The Visual Effects Society (VES) will present VES 2004, its sixth annual Festival of Visual Effects, June 18-20 in San Rafael, California. The three-day event at The Rafael Film Center features presentations and panels headed by visual effects supervisors and their teams, which focus on vfx and how they enhance the storytelling process.

The schedule includes: Film Visual Effects Techniques in Games; Mars Movie Legends, Myth and Reality; SHREK 2; SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW; MYTHBUSTERS; THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW; TROY; Make Up Effects in a Digital World; VAN HELSING; and AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS.

Ticket and ordering information is available at www.vesfestival.org.

The Rafael Film Center is located 11 miles from San Francisco at:
1118 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901

The Visual Effects Society, founded in 1997, is comprised of distinguished visual effects artists and technologists who are professionally committed to the specialized industry of visual effects. The society provides its members with a platform for communication, education and recognition of the current and future state of the visual effects industry. Society headquarters are located in Los Angeles with approximately 1000 global members. For more information about VES, please visit www.visualeffectssociety.com or call 310-822-9181.