Ben Grossmann is co-founder of Magnopus. He is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-winner for his work in visual effects and virtual production for film & television. He has also received more than a dozen other awards for his work in virtual reality, augmented reality, and software development. Some notable projects he has directed include the digital visitor experience at Expo 2020 Dubai; virtual production technology for The Lion King (2019), Mission:ISS, a VR experience developed with Oculus and NASA; numerous films with Jon Favreau, Martin Scorsese, JJ Abrams, and more, as well as projects in theme parks, music videos, and location-based entertainment.