BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Visual Effects Society - ECPv6.15.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Visual Effects Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://vesglobal.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Visual Effects Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171101T204500 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171013T050640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T050640Z UID:10007391-1509562800-1509569100@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - SUBURBICON (Vancouver) DESCRIPTION:Vancouver VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Paramount Pictures’ SUBURBICON \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 1\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n Sony Pictures Imageworks\n 725 Granville Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V7Y 1K4\n Click here for a map. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-suburbicon-vancouver/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-suburbicon_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171101T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171101T214500 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171013T051119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T051119Z UID:10007393-1509566400-1509572700@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - SUBURBICON (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Montreal VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Paramount Pictures’ SUBURBICON \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 1\, 2017 at 8:00PM\n Technicolor Montreal\n 2101 Ste Catherine O\, Montréal\, QC H3H 1M6\, Canada\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-suburbicon-montreal/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-suburbicon_3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171103T044738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T044738Z UID:10008442-1509877800-1509877800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- The Darkest Hour DESCRIPTION:VES Members and their guests are invited to a special screening.\n\n  \n\n Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of Focus Features and ANZ distributor Universal Pictures is delighted to invite you and your guest to this preview screening of Joe Wright’s DARKEST HOUR.\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n When: Sunday 5th November\, 2017\n Time: 10.30am \n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n\n RSVP is essential to: RSVP HERE\n\n \n Synopsis: During the early days of World War II\, with the fall of France imminent\, Britain faces its darkest hour as the threat of invasion looms. As the seemingly unstoppable Nazi forces advance\, and with the Allied army cornered on the beaches of Dunkirk\, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the leadership of the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman). \n\n \n While maneuvering his political rivals\, he must confront the ultimate choice: negotiate with Hitler and save the British people at a terrible cost or rally the nation and fight on against incredible odds. Directed by Joe Wright.Written by Anthony McCarten. Also starring Kristin Scott Thomas\, Lily James\, Stephen Dillane\, Ronald Pickup\, Samuel West and Ben Mendelssohn as King George VI.\n  \n\n DARKEST HOUR is produced by Tim Bevan\, Eric Fellner\, Lisa Bruce\, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski.\n\n \n Duration: 125 mins \n\n The film opens nationally through Universal Pictures on 11 January 2018.\n\n  \n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://focusfeaturesawards2017.com/\n  \n \n \n \n \n\n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-the-darkest-hour/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/darkest_hour.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171021T052552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171021T052552Z UID:10008415-1509879600-1509888600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK in 3D (Seattle) DESCRIPTION:Washington VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios; THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below\n Sunday\, November 5\, 2017 at 11:00AM \nSIFF Cinema Uptown theater\n 511 Queen Anne Avenue North\, Seattle\, WA 98122\n Click here for a map. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-in-3d-seattle/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171028T012345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171028T012345Z UID:10008426-1509879600-1509892200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - COCO w/ Q&A (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Pixar Animation Studios’ COCO followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers \nPanelists will include Director Lee Unkrich\, Producer Darla Anderson\, and Co-Director Adrian Molina and Composer Michael Giacchino with moderation by Bruce Carse. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.) \nPlease RSVP below\n Sunday\, November 5\, 2017 at 11:00AM\n Writers Guild Theater\n 135 S Doheny Dr\, Beverly Hills\, CA 90211\n Click here for a map. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-coco-w-qa-los-angeles/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-coco.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171021T053011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171021T053011Z UID:10008416-1509894000-1509903000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK (Bay Area) DESCRIPTION:Bay Area VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below\n Sunday\, November 5\, 2017 at 3:00PM\n (RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday\, November 3) \nPremier Theater at Industrial Light + Magic\n 1 Letterman Dr.\, Building B\, Promenade Level\, San Francisco\, CA 94129\n Click here for a map \nDue to studio security\, all guest names must be entered in order to get onto the lot. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-bay-area/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171016T235040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171016T235040Z UID:10008407-1510079400-1510090200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:LA - SIGGRAPH - NASA/JPL Data Visualization DESCRIPTION:NASA – JPL – Data Visualization\n \nJoin members of JPL’s computer graphics community in von Karman Auditorium\, November 7\, from 7:30 to 9:15 PM as they discuss their work supporting various aspects of JPL’s space through innovative and compelling scientific data visualization tools\, animations\, techniques\, and technologies \n\n WHEN: November 7\, 2017\n               6:30 PM – 7:30 PM   Social Hour. \n               Attendees can enjoy free food\n                            and tour JPL Museum.\n               7:30 PM – 7:40 PM   Welcome
