Laurent Ben-Mimoun
Concept Artist • Visual Development • Matte Painter • Digital Sculptor
Film • Television • Animation
Senior digital artist with 25+ years of experience in feature film, television, and animation, specializing in environment design, visual development, matte painting, and production illustration. Known for creating cinematic worlds, atmospheric environments, and story-driven visual development supporting production design and VFX pipelines.
Laurent has collaborated with major studios including Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, HBO, and 20th Century Studios. Former key development artist at Disney and Sony Animation, contributing to 40+ productions across blockbuster films and major television series.
Recognized for combining digital painting, 3D concept development, and digital sculpting to develop immersive environments and cinematic visuals.
Selected Credits
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 1–2 (Netflix)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Season 1–2 (Disney+)
Thor: Love and Thunder – Marvel Studios
Spider-Man: Far From Home – Marvel / Sony
Thor: Ragnarok – Marvel Studios
Ant-Man and the Wasp – Marvel Studios
Shazam! – Warner Bros.
Star Trek: Picard – Season 1–2
Passengers – Sony Pictures
Alice Through the Looking Glass – Disney
Independence Day: Resurgence – 20th Century Studios
The Amazing Spider-Man – Sony Pictures
The Hunger Games – Lionsgate
Tangled – Disney Animation
Beowulf – Performance Capture Animation
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Season 1–2 (Disney+)
Thor: Love and Thunder – Marvel Studios
Spider-Man: Far From Home – Marvel / Sony
Thor: Ragnarok – Marvel Studios
Ant-Man and the Wasp – Marvel Studios
Shazam! – Warner Bros.
Star Trek: Picard – Season 1–2
Passengers – Sony Pictures
Alice Through the Looking Glass – Disney
Independence Day: Resurgence – 20th Century Studios
The Amazing Spider-Man – Sony Pictures
The Hunger Games – Lionsgate
Tangled – Disney Animation
Beowulf – Performance Capture Animation
Skills
Concept Design
Visual Development
Environment Design
World Building
Production Illustration
Matte Painting
Digital Painting
Digital Sculpting
3D Concept Development
Visual Development
Environment Design
World Building
Production Illustration
Matte Painting
Digital Painting
Digital Sculpting
3D Concept Development
Software
Photoshop
ZBrush
Blender
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
Blender
Unreal Engine
Guilds & Recognitions
Art Directors Guild (800) – Illustrators & Matte Artists (IMA) -The Animation Guild (839)
VES Nominee – Outstanding Created Environment
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Art Directors Guild Honors – Excellence in Production Design
Passengers
Passengers
Academy Award Winner (Team) – The Lord of the Rings