Dennis Kleyn, NVX

Founding Partner and VP/VFX producer

Dennis Kleyn is founder and VP/VFX producer at ReadySet Studios. Kleyn is a recognized film industry veteran and technology innovator. In 2004 he founded Planet X, where he is presently CEO, today among the most prominent studios in the Netherlands, providing creative visual effects for top-end feature film and television productions with a dedicated team of more than twenty VFX artists. Notable projects include Borgman (Cannes Selection 2013), Dragon Girl (winner Amanda Award 2021), Dirty Lines (Netflix), Close (Grand Prix Cannes 2022, Academy Award nominee), and Rampvlucht (winner Dutch Golden Calf)

In 2012, under Kleyn’s direction, Planet X Technologies, in conjunction with creative technology company Unwind, released Setellite, the most used on-set VFX data organizing and productivity solution. Setellite is used by VFX professionals worldwide working for clients such as Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Amazon Studios, AMC, Paramount +, and many others.

In March 2022, on behalf of Planet X Technologies, Kleyn co-founded ReadySet Studios, a new virtual production studio in Amsterdam. ReadySet welcomes content creators from around the globe to make use of its state-of-the-art virtual production facilities to realize outstanding in-camera VFX.

Kleyn is actively involved in the Dutch VFX community as chairman of the Dutch VFX Association (NVX), which he co-founded in 2014, and board member for the NPA, the Netherlands Post production Alliance. He is also a regular contributor to the post-production training programs organized by APostLab, which collaborates with industry-leading organizations such as Netflix to provide high-end international workshops.