With Dennis Muren receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at this Sunday's VES Awards at the Kodak Grand Ballroom in Hollywood, VFXWORLD took the opportunity to chat with the eight-time Oscar- winning legend from ILM. You can read what the always-insightful Muren has to say about his career and the industry in Friday's exclusive Q&A. Also, Fred Galpern reviews Maya 8.5 and Marco Consoli reports on the animation and vfx delights he experienced at the Future Film Festival last month in Bologna.

Bill Desowitz
Editor