Rainer Gombos Joins 8i

EMMY-WINNING VFX SUPERVISOR PLUGS INTO VR STARTUP

It was announced today that Emmy award-winning visual effects supervisor, Rainer Gombos will join virtual reality firm 8i this week as Executive Creative Director.

Gombos is known for his work on popular HBO series “Game of Thrones,” for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for season two. Last month, he picked up an additional Emmy nomination for his stunning work as the Visual Effects Supervisor on this year’s critically acclaimed series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” which received a total of thirteen nominations.

“I am thrilled to be joining 8i’s team of visionaries and expert technicians in developing what is clearly the future of content viewing. This technology is one of the biggest evolutionary steps in communication and storytelling since the invention of film,” said Rainer Gombos.

8i is a virtual reality technology company pioneering the next generation of 3D, called 8iVRÔ. The company is based in Wellington, New Zealand, a world-class screen industry hub with a thriving technology startup scene. 8i recently closed a US$1 million seed investment round.

8i Chief Executive Linc Gasking says, “8i is excited to have one of the world’s most sought-after VFX Supervisors on board. Rainer is a fantastic complement to 8i’s outstanding creative team and its vision of creating extraordinary experiences for our clients in 8iVRÔ.”

Gombos joins 8i’s creative team, which includes Sci-Tech Oscar winning Co-founder Sebastian Marino who says, “Rainer is a top-tier visual effects supervisor with exceptional performance in producing cutting edge content. His extensive experience across the entire production pipeline will be invaluable to 8i.”

Rainer Gombos will be attending SIGGRAPH, the world’s largest computer graphics conference alongside 8i’s Co-founder and Chief Scientist Eugene d’Eon who will be presenting several papers beginning this weekend.