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MillimeterVisual Effects Society (VES) Welcomes Honorary Committee for 2005 VES Awards
Nov 16, 2004 11:37 AM
Los Angeles--The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the Honorary Committee for the 2005 VES Awards being held Feb. 16, 2005, at the legendary Hollywood Palladium. Chaired by George Lucas, the committee includes the following industry professionals: Howard Anderson, Jr., Jimmy Honoré, Lauren Ritchie, Rick Berman, Peter Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, Samuel L. Jackson, Marc Solomon, Chris deFaria, Kathleen Kennedy, John Swallow, Danny Devito, Jon Landau, Richard Taylor, John Dykstra, John Lasseter, Rich Thorne, Richard Edlund, Bruce Markoe, Douglas Trumbull, Peter Ellenshaw, Jim Morris, David Twohy, Roland Emmerich, Dennis Muren, Paula Wagner, Jenny Fulle, Barrie M. Osborne, Stan Winston, Ted Gagliano, Ken Ralston, Edward Zwick, Hal Harrison, and Art Repola.
“The sheer caliber of this Honorary Committee shows that the VES Awards, as an event, has truly come of age" says Eric Roth, executive director of VES. "From George Lucas to Edward Zwick, the VES celebrates the 'best of the best' in visual effects.”
Jeffrey Okun, VES awards director says, “The Society is very grateful that this extremely talented group of busy industry professionals have agreed to take the time to serve on the VES Awards Honorary Committee. They bring with them not only a standard of excellence and integrity, but a recognition of the important role visual effects plays in telling stories.”
The VES is currently accepting submissions in 23 categories for its third awards season. This year’s awards slate features new categories, an optional day of live in-person presentations (the VES Bake-Off), and an online view-and-vote system. Submissions are welcome from visual artists worldwide, whether or not they are Visual Effects Society members.
Founded in 1997, the Visual Effects Society promotes continual awareness about the visual effects industry, supports combined technology research and development, and designs and implements educational programs for its membership and the public interested in the production of visual effects.
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