Lee Berger
President, Film Division

Lee Berger serves as president of Rhythm & Hues' Film Division, one of the world’s leading facilities specializing in the production of visual effects and animation for Hollywood feature films. Lee, along with former R&H Film president Richard Hollander, has been instrumental in securing Rhythm & Hues' position as one of the few companies with the expertise and scale to service multiple studio "tentpole" projects simultaneously.

Among the recent successes of the R&H Film Division under Lee’s direction are the Oscar and BAFTA-winning visual effects of “The Golden Compass,” the studios’ third Sci-Tech award, for the development of its proprietary fluid simulation pipeline, and the box office smash “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”

With nearly thirty years of experience in the entertainment industry, Lee served for eight years, prior to his current position, as executive producer of R&H Films, during which time he oversaw the studios’ production of the Academy Award-nominated "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” as well as dozens of other Hollywood movies.

Lee’s team is currently at work on a full slate of upcoming 2008-09 releases, including “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” "They Came from Upstairs," "Land of the Lost" and "Cirque du Freak." He also leads the studios’ creative content development efforts.

Lee's initial exposure in visual effects came in 1987 at Apogee Productions, where he started as an Assistant Director with industry veteran and Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor John Dykstra. Lee also worked for many years alongside director and effects whiz Bruce Dorn at his commercial production facility in Hollywood.

Lee’s first foray into producing visual effects came in 1993, as a freelance VFX producer on such projects as "Batman Forever," "Titanic" and "Volcano," before joining Fox-owned Blue Sky|VIFX as VP, Production. With the merger of VIFX with Rhythm & Hues in 1999, he became R&H Films' Executive Producer.

During the Ford and Carter administrations, Lee was a news cameraman at the White House. After relocating to Los Angeles, he worked on numerous features, commercials and documentaries, becoming a producer and first assistant director. Lee is a graduate of the University of Maryland's Radio, TV and Film program.