Robin Saxen, VFX Producer

Robin Saxen is currently working as VFX Producer on Mission Impossible 8: The Final Reckoning for Paramount Studios. Robin has worked on all of the Missions since coming on as a consultant on M:I 5 in 2015. Intermixed with working with Chris McQuarrie on the Mission Franchise, Robin has also worked with Paul King as VFX Producer on Paddington I & II. Robin first started working directly with Paramount in 2011 on WWZ, Marc Forster.

She began working in VFX in 1994 at Pacific Title Digital. In 1998 she went to ILM where she worked on Star Wars: Episode 1; Magnolia; The Perfect Storm and Gangs of New York. In 2002 she left to go and work as Production Manager at Weta on Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

In 2004 she moved to London where she worked as VFX Producer for Framestore and then Double Negative on multiple projects including Superman Returns, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and Australia.

Member: PGA; BAFTA; VES

Imke Fehrmann, Global Head of Production, RISE | Visual Effects Studios

Imke Fehrmann, Global Head of Production at RISE | Visual Effects Studios, has been producing Animation and Visual Effects for almost 30 years. She has been managing and producing innovative projects all around the world, building and leading creative teams.

Since the beginning of her career, she has been passionate about the art of VFX and animation, and the people who create it. Imke offers a wide range of global experience in animation and VFX production and has successfully worked in Producer roles for Animal Logic and Lucasfilm and as Executive VFX Producer for Framestore and Rodeo FX. 

Imke works as a mentor coach for WIA Women in Animation, and has been an active member of WIA and VES for years. In 2018, she was also a founding member of the German Initiative for Women in Animation, VFX and Visual Arts, and is member of the board of the Animation Association Germany as deputy chair. 

In 2016, Imke began collaborating with award winning filmmaker and journalist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, initially starting with mentoring and coaching of Waadi Animations team in Karachi, Pakistan. Imke has been Lead Producer on Sitara: Let Girls Dream, the first ever Pakistan animated short film that qualified for the Academy Awards.

Imke is also working as coach and recently began the process to be an ICF-certified coach to support diverse and creative teams globally and to help animation and VFX professionals to bring out their best selves while working, collaborating and communicating - with creativity and empathy.