\n               7:45 PM – 9:15 PM   Presentations \n WHERE: NASA/JPL 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena\, CA  91109-8099\n PARKING: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ \n NOTES: 

Everyone needs to RSVP to get on the gate list by Friday\, November 3 at noon. The Von Karman auditorium can hold about 200.  JPL would like to be aware of non-US/LPR citizens who attend event at JPL. We need to work with JPL to provide by Friday\, November 3 at noon\, the RSVP list of any attendees are non-US/LPR and if so what is their country of citizenship. \nThis is an LA-SIGGRAPH & VES-LA-Section MEMBERS event. VES Members attend free of charge.  Valid photo ID (ie. Driver’s License) will be required for entry into JPL main gate. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/la-siggraph-nasa-jpl-data-visualization/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/p1140443-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171024T004955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T004955Z UID:10008420-1510081200-1510086600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Intimate&Interactive: Vince Baerstoen\, Virtual Production at The Mill DESCRIPTION:RSVP HERE FOR TICKETS \n  \n  \n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/intimateinteractive-vince-baerstoen-virtual-production-at-the-mill/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171021T053416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171021T053416Z UID:10008417-1510081200-1510090200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK in 3D (London) DESCRIPTION:London VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, November 7\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n The Basement Screening Room at MPC\n 127 Wardour Street\, Soho\, London W1F 0NL\n (Closest tube station\, Tottenham Court Road)\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-in-3d-london/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171025T033837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T033837Z UID:10008424-1510083000-1510092000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK in 3D (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in New Zealand are Invited to a 3D Screening Of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below\n Tuesday\, November 7\, 2017 at 7:30PM \nCamperdown Cinema\n Please contact the local Board for directions. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-in-3d-new-zealand/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171025T031025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T031025Z UID:10008422-1510084800-1510093800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK in 3D (New York) DESCRIPTION:New York VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening Of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below\n Tuesday\, November 7\, 2017 at 8:00PM\n SVA Theater at the School of Visual Arts\n 333 W. 23rd Street (Between 8th and 9th Avenue) New York\, NY 10011\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Please be sure to bring your VES membership card. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating\, URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-in-3d-new-york/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171107T230000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171102T060619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T060619Z UID:10008436-1510088400-1510095600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK (Stuttgart) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in Stuttgart are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, November 7\, 2017 at 9:00PM\n Innenstadtkinos\, EM3\n Bolzstraße 10\, 70173 Stuttgart\n (Closest subway station\, Börsenplatz)\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-stuttgart/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-thor-ragnarok_7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171021T054005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171021T054005Z UID:10008418-1510167600-1510176600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK (Vancouver) DESCRIPTION:Vancouver VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 8\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n Sony Pictures Imageworks\n 725 Granville Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V7Y 1K4\n Click here for a map. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-vancouver/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171107T045248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171107T045248Z UID:10008443-1510169400-1510180200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DARKEST HOUR Premier & Reception (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:Click here to RSVP \nWednesday\, November 8\, 2017 at 7:30PM \nSamuel Goldwyn Theater \n8949 Wilshire Blvd\, Beverly Hills\, CA 90212 \n(Click here for a map.) URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-darkest-hour-premier-reception-los-angeles/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-darkest-hour_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171021T054704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171021T054704Z UID:10008419-1510171200-1510180200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK in 3D (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Montreal VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 8\, 2017 at 8:00PM\n Technicolor Montreal\n 2101 Ste Catherine O\, Montréal\, QC H3H 1M6\, Canada\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-in-3d-montreal/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok_4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171109T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171109T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20170923T033157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170923T033157Z UID:10008356-1510252200-1510259400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Event - VFX: Crossing Borders (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nWhere: \nVine Theatre \n6321 Hollywood Blvd \nHollywood\, CA 90028 \nDirections: North side of Hollywood Blvd\, mid-block between Vine St and Ivar Ave \n  \nThe increasingly Global VFX industry has artists\, VFX Supervisors and VFX Producers working all over the world.    \n  \nOur panelists have worked in South Africa\, Mozambique\, Kenya\, Lesotho\, New Zealand\, Australia\, Canada\, England\, India\, Hong Kong\, Mexico\, England\, Germany and the US.  They will share with us their experiences\, what they learned and what they wish they had known before they left. \n  \nPanelists: \n•  Jeff Okun\, VFX Supervisor and 1st Vice Chair of the VES; feature credits include Alpha\, Geostorm\, Blood Diamond\, and the Fantastic Four.  \n  \n•  Bob Coleman\, President of the Digital Artists Agency and Co-Chair of the VES Business\, Labor and Law Committee \n  \n•  Ruth Irvine Hauer\, Executive Producer at Proof Inc.: recently completed VFX producing War for the Planet of the Apes at WETA in New Zealand \n  \n•  Pierre Couture\, Account Executive\, Media & Entertainment\, North America\, Lenovo: working with vfx facilities\, animation facilities and game companies in US and Canada every day. \n  \nModerator: \nScott Squires\, VES\, Creative Director at Pixvana \n  \nRegistration \nFree event \nRegistration is on a first come\, first served basis.   \nAll attendees must RSVP below \n  \nEvents are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.  A RSVP does not guarantee seating. \n  \nParking instructions: \nThe closest parking is the Vine Street Garage Lot 702.  \nAddress is 1627 Vine Street\, Los Angeles\, CA 90028   \n(West side of Vine Street just South of Hollywood Boulevard) \nThis is a self-parking parking lot) \nIf this lot is full\, there are other parking lots close by. \n  \nThank you to our sponsor: \n \n\n  \n\n   URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-vfx-crossing-borders-los-angeles/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/369a1216-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171111T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171111T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171021T052222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171021T052222Z UID:10008414-1510423200-1510434000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK in 3D w/ Q&A (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nFollowed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. \nPanelists will include Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Jake Morrison\, Visual Effects Producer Cyndi Ochs\, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Chad Wiebe and Special Effects Supervisor Bruce Steinheimer with moderation by VES Board member Charlie Iturriaga. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.) \nPlease RSVP below\n (RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday\, November 10)\n Saturday\, November 11\, 2017 at 6:00PM\n Walt Disney Studios Main Theater\n 500 S. Buena Vista St.\, Burbank\, CA 91521 \n(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-in-3d-w-qa-los-angeles/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-thor-ragnarok.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171101T043705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T043705Z UID:10008428-1510513200-1510520400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - MURDER OF THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS \nPlease RSVP below\n Sunday\, November 12\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n (RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday\, November 10)\n Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot\n 10201 West Pico Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90064-2606\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-murder-of-the-orient-express-los-angeles/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lg-motoe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171113T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171019T060640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171019T060640Z UID:10008410-1510599600-1510606800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:LA - The Collaboration of Director\, VFX Artist and DP DESCRIPTION:The Collaboration of Director\, VFX Artist and DP \nWHEN: Monday\, November 13\, 2017  7 to 9 pm \nWHERE: Canon Burbank 3400 West Olive Avenue\, Burbank\, CA \n It’s no surprise that Wonder Women is one of the highest grossing action films at the box office this year. How does the relationship between Director\, Cinematographer\, and VFX team create the look of narrative content\, to create the magic on the screen? Assuring that the skillsets and vision of the core creative team is in sync is pivotal to a smooth collaborative production. This high profile panelist from our industry will provide first-hand accounts and anecdotes from their vantage points inside the cinema industry. This unique and candid discussion will offer you insight on how you can master this coordination for your next film. Join us for an evening of networking and a great discussion.  \nPRESENTERS:\n Helena Packer – VFX Supervisor – Her work includes feature films\, episodic TV\, VR and animation. Helena is an accomplished VFX artist with expertise in preproduction\, set supervision and all aspects of post-production.  \nKatie Stetson – VFX Production Manager/Producer –  Her work includes several feature films:  Inception\, Red\, The Darkest Hour\, The Dark Knight Rises\, Red 2\, Transcendence\, Interstellar\, Alice Through the Looking Glass\, and Dunkirk.  \nMore panelists to TBA soon\, please join us for an evening of networking and a great discussion. \nThis event is produced in cooperation with the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD)\, Visual Effects Society (VES) and The International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC). \nPARKING: PARKING:  There is an underground parking lot is accessible off Olive Ave at Lima St.  \nCollect your parking ticket for us to validate at the event. Please park in any non-reserved spot then take the stairs or the elevator to PL. Look for IHeartMedia building and follow the signs for Canon and enter the east side entrance of the iHeartmedia building. Take the elevator to the second floor and the Canon entrance is on your left. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/la-the-collaboration-of-director-vfx-artist-and-dp/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/p1140486.