Meet the team
The Directors of Livro de Sonhos - R&D for the Future of Entertainment Technology
Livro de Sonhos (LdS) is the key partner of Real Media Assets for developing new products and ideas across Portugal and the UK, acting as the company’s primary research and development incubator for next-generation entertainment technology (Ent-Tech).
LdS works closely with the CoSTAR Live Lab at Production Park in the UK - a state-of-the-art innovation facility dedicated to creative technology research and virtual production. This partnership enables experimentation with new tools for mixed, virtual, and augmented reality - combining academic expertise, live performance, and real-time graphics with advanced production workflows.
Together, LdS and its offshoot DreamBook serve as a bridge between research and commercial development. They identify and nurture new creators, fund and prototype early-stage concepts, and introduce emerging talent and technology ventures into the broader Real Media Assets Technosphere - a global ecosystem of immersive media and creative technology companies.
The first major collaboration between LdS and Viridian Labs will be the launch of the immersive story app Don Quixote for the Apple Vision Pro in Q1 2026 - an interactive mixed-reality experience that reimagines classic literature through cutting-edge XR storytelling. Apple Inc. is contributing to the project by supplying equipment and providing production and technical engineering support, and will also assist in marketing the app through its App Store platform.
Richard Willoughby
Founder & Investor
Richard Willoughby is a co-founder of Livro de Sonhos and a serial entrepreneur and investor in immersive media, film, and entertainment technology. Through Real Media Assets, he leads strategic investments connecting creativity, R&D, and venture funding - building bridges between technology innovation and commercial entertainment.
Richard established LdS as a collaborative platform for developing cutting-edge applications in storytelling and spatial computing, focused on scalable products for global markets.
Kit Monkman
Director
Kit Monkman is a founder and director of Viridian FX, where he has served as VFX Producer on major productions including HBO’s House of the Dragon and Netflix’s Heart of Stone. He is also an acclaimed filmmaker and installation artist exploring the evolving relationship between audience and performer.
Kit devised and directed a feature-length film version of Macbeth (2017) and co-directed the experimental feature The Knife That Killed Me (Universal Pictures, 2014). Under his creative banner KMA, he has produced internationally recognised interactive works ranging from large-scale public installations (Congregation, 2010) to intimate video art (People We Love, 2020), exhibited across Europe, the USA, and China, including at the UK Pavilion (Shanghai World Expo), Tate Britain, and Trafalgar Square.
He has designed interactive visuals for contemporary dance (including DV8’s To Be Straight With You) and created visuals for major music events (for clients such as Prince, London Grammar, and the Brit Awards). Earlier, as founder of KMA Interactive Media Ltd, he developed Channel 4’s first intranet (1999–2004).Through Viridian FX, Kit maintains close ties with York University and is establishing similar collaborations in Portugal, strengthening LdS’s UK-Portugal bridge in immersive tech R&D and academic-industry cooperation.
Thomas Mattinson
Director
Thomas Mattinson is a founder and director of Viridian FX, representing the company as VFX Producer on major productions including Amazon’s Citadel, Lions Gate’s Now You See Me, and Paramount’s upcoming Children of Blood and Bone.
He also heads the company’s Post-Production division.A graduate of film school in 1984, Thomas began his career in corporate and commercial production before moving into television in the early 1990s, producing documentaries such as ITV’s Lifeboat (which he co-created), entertainment series, children’s television, and live broadcasting. He transitioned into drama in the mid-1990s, producing major BBC and ITV series.
Since 2003, he has specialised in feature-film production, serving as producer, co-producer, line producer, and head of production on numerous projects. His credits include the experimental features The Knife That Killed Me (2014) and Macbeth (2018), which he co-adapted alongside Kit Monkman.Together with Kit Monkman and Viridian FX, Thomas is expanding collaborative research with York University and new partners in Portugal, supporting LdS’s mission to advance creative technology and nurture emerging talent.
