Oscar-winning Ray Harryhausen will be feted with an American Cinematheque film tribute June 13-15 at the Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard. This three-day event features the legendary visual effects and films of Ray Harryhausen, famed for his visual imagination and his painstaking attention to detail (he did the lighting, camera work, sets and animation himself for almost all his stop-motion creations.) Ray Harryhausen will discuss his films after various screenings with special guests such as actor Harry Hamlin, acrestrees Terry Moore, writer Ray Bradbury, co-screenwriter Lou Morheim and screenwriter William Bast.For more info. and the complete schedule, go to www.americancinematheque.com or www.egyptiantheatre.com.
Ticket prices are $9 General; $6 Cinematheque Members. $8 Seniors (65+ years) and students with valid ID card. Must be shown at box office at time of purchase.

L.A.SIGGRAPH will delve into THE MATRIX RELOADED and the ENTER THE MATRIX video game on June 17, 2003, 7:30 pm at Covel Commons on the UCLA Campus in Westwood. VFX supervisors John "DJ" Des Jardin and Dan Glass from EON Entertainment will
discuss their work on the latest MATRIX sequel, and producer Rosanna Sun of EON and Shiny Entertainment president, David Perry, will discuss the video game, ENTER THE MATRIX.

The meeting is free for L.A. SIGGRAPH members, $10 for non-members. For more info, visit www.la.siggraph.org or e-mail los-angeles-chapter@siggraph.org.

HAVE BREAKFAST WITH ARTISTS FROM RHYTHM & HUES!

San Francisco SIGGRAPH is pleased to announce:

Your chance to meet artists from Rhythm & Hues - the Academy Award(r) winning studio of such hits as X-Men 2, Daredevil, Babe, Cats & Dogs, Scooby-Doo, and Men in Black 2. Plus, Rhythm & Hues is in active recruitment mode! A Rhythm & Hues recruiter will be on site to answer your questions.

DATE:
Saturday, June 21, 2003

TIME:
9:00 am to noon. Check-in/networking and breakfast begins at 9:00 am. Program begins at 10:00 am and lasts until noon. Baked goods, Kaboom Energy Drink, juices and coffee will be provided free of charge.

LOCATION:
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AWN and VFXWorld are giving away 10 "total access" reserved festival tickets to this year's VES Festival, the best visual effects storytelling platform in the world! The event runs June 27-29, 2003 at The Los Angeles Film School, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90028. These reserved tickets, which normally cost $300.00, give you complete access to the entire three days of presentations and screenings. Special thanks go to Tom Atkins and the Visual Effects Society for making this sweepstakes possible.

This year, there are 10 fabulous presentations that will focus on the process of visual effects and how they bring the vision of the director to life. Highlights include:

- ILM presentations on both THE HULK and TERMINATOR 3
- Pixar presenting FINDING NEMO
- Sessions on X-MEN 2, THE CORE and MATRIX RELOADED
- A Retrospective on the making of TRON
- There's even special screenings of both THE HULK and the entire ANIMATRIX series!

Fill out the simple entry form today for your chance to win. The contest ends June 23, 2003. Complete contest information can be found at the contest webpage listed below.