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FILM CONSULTING

With more than a decade of experience in the film and animation sector, specializing in consultancy services.

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & WRITER

With over 13 years in the films and animation industry.

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & WRITER

A hands on director who works on every aspect of the production.

VISUAL EFFECTS DIRECTOR

TV Commercials, TV Series and Feature Films

ANIMATION DIRECTOR

Both an Animation and 3D Generalist

ANIMATION DIRECTOR

A 3D Instructor and Veteran Animator

Patrick Garcia is an award winning South African film director, producer, writer and all round animation and VFX Guru. Patrick Garcia has been in the film and television industry for over sixteen years having specialized in both live action and animated feature films. Known for turning productions on a micro-budget platform into lucrative and successful productions and characterized by his unique vision and way of storytelling, his rapid pace edits, stylistic visuals and pragmatic use of special effects makes him one of South Africa’s most dynamic and creative film directors.

Patrick’s current films include the highly anticipated Adventure/Horror, “Hell Trip” (Completed), which showcased at Comic Con Africa in 2018, the spine chilling thriller “Last Sacrament” releasing 2020, the sci-fi thriller “The Construct” (post-production), the multi-million dollar 3D animated Sci-fi, “The Body Defenders” (in-production) the Sci-fi Action/Horror, “The Entity” (pre-production) and the pop culture Adventure/Sci-fi, “RCADE” (pre-production) and “Arms Of Legend” (pre-production).

Founder and CEO of two companies, ACT Animation Films (ACT FILMS), a visual effects and animation studio based in Johannesburg and CEO OF Films Invest, a soon to be multi million dollar investment platform for investors and filmmakers to produce their films. Patrick has also been at the forefront of both live-action and 3D animated feature films as both a world class DOP (Director of Photography), and as a consultant in animation, lighting, texturing and visual effects.

He is president of Master 3D and has been widely acclaimed for his 3D seminars and tutorials on animation and visual effects. Patrick is often asked to attend international Film Conferences as an executive guest speaker such as FilmCom 2016, http://film-comdu.com/executives-patrick-garcia, The Ugo Film Festival, Comic Con 2018, 2019 and many other major animation and film festival arenas.