Visual Effect Society names award-winning creators-executive producers-writers-directors David Benioff and D.B. Weiss recipients of the VES Creative Excellence Award.
Acclaimed writer-producer-director teamed with Cristopher Nolan on ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and ‘Interstellar,’ and is the co-creator of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’
VES Hall of Fame honorees include L.B. Abbott, Richard “Doc” Baily, Saul Bass, Ray Harryhausen, Derek Meddings, Eileen Moran and Gene Roddenberry.
Get a peek at the winners onstage and backstage at this year’s grand Visual Effects Society bash.
‘Game of Thrones’ wins five awards; ‘Coco,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ win four awards each; Samsung sweeps all three commercials categories; and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins a pair.
Winners in 24 categories will be announced Feb. 13 at a gala awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Honor recognizing pioneering significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry will be presented at the 16th annual VES Awards in February.
Toni Pace Carstensen named recipient of the 2017 VES Founders Award; visual effects producer and longstanding member of the VES Awards Committee Chuck Finance designated with Lifetime VES Membership; legendary VFX archivist and practitioner Bob Burns given Honorary VES Membership.
Deadline for submissions to the 16th Annual VES Awards is November 30, 2017.
The Visual Effects Society to honor writer-producer-director Favreau for his boundary-breaking use of visual effects to create a seamless and invisible background for remarkable stories and vibrant characters to play across film and television.
‘The Jungle Book’ named photoreal feature film winner with five awards; ‘Game of Thrones’ episode ‘Battle of the Bastards’ named best photoreal episode with five awards; John Lewis ‘Boxer the Buster’ wins top honors in the commercial field.
Montreal studio is nominated for its work on ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 and ‘Black Sails’ Season 3.
Nomination for Outstanding Composition in a Photoreal Feature comes for RSP’s work on the Quicksilver Extraction sequence in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse.’
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ receives most feature film nominations; ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
Marvel Studios executive vice president of physical production Victoria Alonso named as the next recipient of the Visual Effects Society’s Visionary Award in recognition of her contributions to visual arts and filmed entertainment.
Category honoring Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial is added; new Statement of Intent seeks to clarify eligibility for the Student Award category.
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.
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.
Every year the Visual Effects Society’s Awards committee refines the rules and procedures to hone the experience for the VFX community.
‘Big Hero 6’ garners five awards; ‘Games of Thrones’ and SSE “Maya” lead in broadcast and commercial wins.
Visual Effects Society affirms noted character company’s successful digital makeup effects techniques.
'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.
‘Ratatouille’ star returns for fourth hosting gig at the Visual Effects Society’s annual awards gala.
Technology developer Autodesk supports the Steven Spielberg-inspired award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project for the seventh year in a row.
