Sophie Cherry

She first joined Wētā FX in 2013 to work as a production coordinator on Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy as well as on Godzilla and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

She moved to Vancouver and worked as an Associate VFX Producer for Zoic Studios on a number of episodic projects such as Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Get Down as well as Fox’s Prison Break.

She worked on two MARVEL films, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Thor: Ragnarok for Method Studios and at Psyop on iconic series The Walking Dead, X-Files and The Man in the High Castle.

Re-joining Wētā FX in 2018 Sophie was Associate VFX Producer on Walt Disney Pictures’ Lady and the Tramp and in 2022 she was VFX Producer on Matt Reeves’ acclaimed The Batman.

Sophie most recent project was a career highlight: War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, which went on to win an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

Another recent project was The Mountain, the feature directorial debut from acclaimed NZ actor Rachel House.

Hailing from Wellington, New Zealand, Sophie was educated at The New Zealand Film & Television School.

She has been a longstanding member of Women in Film and Television after being awarded the Robin Laing WIFT NZ Scholarship in 2007. Grateful for the opportunities that her WIFT membership provides, Sophie is on the board of WIFT NZ and strives to provide the same service to up-and-coming women in the industry.

Sophie is a member of the Visual Effects Society.