Mark Coulier | Make Up and Special Effects: The Art of Mark Coulier

HEROES MASTER AWARD CEREMONY

Mark Coulier is a Make-up Effects Artist and Creative Director of Coulier Creatures FX, and one of the leading international figures in prosthetic effects and character creation for film.

Since beginning his career in the late 1980s, his work has spanned some of the most iconic productions in international cinema. He has worked on films such as Alien³, The Fifth Element, Star Wars: Episode I and The Mummy, before joining the Creature Department of Harry Potter, the saga to which he contributed across seven films, helping bring characters such as Lord Voldemort to life.

Throughout his career, he has won three Academy Awards for The Iron Lady, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, as well as four BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards. His credits also include World War Z, Fantastic Beasts, The Favourite, Bohemian Rhapsody, Elvis and Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio.

At Heroes, Mark Coulier will lead the masterclass “The Art of Mark Coulier”, an exploration of make-up and special effects, focusing on the creative process and craftsmanship that transform sculpture, prosthetics and materials into characters that come to life on screen.

His career and contribution to the art of special effects will be celebrated with the presentation of the Heroes Master Award.