The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced The VFX Guilty Pleasures Panel for the 2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects, which will take place Saturday, June 9, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Director Joe Dante (GREMLINS and THE HOWLING) will moderate the panel, which will explore a wide range of cult films and the VFX that made them possible.
"This is the ultimate geekfest for VFX aficionados," said Eric Roth, exec director of the VES. "We wanted to combine an informational panel with some "grindhouse" fun, and, luckily for us, Joe Dante, who shares our passion for VFX and cult films, was eager to host this panel."
Starting Friday, June 8, and continuing through June 10, VFX pros and fans will have the opportunity to attend discussion panels with industry leaders and legends, screenings of past and present films and the presentation of the VES 50: The Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time.
The full schedule and information on buying festival passes or tickets to individual events is available at the official website for the 2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects, www.visualeffectssociety.com/vesFestival.cfm or by contacting the VES office at 818-981-7861.
VES (www.visualeffectssociety.com) is a professional, honorary society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences and applications of visual effects and to upholding the highest uniform standards and procedures for the visual effects profession. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary year, VES is the entertainment industry's only official trade organization representing the extended community of visual effects practitioners including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators and studio executives. Its 1,500 global members contribute to all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos, games and new media. VES strives to enrich and educate its members and the entertainment community at large through many domestic and international events, screenings and programs. Visual effects professionals constitute a vital creative force in content creation and are literally shaping the future of entertainment.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
