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Award winning creative technologist facilitating the development and application of emerging technologies in media and entertainment..
Tawfeeq is an active member on Industrial Light and Magic Stagecraft team and
Recognized by Cannes Lions, Hollywood Professional Association, Siggraph, SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards, The Webby Awards and AICP.
An active VES member and served on the Technicolor Fellowship network instrumental to fostering opportunities, growth and innovation in media/entertainment.
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”Tawfeeq is an exceptional architect of new technologies for storytelling. I met Tawfeeq when he worked as a representative of the Mill alongside the team at Google ATAP and Justin Lin to help create the first cinematic, immersive film made uniquely for mobile. Tawfeeq led the technology team responsible for building the only Hollywood-scale film pipeline and custom tool set including Mill Stitch. These award-winning tools enabled director Justin Lin to view the 360-degree action of ‘HELP’ as it was shot, in real-time, as the images fed through a series of cameras suspended over the LA river basin. ‘HELP’ went on to be recognized for awards that included: Cannes Gold Lion for Innovative use of technology, Cannes Gold Lion for best in virtual reality, the WEBBY award for technical achievement in VR, and the SXSW AR/VR breakthrough innovation award.”
— Regina Dugan
Director Darpa(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) | VP @ Building 8 Facebook | VP of Engineering ATAP Google
”The VR gallery experience was a great success amongst my colleagues and friends, and I’m very pleased with the results. I wanted to take this moment to thank you for all the hard work, both creative and technical, that went into its creation. It was really a pleasure getting to know you. I feel that you have an intuitive grasp in terms of working collaboratively, and I felt very comfortable talking to you about whatever issues. It was always a learning for me to understand a bit more of the technical challenges along the way. I very much hope we’ll have a chance to work together again sometime in the near future.
Thank you again for the hard work, the sensitivity to detail, and all of the effort. Those are the things that make whatever work we do come alive.”
—Matthew Rolston
Acclaimed Artist, Photographer, Creative director identified throughout his career with the revival and modern expression of Hollywood glamour
”Tawfeeq was key to the success of Help, our fourth Google Spotlight Story and our first live action one, directed by Justin Lin. He oversaw the project from end-to-end as The Mill's Technical Innovation Manager with a steady style and focused determination. An absolute pleasure.”
—Karen Dufilho
Executive Producer at Google
Tawfeeq was a delight to work with and was instrumental in bringing our latest VR piece, REEPS ONE: "Does Not Exist" video to life. Our recent collaboration with The Mill and beatboxer Reeps One was an ambitious, original concept that faced many challenges and Tawfeeq was there at every turn to offer creative and technical solutions. He was incredibly supportive and went way above and beyond the call of duty to ensure we hit the highest mark of quality on a technical and creative level. It was an honor to work with him and I look forward to creating more projects together. He is truly a 5 star master of his craft.
— Ginny Galloway
Executive Producer at Marshmallow Laser Feast, HABITATS Project
”Tawfeeq is very technology savvy and one of the smartest guys I have worked with. He is very well spoken and trust worthy. It is always a treat to discuss the latest tech with him and I learn a thing or two around his subject matter during our meetings.”
—Usman Shakeel
Worldwide Technology Leader (Media & Entertainment) at Amazon Web Services
”Tawfeeq thrives in coming up with ideas that are both inside and outside of the box! He is a team player, and is open to problem solving with colleagues in various departments to come up with a great solution for all involved. I worked with Tawfeeq for several years on a variety of projects that he became integral to the team - from commercials to an art installation to R&D on new technologies.”
—Arielle Davis
Executive Creative Producer