Hi, I’m Christian Greet. I’m a Creative Director, VFX Supervisor, and Animation Lead based in Auckland, New Zealand, with over 20 years of experience running Cirkus, an award-winning animation and visual effects studio. I’ve steered projects for global brands, led multidisciplinary teams across concept development, production, and post-production, and earned international awards including a Cannes Lion and a D&AD Graphite Pencil for Airbnb campaign art direction. I’m passionate about cinematic storytelling, continually study film theory and industry trends, and regularly share insights at conferences and universities. In addition to directing and supervising, I develop and write feature film and television projects, and maintain hands-on involvement across modelling, lighting, rendering, editing, and compositing.…

Christian Greet

Hi, I’m Christian Greet. I’m a Creative Director, VFX Supervisor, and Animation Lead based in Auckland, New Zealand, with over 20 years of experience running Cirkus, an award-winning animation and visual effects studio. I’ve steered projects for global brands, led multidisciplinary teams across concept development, production, and post-production, and earned international awards including a Cannes Lion and a D&AD Graphite Pencil for Airbnb campaign art direction. I’m passionate about cinematic storytelling, continually study film theory and industry trends, and regularly share insights at conferences and universities. In addition to directing and supervising, I develop and write feature film and television projects, and maintain hands-on involvement across modelling, lighting, rendering, editing, and compositing.…

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Hi, I’m Christian Greet. I’m a Creative Director, VFX Supervisor, and Animation Lead based in Auckland, New Zealand, with over 20 years of experience running Cirkus, an award-winning animation and visual effects studio. I’ve steered projects for global brands, led multidisciplinary teams across concept development, production, and post-production, and earned international awards including a Cannes Lion and a D&AD Graphite Pencil for Airbnb campaign art direction.

I’m passionate about cinematic storytelling, continually study film theory and industry trends, and regularly share insights at conferences and universities. In addition to directing and supervising, I develop and write feature film and television projects, and maintain hands-on involvement across modelling, lighting, rendering, editing, and compositing.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Fluent
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Founder & Creative Director at Cirkus
January 1, 2006 - Present
Founded and led Cirkus, directing animated and live-action commercial campaigns for international brands, guiding multidisciplinary teams across animation, VFX, editorial, and post-production. Oversaw projects from concept development through final delivery, supervised visual effects pipelines, and maintained hands-on involvement in modelling, lighting, rendering, compositing, and editing.

Education

Batchelor of design at Unitec Auckland
December 10, 2003 - June 10, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Other
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