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Peter Kuran
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- Director
- Producer
In short · Working since 1977, 6 decades active, 24 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Director
3 creditsProducer
1 creditOther crew
17 credits
Blood Father(2016)
digital artist: Moving Target
Film
August: Osage County(2013)
visual effects (uncredited)
Film
Love & Other Drugs(2010)
visual effects artist: VCE Inc., Moving Target
Film
Session 9(2001)
visual effects supervisor
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back(2001)
visual effects: VCE.com
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A Beautiful Mind(2001)
special thanks: VCE Entertainment
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Courage Under Fire(1996)
digital effects: VCE / optical effects: VCE
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Basic Instinct(1992)
opticals: V.C.E., Inc.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
additional visual effects
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The Addams Family(1991)
optical composites: VCE (as Pete Kuran)
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990)
visual effects animation
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Beetlejuice(1988)
visual effects
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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi(1983)
effects animator (uncredited)
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Airplane!(1980)
visual effects: VCE
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Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back(1980)
animation & roto supervisor: miniature and optical effects unit
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Piranha(1978)
photographic effects
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope(1977)
animator: miniature and optical effects unit
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Awards & Nominations
1 winAcademy Awards
- Won2001Oscar — Scientific and Technical Award (scientific and Engineering Award)
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- RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf - Special Photographic Effects · 2023
- The Neutron BombSelf - Nuclear Filmmaker · 2022
- The Thing: Terror Takes ShapeSelf · 1998
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