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171102T041656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T041656Z UID:10008432-1510686000-1510693200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (London) DESCRIPTION:London VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, November 14\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n The Basement Screening Room at MPC\n 127 Wardour Street\, Soho\, London W1F 0NL\n (Closest tube station\, Tottenham Court Road)\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-murder-on-the-orient-express-london/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-motoe_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171111T062347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171111T062347Z UID:10007424-1510686000-1510696800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DOWNSIZING w/ Q&A (Bay Area) DESCRIPTION:Paramount Pictures Invites VES Members and a Guest\n to a Special Advance Screening of DOWNSIZING\n\n Directed by Alexander Payne\n Produced by Mark Johnson\, Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor\n \n Click here to RSVP\n Tuesday\, November 14\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n AMC Kabuki 8\n 1881 Post St.\, San Francisco\, CA 94115\n (Click here for a map.)\n A Q&A with Producer Mark Johnson immediately follows the screening.\n  \n Please bring your VES card and a government issued photo ID. \n Should you need to cancel your reservation\, please email us at: awards@paramount.com\n   \n\n ABOUT THE FILM\n DOWNSIZING imagines what might happen if\, as a solution to over-population\, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall and propose a 200-year global transition from big to small.  People soon realize how much further money goes in a miniaturized world\, and with the promise of a better life\, everyman Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in Omaha in order to get small and move to a new downsized community — a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.  Directed by Alexander Payne and written by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor\, DOWNSIZING stars Matt Damon\, Christoph Waltz\, Hong Chau and Kristen Wiig.\n Downsizing Opens Nationwide December 22\n Running time: 135 minutes\n Click here to watch the trailer URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-downsizing-w-qa-bay-area/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T214500 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171103T004938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T004938Z UID:10008438-1510687800-1510695900@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DARKEST HOUR (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in New Zealand are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening Of Focus Features’ DARKEST HOUR \nPlease RSVP below\n Tuesday\, November 14\, 2017 at 7:30PM \nCamperdown Cinema\n Please contact the local Board for directions. \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-darkest-hour-new-zealand/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-darkest-hour.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171114T233000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171107T050459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171107T050459Z UID:10008444-1510693200-1510702200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THOR: RAGNAROK (Berlin) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in Berlin are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, November 14\, 2017 at 9:00PM\n Eiszeit Kino\n Zeughofstraße 20\, 10997 Berlin\n (Closest U-Bahn station\, Schlesisches Tor)\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-thor-ragnarok-berlin/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-thor-ragnarok_8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171115T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171115T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171102T041940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T041940Z UID:10008434-1510776000-1510783200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Montreal VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 15\, 2017 at 8:00PM\n Technicolor Montreal\n 2101 Ste Catherine O\, Montréal\, QC H3H 1M6\, Canada\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-murder-on-the-orient-express-montreal/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-motoe_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171116T090000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171114T052044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171114T052044Z UID:10007426-1510822800-1510822800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- The Darkest Hour - Auckland DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of Focus Features and ANZ distributor Universal Pictures is delighted to VES members and your guests to this preview screening of Joe Wright’s DARKEST HOUR.\n\n\n \n\n \n When: Thursday 16th November\, 2017\n Time: 9.00am \n Location: Rialto Cinema (Cinema 3) 167-169 Broadway\, Newmarket\, Auckland\n\n  \n\n RSVP is essential to: RSVP HERE\n\n \n Synopsis: During the early days of World War II\, with the fall of France imminent\, Britain faces its darkest hour as the threat of invasion looms. As the seemingly unstoppable Nazi forces advance\, and with the Allied army cornered on the beaches of Dunkirk\, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the leadership of the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman). \n\n \n While maneuvering his political rivals\, he must confront the ultimate choice: negotiate with Hitler and save the British people at a terrible cost or rally the nation and fight on against incredible odds. Directed by Joe Wright. Written by Anthony McCarten. Also starring Kristin Scott Thomas\, Lily James\, Stephen Dillane\, Ronald Pickup\, Samuel West and Ben Mendelssohn as King George VI.\n  \n\n DARKEST HOUR is produced by Tim Bevan\, Eric Fellner\, Lisa Bruce\, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski.\n\n \n Duration: 125 mins \n\n The film opens nationally through Universal Pictures on 11 January 2018.\n\n  \n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://focusfeaturesawards2017.com/\n  \n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-the-darkest-hour-auckland/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/darkest_hour_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171117T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171117T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171102T041300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T041300Z UID:10008430-1510948800-1510956000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (New York) DESCRIPTION:New York VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of 20th Century Fox’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS \nPlease RSVP below\n Friday\, November 17\, 2017 at 8:00PM\n SVA Theater at the School of Visual Arts\n 333 W. 23rd Street (Between 8th and 9th Avenue) New York\, NY 10011\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Please be sure to bring your VES membership card. