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VES Awards Open for Submissions

Submissions are now open in 24 categories for the 8th annual Visual Effects Society Awards.

Deadline for submissions is Nov. 30, and the awards this year will be open for the first time to stereoscopic 3-D entries.

The awards will be presented Feb. 28 in a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills.

“The annual VES Awards have become ... more

Imagineer Rohde To Speak at SIGGRAPH Asia

Joe Rohde of Walt Disney Imagineering has been added as a special speaker at SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, set for Dec. 16-19.

Rohde, executive designer and senior VP of Walt Disney Imagineering is set to speak Dec. 19 on “Story Structure and the Design of Narrative Environments.” The talk will cover guidelines and principles for creating spaces that serve both the initial nee... more

Mia, Kells, Niko Nominated for EFA Honor

Three films will vie for the best animated feature honor at the European Film Academy’s annual awards show.

The nominated films are:

• Mia and the Migoo, an ecologically themed, 2D-animated French film directed by Jacques-Remy Girerd (Raining Cats and Frogs) that tells the story of a girl’s encounter with a mysterious creature while searching for he... more