Feli di Giorgio

Feliciano ‘Philip’ di Giorgio is a native of New York City who spent a significant portion of his youth in Europe.

Of Italian ancestry, he was raised in a household of opera singers and developed an early interest in the arts.

Upon returning to the United States, he studied industrial design at the Rochester Institute of Technology and character animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). 

Visual Effects

Before returning to CalArts for his final year of studies, Feli di Giorgio was recruited by the then start-up Digital Domain—founded by James Cameron, Stan Winston, Scott Ross, and IBM—as one of its first artists.

He quickly rose through the ranks and, to date, has worked on dozens of commercials and more than 40 feature films, as an artist and supervisor. These include classics such as True Lies, Apollo 13, and Titanic, as well as contemporary titles including Where the Wild Things Are, TRON: Legacy, Iron Man III, and The Avengers.

Over the course of his visual effects career, he has worked for notable companies including Digital Domain, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Imageworks, Method Studios, MPC, Framestore, Prime Focus VFX, The Mill, and ScanlineVFX, serving in roles ranging from senior artist to supervisor and department head.

He later joined Apple Inc. as a Visual Effects Supervisor and Colorist. In this capacity, he was involved in the development of Apple’s large-format LED Retail Store Video Wall, helping guide the system from prototype through full deployment across retail locations. Following deployment, he contributed as a visual effects supervisor and colorist to the creation and finishing of original content specifically designed for the Video Wall platform.

His work has been recognized with wins and nominations from the Visual Effects Society (VES), as well as a Clio Gold Award and others.

Directorial

In recent years, he has begun positioning himself as a director and has completed several short films. He is currently developing his first feature film while continuing to produce and shoot smaller projects.

Photography

A lifelong photographer, he specializes in photojournalistic and street photography. He primarily works in black-and-white and with natural light. While long committed to analog processes, he is gradually warming to the idea that digital photography is not merely a passing fad—and that color may not be quite the distraction he once believed it to be.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Film / Industrial Design

California Institute of the Arts (CalARTS) 
Character Animation

Filmography

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Mortdecai
Robocop (2014) 
Iron Man 3 
Man of Steel
Men in Black 3
Lawless
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Big Year 
Tron - Legacy
Westflug
Hier Kommt Lola
Wale
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Fred Clause
10,000 BC
Mr Brooks 
Flags of our Fathers
Gridiron Gang
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 
Hostage
Paycheck
The Cat in the Hat
Vanilla Sky
The Time Machine
The Grinch who Stole Christmas
X-Men
Red Planet
Oh Brother Where Are Thou?
Dinosaur
Titanic
Terminator 2 / 3D
Apollo 13
Interview with the Vampire
True Lies
Color of Night
Buried Alive 

Commercials
(Highlights) 

Nike 'Speed Chain'
Directed by David Fincher          

Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'
Directed by David Fincher      
 

Mezzo 'Leap'
Directed by Joseph Kosinski

Mezzo 'Race'
Directed by Joseph Kosinski

Director

When Angels Fall
Writer / Director / Editor / Sound / VFX / Color
OPTIX Vertical Vision Micro Filmmaking Challenge 2025
Winner - Best Vertical Micro-drama
Winner - Audience Choice Award Selection

The Gift
Live action short film

Chanel ‘Timeless’
Writer / Producer / Director / Editor / VFX / Color
Long format short film / spec commercial.
http://www.felidigiorgio.com/chanel

Synchronicity
Live action short film

The Storm
Short film screen test for feature film.
35mm B/W
http://www.felidigiorgio.com/the-storm

IMBUTUS - 1991
3.5 min - CGI animated short film (CalARTS)
Amiga 3000 / Impulse 3D / Lightwave 1.0

RIDER - 1989
3 min - CGI animated short film.
Amiga 1000 / Aegis VideoScape 3D / Modeler

GRIDIRON GANG (2006)
2nd unit, VFX - VFX plate photography

HOSTAGE (2005)
Miramax. 2nd unit VFX