Toronto, Canada

Matt
Collie

Chief Technology Officer, SpinVFX

Leading technology strategy at Canada's longest-running visual effects studio. Over two decades in computer animation, visual effects and digital content creation — from pipeline architecture and rendering to AI governance and content provenance, all at scale.

View work →
20+
Years in Animation & VFX

From production assistant to CTO. Animated features, episodic series, commercials, live-action VFX and everything in between across many major studios.

40+
Productions

Black Panther, Spider-Man, Thor, TMNT, Aquaman — technical leadership on titles audiences know.

30+
Year Studio Legacy

Founded in 1987 SpinVFX is Canada's longest-running and most successful VFX studio. Now I'm architecting its next generation of technology.

What I'm working on

Current focus areas.

01
AI Transformation
Building the infrastructure and governance frameworks for responsible AI adoption — from generative tools to agentic automation at production scale.
02
Content Provenance
Implementing C2PA-based content authenticity systems for animation and VFX workflows, ensuring provenance from ingest to delivery.
03
Engineering Culture
Scaling studio capability without proportional headcount growth — through outcome-based culture, modern DevOps, and intelligent automation.
04
Speaking & Advisory
Available for speaking on AI in VFX, content authenticity, and digital content creation technology strategy at conferences and industry events.
05
Consulting
Select engagements for studios and technology companies on pipeline modernization, AI readiness, and production engineering strategy.
06
Writing
Hard-won perspective on technology leadership in VFX — the decisions, the tradeoffs, and what the industry's next decade might actually look like.

Thinking out loud

Writing.

Coming soon
What C2PA means for the visual effects, computer animation & digital content creation industries.
Content authenticity is becoming a compliance requirement. Here's what that means for how we build pipelines and why it matters for these industries.
Read more
Coming soon
Engineering culture as competitive advantage
The difference between studios that thrive and those that stall often has nothing to do with talent — and everything to do with how engineers are empowered.
Read more
Coming soon
Buying outcomes, not hours
A shift in how I think about engineering teams — and why measuring activity is one of the most reliable ways to destroy the thing you're trying to build.
Read more