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VES Announces 2016 Board, Re-Elects Chair Mike Chambers
Officers include Board Chair Mike Chambers, 1st Vice Chair Jeffrey A. Okun, 2nd Vice Chair Nancy St. John, Treasurer Susan Thurmond O’Neal and Secretary Rita Cahill.
Filmakademie Short ‘Citipati’ Wins 2016 VES Award
Diploma film directed by Andreas Feix and produced by Francesco Faranna wins the VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.
Visual Effects Society Announces Winners of the 14th Annual VES Awards
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is the big winner, garnering four awards, with ‘The Revenant’ close behind with three wins; ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and SSE each take home three awards.
Visual Effects Society Manages VES Awards Production with Shotgun
From submission to entry vetting and voting, production tracking, review, and asset management software Shotgun is the center of awards tracking and management process.
Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 14th Annual VES Awards
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ leads feature film nominations; ‘The Peanuts Movie’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
Ridley Scott to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
Acclaimed filmmaker-producer Ridley Scott named recipient of VES Lifetime Achievement Award; master visual futurist and iconic artist Syd Mead to receive VES Visionary Award.
‘Harry Potter’ VFX Wizard David Vickery Joins ILM
Veteran visual effects supervisor known for his work on the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise joins Industrial Light & Magic’s global creative team in London.
Australia’s VFX industry Receives $1 Million Boost for Future Film Artists
Vancouver-based online education provider CG Spectrum collaborates with Iloura VFX to invest up to $1 million in scholarships and paid internships.
14th Annual VES Awards Rules & Procedures Now Available
Every year the Visual Effects Society’s Awards committee refines the rules and procedures to hone the experience for the VFX community.
Visual Effects Society Releases Demo Material Guidelines
VES guidelines for the usage and release of work-for-hire materials presented as part of a demo reel portfolio by VFX facilities and practitioners are aimed at providing reasonable access for artists to showcase their work while protecting the ownership rights of studios and producers.
Dean Devlin to Deliver Keynote Session at 2015 VES Summit
Forum to feature panels on Virtual Reality and TV, OTT and extended content forms; industry leaders to host interactive business roundtables.
Syd Mead to Receive VES Visionary Award
The Visual Effects Society to present master visual futurist and iconic artist Syd Mead with the professional honorary society’s Visionary Award at the 14th Annual VES Awards on February 2, 2016.
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Tops 13th Annual VES Awards
‘Big Hero 6’ garners five awards; ‘Games of Thrones’ and SSE “Maya” lead in broadcast and commercial wins.
Visual Effects Society Announces 2015 Board of Directors Officers
Award-winning independent visual effects producer and freelance VFX consultant Mike Chambers is elected Board Chair.
13th Annual VES Awards Nominations Announced
'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ leads the feature film nominations; ‘Big Hero 6’ and ‘The Boxtrolls’ are top animated film contenders; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field.
VES to Honor Ridley Scott with Lifetime Achievement Award
Previous winners of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award include James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Ray Harryhausen, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, John Dykstra and Frank Marshall & Kathleen Kennedy.
Marvel’s Victoria Alonso Calls for More Women in VFX
Marvel’s executive producer and executive VP of visual effects & postproduction says roughly half of all women who decide to have children don’t return to the business.
Patton Oswalt Returns for 13th Annual VES Awards
‘Ratatouille’ star returns for fourth hosting gig at the Visual Effects Society’s annual awards gala.
Marvel Studio’s Victoria Alonso to Keynote 2014 VES Summit
Academy Award-winning VFX artists, cinematographers and production designers headline Visual Imagery panel; industry leaders host 14 interactive business roundtables.
13th Annual VES Awards Now Accepting Submissions
The Visual Effects Society is now accepting submissions for the 13th Annual VES Awards Show, recognizing visual effects in film, television, special venue, games & animation.
J.J. Abrams to Receive VES Visionary Award
Award recognizing artistry, invention and groundbreaking work to be presented at the 13h Annual VES Awards on February 4, 2015.
Visual Effects Society Releases New Edition of VES Handbook
Second edition hailed as the most complete guide to visual effects techniques and best practices on the market today.
Key Dates Announced for 13th Annual VES Awards
Rules and Procedures for the 13th Annual VES Awards are now available online, with Spanish and Japanese language versions to be made available soon.
Visual Effects Society Releases VFX Reference Platform
New industry standard platform to improve interoperability and streamline work of VFX software vendors and studios.