barriers: DNEG's digital compositor Laraib Atta on…". Creative Lives in Progress. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Pakistani visual effects prodigy making waves in Hollywood". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Laraib Atta from Pakistan bags Oscar nomination". ARY News. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "VFX artist Laraib Atta is grateful for all the love she's gotten for her Oscar and BAFTA nominations". Images. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "How Laraib Atta, Pakistan's first and youngest VFX artist, made it big in Hollywood". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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