John Kilkenny

John Kilkenny is a President at Twentieth Century Fox, heading the studio's visual effects department. His division budgets, produces and oversees all the visual effects on feature films made by the studio's production units, TCF, Fox 2000 Pictures and Fox Searchlight Pictures. Mr. Kilkenny oversaw the Academy Award winning effects on Avatar, written and directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic); X-Men: First Class, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and many other Fox event movies including the Night at The Museum and Alvin and the Chipmunks films. Prior to joining Fox's senior executive ranks, Mr. Kilkenny was an associate producer/visual effects producer on the box-office hit i, Robot which earned an Academy Award nomination for best achievement in visual effects. Before that, he was the visual effects producer on the films Dr. Dolittle 2, Daredevil, Gone in 60 Seconds and Star Trek Insurrection. Mr. Kilkenny began his career in motion picture visual effects at the renowned effects house Digital Domain, where he became head producer in the company's commercial division. He has also worked as a freelance commercials producer for clients Budweiser, Toyota, Chevrolet as well as worked as a sportscaster at the NBC affiliate in El, Paso Texas. Mr. Kilkenny graduated from the University of Arizona where he studied Radio and Television. The University has recognized Mr. Kilkenny for his achievements in film by awarding him an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts in 2009.