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Rules & Procedures Announced for 15th Annual VES Awards

Category honoring Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial is added; new Statement of Intent seeks to clarify eligibility for the Student Award category.

The Visual Effects Society announced today that its Rules and Procedures for the 15th Annual VES Awards are now available online at www.visualeffectssociety.com/vesawards.

Celebrating its 15th year of honoring the best visual effects artistry in the world, the 15th Annual VES Awards will be held on February 7th, 2017, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

New for this year, the VES has modified the online format of the Rules & Procedures so that users can quickly find and access all the information they need to make a submission in any category on the same page. Short summaries are available on each category page, along with “Click for details” button which will open up the full instructions for that section.

There is also a new category this year! The VES has split Commercials from the former Category 11, which previously also included Episodes and Real-Time Programs. Now Category 11 is Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real-Time Project, while Category 12 is Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial.

The VES has also removed the need to submit printed copies of supplemental written material. However, they still encourage entrants to submit optional PDFs of written supplemental material for posting to the View & Vote site. Organizers have also added a new Statement of Intent to the Student Award Category that seeks to clarify who is eligible to enter the Student Award.

Important Dates:

  • Period of Eligibility for Entries: January 1st through December 31st, 2016
  • Submissions Open: October 10th, 2016
  • Upload Viewing Materials: November 7th through November 30th, 2016
  • Submission Deadline: November 30th, 2016

Source: Visual Effects Society

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