Category honoring Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial is added; new Statement of Intent seeks to clarify eligibility for the Student Award category.
Google executive producer Karen Dufilho to deliver keynote address; forum to feature interactive business roundtables with industry experts.
Eric Roth, executive director of the Visual Effects Society, discusses recent entertainment industry business trends, how they impact artists and studios and how the VES is addressing membership regarding these critical issues.
Acclaimed VFX supervisor Steve Begg and renowned actor Jim Broadbent to receive inaugural awards.
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.
Diploma film directed by Andreas Feix and produced by Francesco Faranna wins the VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.
‘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.
From submission to entry vetting and voting, production tracking, review, and asset management software Shotgun is the center of awards tracking and management process.
‘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.
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.
Vancouver-based online education provider CG Spectrum collaborates with Iloura VFX to invest up to $1 million in scholarships and paid internships.
Every year the Visual Effects Society’s Awards committee refines the rules and procedures to hone the experience for the VFX community.
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.
Forum to feature panels on Virtual Reality and TV, OTT and extended content forms; industry leaders to host interactive business roundtables.
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.
‘Big Hero 6’ garners five awards; ‘Games of Thrones’ and SSE “Maya” lead in broadcast and commercial wins.
Award-winning independent visual effects producer and freelance VFX consultant Mike Chambers is elected Board Chair.
'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.
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.
‘Ratatouille’ star returns for fourth hosting gig at the Visual Effects Society’s annual awards gala.
Academy Award-winning VFX artists, cinematographers and production designers headline Visual Imagery panel; industry leaders host 14 interactive business roundtables.
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.
Award recognizing artistry, invention and groundbreaking work to be presented at the 13h Annual VES Awards on February 4, 2015.
Second edition hailed as the most complete guide to visual effects techniques and best practices on the market today.
Rules and Procedures for the 13th Annual VES Awards are now available online, with Spanish and Japanese language versions to be made available soon.
