BornKarachi, Pakistan OccupationVisual effects specialist Known forThe Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Golden Compass (film) (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Ghost Rider (2007 film) (2007), Life of Pi (film) (2012), Frozen (2013 film) EducationSavannah College of Art and Design Similar PeopleSharmeen Obaid‑Chinoy, Umar Saif, Ayesha Farooq, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Namira Salim
Mir zafar ali sharmeen obaid chinoy pakistani oscar winners
Mir Zafar Ali (Urdu:میر ظفر علی) is a Pakistani movie visual effects artist. He worked in the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for the 2007 movie The Golden Compass. He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.
Ali has worked on visual effects and graphics in many Hollywood movies, including The Day After Tomorrow, X-Men: First Class, Stealth, Monster House, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Aliens in the Attic.
Ali has worked for several visual effects shops in Hollywood including Digital Domain and Rhythm and Hues.
Personal life
Ali was born into a Muslim family in Karachi, Pakistan. He initially studied software engineering in college in Pakistan. He is a graduate of the Beaconhouse School System and FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences. He is married to Tamanna Shah.