Rob Bredow is an Academy Award-nominated visual effects supervisor, creative producer, and leader at the forefront of storytelling and innovation. As Lucasfilm’s Senior Vice President of Creative Innovation, Digital Production & Technology, Rob works with Lucasfilm creative teams and filmmakers to drive innovation in storytelling across the studio’s entire digital production pipeline. In this role, Rob also oversees Lucasfilm and ILM’s global technology groups, the Lucasfilm Art Department, and the Lucasfilm Visual Effects team.

Rob’s career highlights include serving as overall VFX Supervisor and Co-Producer on Solo: A Star Wars Story, which earned him an Academy Award nomination and became the subject of his book, ILM Presents: Making Solo. The book features his photography and behind-the-scenes stories from the film’s production. He is also a producer on numerous Lucasfilm projects, including Star Wars: The Acolyte and the Disney+ series Willow.

A pioneer of groundbreaking technologies, Rob helped launch ILM StageCraft, the revolutionary virtual production technology behind The Mandalorian, and directed Lucasfilm’s first story-driven virtual reality experiment, Trials on Tatooine. Earlier in his career, Rob contributed to iconic films such as Independence Day, Godzilla, Stuart Little, Cast Away, Surf’s Up, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and more.

In addition to his filmmaking achievements, Rob serves as governor of the VFX Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and co-founded and chairs the Academy Software Foundation. A passionate advocate for creative collaboration and innovation, Rob is committed to inspiring the next generation of creators while continuing to redefine what’s possible in storytelling.