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-murder-on-the-orient-express-new-york/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-motoe_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171118T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171118T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171114T053046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171114T053046Z UID:10007428-1511001000-1511001000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- The Disaster Artist (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of A24 Films and ANZ distributor Roadshow Films is delighted to invite VES members and your guests to a special preview screening of James Franco’s THE DISASTER ARTIST. \n\n\n  \n\n When: Saturday 18th November\n\n\n Time: 10.30am\n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n \n\n RSVP is essential to: RSVP HERE\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: With THE DISASTER ARTIST\, director and star James Franco re-creates the tragicomic true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau—an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable. Based on Greg Sestero’s book\, screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber tell the behind-the-scenes story of the production of Tommy’s 2003 disasterpiece THE ROOM.\n\n  \n\n THE DISASTER ARTIST is directed by James Franco\, and produced by James Franco\, Vince Jolivette\, Evan Goldberg\, Seth Rogen and James Weaver. The film also stars Dave Franco\, Seth Rogen\, Josh Hutchinson\, Paul Scheer\, Alison Brie and Ari Graynor. \n\n  \n\n Duration: 103 minutes\n\n  \n\n Roadshow Films is releasing the film nationally on 30 November\, 2017.\n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit https://a24screenings.com/the-disaster-artist/\n\n  \n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-the-disaster-artist-new-zealand/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/disasterartist.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171118T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171115T202916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T202916Z UID:10008453-1511002800-1511002800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening SING (London) DESCRIPTION:MPC would like to extend an invitation to London VES Members and Their Guests to attend a Family Screening of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Sing! \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nSaturday\, November 18\, 2017 at 11:00AM\n The Basement Screening Room at MPC\n 127 Wardour Street\, Soho\, London W1F 0NL\n (Closest tube station\, Tottenham Court Road) \nClick here for a map \nSeating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis (preference will be given to MPC employees). An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-sing-london/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mv5bmtyzodyzodu2ml5bml5banbnxkftztgwntc1mta2nze_v1_ux182_cr00182268_al_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171119T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171119T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171114T053939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171114T053939Z UID:10007430-1511087400-1511087400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- Lady Bird (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of A24 and ANZ distributor Universal Pictures is delighted to invite VES members and your guests to a special preview screening of Greta Gerwig’s LADY BIRD.\n\n  \n\n\n \n\n When: Sunday 19th November\n\n\n Time: 10.30am \n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n \n\n RSVP is essential to: RSVP HERE\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: Set in Sacramento\, California in 2002\, amidst a rapidly shifting American economic landscape\, LADY BIRD focuses on the loving yet turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her deeply caring\, highly opinionated and strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf)\, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father (Tracy Letts) loses his job. Featuring an ensemble cast that also includes Lucas Hedges\, Timothée Chalamet\, Beanie Feldstein\, Lois Smith\, and Stephen McKinley Henderson\, LADY BIRD is a look at the relationships that shape us\, the beliefs that define us\, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home.\n\n  \n\n LADY BIRD is written and directed by Greta Gerwig\, and produced by Eli Bush\, Evelyn O’Neill and Scott Rudin. \n\n  \n\n Duration: 93 minutes\n\n  \n\n Universal Pictures is releasing the film nationally on 15 February\, 2018.\n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://a24screenings.com/lady-bird/\n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-lady-bird-new-zealand/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ladybird.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171121T023000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171121T023000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112439 CREATED:20171109T193228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171109T193228Z UID:10008445-1511231400-1511231400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Q&A and Screening (Wine & Popcorn) - ATTRACTION (London) DESCRIPTION:London VES Members and Their Guest are Invited to a Screening of Columbia Pictures ATTRACTION followed by a Q&A session with Arman Yahin (CEO Main Road Post). Plus complimentary wine and popcorn \nThis event is in kind collaboration with our sponsors Bill Melendez Prod. Inc. and SideFX and Russian Film Week \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, November 21\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n BAFTA (Princess Anne Theatre)\n 195 Piccadilly\n London\n W1J 9LN\n (Closest tube Green Park and Leicester Sq)\n Click here for a map \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come\, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/qa-and-screening-wine-popcorn-attraction-london/ LOCATION:London CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aaa.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR