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:20171128T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171128T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171115T060446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T060446Z UID:10007436-1511902800-1511910000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - COCO (Stuttgart) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in Stuttgart are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ COCO \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, November 28\, 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-coco-stuttgart/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-coco_9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171115T023045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T023045Z UID:10007433-1511982000-1511989200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - COCO (Vancouver) DESCRIPTION:Vancouver VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ COCO \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 29\, 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-coco-vancouver/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-coco_6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171114T080802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171114T080802Z UID:10007432-1511982000-1511992800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Event - VES Australia X-mas Party 2017 (Sydney) DESCRIPTION:All VES members currently in Sydney are invited to unwind a little before Xmas\, meet some of our new members and catch up with existing friends. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Members are welcome to bring a guest. \nWhere:\n The Clock – Crown Street Banquette Room\n 470 Crown St\, Surry Hills \nWhen:\n Wednesday\, November 29\, 7:00PM \nRSVP:\n by eod Friday\, November 24 to Lara Hopkins larahopkins@gmail.com>\n Hope to see you there! URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-ves-australia-x-mas-party-2017-sydney/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Conference,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sydney.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171116T053009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171116T053009Z UID:10008454-1511983800-1511991000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Event - HIDDEN FIGURES/Modern Figures: A Journey of Breakthroughs in Cinema & Space Travel DESCRIPTION:Click here to RSVP\n Wednesday\, November 29\, 2017 at 7:30PM\n (RSVPs close at 5:00PM on Saturday\, November 25)\n Samuel Goldwyn Theater\n 8949 Wilshire Blvd.\, Beverly Hills\, CA\, 90211\n (Click here for a map.) \n \n \n\n\n\n\nPresented by the Academy Science and Technology Council in Collaboration with NASA \nJoin us for a special public program featuring the filmmakers behind Hidden Figures and NASA “Modern Figures” scientists. Moderated by Beverly J. Wood\, the panel will include Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler\, writer-director-producer Theodore Melfi\, film editor Peter Teschner\, cinematographer Mandy Walker\, NASA historian Dr. Bill Barry and NASA engineers Tracy Drain\, Jennifer Trosper and Powtawche Valerino (schedules permitting). \nHidden Figures\, which received three Academy Award nominations\, including Best Picture\, deals with racism\, gender bias\, technology and triumph. Set at NASA’s facility in Hampton\, Virginia\, in the early 1960s\, it tells the story of African-American women “computers” who fought to make a contribution to the space race\, despite how they were viewed by society during this era of segregation and sexism. The program will include clips from the film and a panel discussion about the past\, present and future in space math\, diversity and the movies. \nThis Academy Science and Technology Council program is made possible by generous support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nFor parking information and theater policies\, click here. \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-hidden-figures-modern-figures-a-journey-of-breakthroughs-in-cinema-space-travel/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hiddenfigures_eventpage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171111T033853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171111T033853Z UID:10008450-1511985600-1511992800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - COCO (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Montreal VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Studios’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ COCO \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, November 29\, 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-coco-montreal/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-coco_4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171202T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171202T103000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171130T050813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T050813Z UID:10008480-1512210600-1512210600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- Wonder Wheel- New Zealand DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of Amazon Studios and ANZ distributor EOne is delighted to invite VES members and their guests to a special preview screening of Woody Allen’s WONDER WHEEL.\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n When: Saturday 2nd December \n\n\n Time: 10.30am start\n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n \n\n RSVP is essential: RSVP HERE\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: WONDER WHEEL\, a dramatic tale of passion\, violence and betrayal\, tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s.\n\n  \n\n WONDER WHEEL is written and directed by Woody Allen\, and produced by Letty Aronson p.g.a.\, Erika Aronson p.g.a. and Edward Walson. \n\n  \n\n The cast includes Jim Belushi\, Juno Temple\, Justin Timberlake and Kate Winslet.\n\n  \n\n Duration: 101 minutes\n\n  \n\n EOne is releasing the film nationally – release date to be confirmed. \n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://www.amazonstudiosawards.com/film/wonder-wheel/\n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-wonder-wheel-new-zealand/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171203T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171203T103000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171130T051355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T051355Z UID:10008481-1512297000-1512297000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- The Florida Project- New Zealand DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of A24 Films and ANZ distributor Icon Film Distribution is delighted to invite VES members and guests to a special preview screening of Sean Baker’s THE FLORIDA PROJECT.\n\n  \n\n \n\n When: Sunday 3rd December \n\n\n\n Time: 10.30am\n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n \n\n RSVP is essential: RSVP HERE\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World\, director Sean Baker’s THE FLORIDA PROJECT follows six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her rag-tag gang of friends. Moonee and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinaite) live week to week at a budget motel managed by Bobby (Willem Dafoe)\, whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness and compassion. Despite her harsh surroundings\, Moonee has no trouble making each day a celebration of life\, her afternoons overflowing with mischief and adventure. Unbeknownst to Moonee\, however\, her delicate fantasy is supported by the struggle and sacrifice of Halley\, who is forced to explore increasingly dangerous possibilities in order to provide for her daughter. Written by Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch\, THE FLORIDA PROJECToffers a depiction of contemporary lives lived in the margins and how anywhere can be a Magic Kingdom – it just depends on how you see it.\n\n  \n\n THE FLORIDA PROJECT is produced by Sean Baker\, Chris Bergoch\, Kevin Chinoy\, Andrew Duncan\, Alex Saks\, Francesca Silvestri and Shih-Ching Tsou.\n\n  \n\n Duration: 111 minutes\n\n  \n\n Icon Film Distribution is releasing the film nationally on 21st December\, 2017.\n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://a24screenings.com/the-florida-project/\n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-the-florida-project-new-zealand/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171204T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171201T084647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171201T084647Z UID:10007457-1512406800-1512419400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE w/ Reception (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:Click here to RSVP for screening and/or reception\, choose THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE and Los Angeles\, then enter password: LEGOBATMANDEC4 URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-the-lego-batman-movie-w-reception-los-angeles/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171205T211500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171129T013832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T013832Z UID:10008474-1512500400-1512508500@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER (London) DESCRIPTION:London VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.) \nTuesday\, December 5\, 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-the-shape-of-water-london/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171205T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171205T214500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171129T072222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T072222Z UID:10008478-1512502200-1512510300@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in New Zealand are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening Of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER \nPlease RSVP below\n Tuesday\, December 5\, 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-the-shape-of-water-new-zealand/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water_4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171206T211500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171122T024732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171122T024732Z UID:10008464-1512586800-1512594900@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DARKEST HOUR (Vancouver) DESCRIPTION:Vancouver VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Focus Features’ DARKEST HOUR \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, December 6\, 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-darkest-hour-vancouver/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-darkest-hour_4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171206T223000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171129T044037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T044037Z UID:10008477-1512586800-1512599400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER w/ Q&A (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER plus a Q&A with the Filmmakers.\n Panelists will include Director Guillermo del Toro\, Production Designer Paul Austerberry\, Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Berardi\, Costume Designer Luis Sequeira\, Creature Designer & Sculptor Mike Hill and Legacy Effects Supervisor & Co-Creature Designer Shane Mahan. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.) \nClick here to RSVP\n (RSVPs close at 5:00PM on Tuesday\, December 5)\n Wednesday\, December 6\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot\n (Before 6:00PM enter through the Galaxy Gate on Galaxy Way/After 6:00PM enter through the Pico gate at Motor.)\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-the-shape-of-water-w-qa-los-angeles/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water_3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171206T221500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171122T023643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171122T023643Z UID:10008462-1512590400-1512598500@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DARKEST HOUR (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Montreal VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Focus Features’ DARKEST HOUR \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, December 6\, 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-darkest-hour-montreal/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-darkest-hour_3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171207T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171207T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171004T051832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171004T051832Z UID:10008380-1512671400-1512680400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:LA - Virtual Production - Lightcraft Technology and NantSudio DESCRIPTION:Behind The Screen\n New Methods in Real-Time Virtual Production \n  \nLightcraft Technology and NantStudio invite VES members and guests to peek into the world of virtual production. \nVirtual production — everyone is talking about it. If you haven’t had an opportunity to work on a project using this exciting technology\, you can have a chance to look “behind the screen”. \nPresented by Lightcraft Technology and Nantstudio in cooperation with the Los Angeles section of the Visual Effects Society. \n  \nWHERE: NantStudio\, 8601 Hayden Place\, Culver City\, 90232 \nWHEN: December 7th\, 2017 \nTIME: 6:30 PM Reception \nMain Presentation\, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM \nHands-On Demonstrations  \nFree parking is available URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/la-virtual-production-lightcraft-technology-and-nantsudio/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image3-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171207T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171207T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171117T062258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171117T062258Z UID:10008456-1512671400-1512684000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Event - Holiday Party - VES Washington DESCRIPTION:Event: VES – Washington Holiday Party \nWhen: Thursday December 7th\, 2017 at 6:30pm – 10pm \nWhere: Bushnell Craft \n8461 164th Ave NE\, Redmond\, WA 98052 \nPhone: (425) 702-9743 \nMap \n  \nPlease mark your calendars for our VES-Washington Holiday Party.  Thursday\, Dec 7th at 6:30pm – 10:00pm \nWe will have a large variety of finger food\, and provide one drink ticket for the first 50 VES Members. \nFeel free to bring a guest/spouse/partner\, or friend who is interested in seeing what VES-WA is about.  Come and meet the members of your tribe and enjoy an evening together before the Holiday break. \n  \nSee you all soon\, \n  \nVES-WA BOM URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-holiday-party-ves-washington/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-12-07-holidaysocial.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171208T020000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171115T031257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T031257Z UID:10007434-1512673200-1512698400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Event - VES Mega Party 2017 (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Theatre Plaza 6505 St-Hubert (Metro Beaubien) \nOUVERT A TOUS DANS LE VFX ET L’ANIMATION \nAmenez vos collègues\, conjoints et amis!  \nTheatre Plaza 6505 St-Hubert (Metro Beaubien)  \nOPEN TO ALL WORKING IN VFX AND ANIMATION\n Bring your co-workers\, spouses and friends!  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-ves-mega-party-2017-montreal/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/invite_2017_v10f-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T100000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171206T112539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171206T112539Z UID:10008498-1512813600-1512813600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- Wonderstruck- (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of Amazon Studios and ANZ distributor Roadshow Films is delighted to invite VES members and their guests to a special preview screening of Todd Haynes’ WONDERSTRUCK.\n\n  \n\n \n\n\n When: Saturday 9th December \n\n\n Time: 10.00am start\n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n \n\n RSVP is essential: RSVP HERE\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel\, Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known\, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper\, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.\n\n  \n\n WONDERSTRUCK is directed by Todd Haynes\, from an adapted screenplay by Brian Selznick\, and produced by Christine Vachon\, p.g.g.\, Pam Koffler\, p.g.a.\, and John Sloss\, p.g.a.\n\n  \n\n The cast includes Oakes Fegley\, Jaden Michael\, Julianne Moore and Millicent Simmonds.\n\n  \n\n Duration: 116 minutes\n\n  \n\n Roadshow Films is releasing the film in the first quarter of 2018. \n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://www.amazonstudiosawards.com/film/wonderstruck/\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-wonderstruck-new-zealand/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T161500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171129T033709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T033709Z UID:10008476-1512828000-1512836100@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER (New York) DESCRIPTION:New York VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER \nPlease RSVP below\n Saturday\, December 9\, 2017 at 2:00PM\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-the-shape-of-water-new-york/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171111T034330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171111T034330Z UID:10007422-1512835200-1512842400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - COCO (Bay Area) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Families in the Bay Area are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ COCO \nPlease RSVP below\n Saturday\, December 9\, 2017 at 4:00PM (Gates open to the Pixar Campus & In-Studio Parking Lot at 3:00PM\, no earlier)\n (RSVPs will close at 11:00AM on Friday\, December 8)\n Steve Jobs Theater at Pixar Animation Studios\n 1200 Park Avenue\, Emeryville\, CA 94608\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-bay-area/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-coco_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171210T094500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171210T094500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171206T113120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171206T113120Z UID:10008500-1512899100-1512899100@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- Phantom Thread- (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of Focus Features and ANZ distributor Universal Pictures is delighted to invite you and your guest to a special preview screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s PHANTOM THREAD.\n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n  \n\n When: Sunday 10th December\n\n\n\n Time: 09:45am start\n Location: Roxy Cinema\, 5 Park Road\, Miramar\, Wellington\n\n  \n \n\n RSVP is essential: RSVP HERE – (please note – this will be a full security screening).\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London\, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion\, dressing royalty\, movie stars\, heiresses\, socialites\, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life\, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship\, until he comes across a young\, strong-willed woman\, Alma (Vicky Krieps)\, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned\, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.\n\n  \n\n PHANTOM THREAD is produced by JoAnne Sellar\, Paul Thomas Anderson\, Megan Ellison and Daniel Lupi.\n\n  \n\n Duration: 115 minutes\n\n  \n\n Universal Pictures is releasing the film nationally on 1 February\, 2018. \n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit https://focusfeaturesawards2017.com/\n\n  \n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-phantom-thread-new-zealand/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171210T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171210T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171207T041557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171207T041557Z UID:10008503-1512930600-1512943200@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - BLADE RUNNER 2049 w/ Q&A (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:WARNER BROS. PICTURES INVITES VES MEMBERS AND A GUEST TO \n \n \n \nSUNDAY\, DECEMBER 10 AT 6:30 P.M. \n  \nSCREENING AND Q&A IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WITH: \n  \nScreenwriter Michael Green \nEditor Joe Walker \nVisual Effects Supervisor John Nelson \nSupervising Sound Editor Mark Mangini \nComposer Benjamin Wallfisch \nComposer Hans Zimmer \n  \nLINWOOD DUNN THEATER  (1313 VINE STREET). \nTHEATER PARKING OFF HOMEWOOD.  CORNER OF FOUNTAIN and VINE. \nRSVP AT: \nhttps://www.warnerbros2017.com/msmr/screenings/ \nPassword: BR2049LADEC10 \n  \nFrom director Denis Villeneuve comes “Blade Runner 2049.”  Blade runner\, LAPD Officer K\, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard\, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. \nPlease arrive at least 30 minutes early.   \nScreenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. \nA Valid 2017 VES Membership ID is Required. \nRSVPs do not guarantee seating.  No one will be admitted once the film has started. \nThis screening is paid for by Warner Bros. Pictures. URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-blade-runner-2049-w-qa-los-angeles-2/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171210T211500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171129T072542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T072542Z UID:10008479-1512932400-1512940500@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER (Bay Area) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests in the Bay Area are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER \nPlease RSVP below\n Sunday\, December 10\, 2017 at 7:00PM \n32TEN Studios\n 3210 Kerner Blvd.\, San Rafael\, CA 94901\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-the-shape-of-water-bay-area/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171211T211500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171129T023207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T023207Z UID:10008475-1513018800-1513026900@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER (Vancouver) DESCRIPTION:Vancouver VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER \nPlease RSVP below\n Monday\, December 11\, 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-the-shape-of-water-vancouver/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171213T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171208T162123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171208T162123Z UID:10008505-1513189800-1513197000@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - WONDERSTRUCK (Melbourne) DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of Amazon Studios and ANZ distributor Roadshow Films is delighted to invite you and your guest to a special preview screening of Todd Haynes’ WONDERSTRUCK.\n\n  \n\n When: Wednesday 13th December \n\n Time: 6.30pm start\n\n Location: The Backlot Studios\, 65 Haig Street\, Southbank \n\n  \n\n RSVP is essential to celia@bluecatpictures.com.au\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel\, Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known\, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper\, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.\n\n  \n\n WONDERSTRUCK is directed by Todd Haynes\, from an adapted screenplay by Brian Selznick\, and produced by Christine Vachon\, p.g.g.\, Pam Koffler\, p.g.a.\, and John Sloss\, p.g.a.\n\n  \n\n The cast includes Oakes Fegley\, Jaden Michael\, Julianne Moore and Millicent Simmonds.\n\n  \n\n Duration: 116 minutes\n\n  \n\n Roadshow Films is releasing the film in the first quarter of 2018. \n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit: https://www.amazonstudiosawards.com/film/wonderstruck/ URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-wonderstruck-melbourne/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Conference,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/wonderstruck-first-poster-header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171213T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171201T015144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171201T015144Z UID:10007451-1513191600-1513200600@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DOWNSIZING (Sydney) DESCRIPTION:VES Australia Members in Sydney and Up to 2 Guests are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Paramount Pictures’ DOWNSIZING \nPlease RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up)\n Wednesday\, December 13\, 2017 at 7:00PM\n (Please arrive at 6:30PM for a 7:00PM start)\n Fox Studios Australia Screening Room #1\n 38 Driver Avenue\, Moore Park\, Sydney\, NSW 2021\n Click here for a map \n \n \n\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-downsizing-sydney/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Conference,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-downsizing.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171213T221500 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171123T013111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171123T013111Z UID:10008466-1513195200-1513203300@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - THE SHAPE OF WATER (Montreal) DESCRIPTION:Montreal VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER \nPlease RSVP below\n Wednesday\, December 13\, 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-the-shape-of-water-montreal/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-shape-water.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171215T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171126T074023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171126T074023Z UID:10008472-1513360800-1513378800@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:VES Bay Area Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:Happy Holidays from the Visual Effects Society Bay Area Section.   Come join VES Bay Area members and their guests to ring in the season at the annual VES Holiday Party on December 15\, 2017!   \n  \nWHEN \nDECEMBER 15\, 2017 \nBEGINNING AT 6:30pm \n  \nWHERE \n32TEN STUDIOS \n3210 Kerner Blvd.  \nSan Rafael\, CA 94901 \nCLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS \n  \nPLEASE RSVP BELOW.  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-bay-area-holiday-party/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ves_save_the_date_image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171216T100000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171213T112837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171213T112837Z UID:10008508-1513418400-1513418400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Special Screening- The Post- (New Zealand) DESCRIPTION:Blue Cat Pictures on behalf of ANZ distributor eOne is delighted to invite you and your guest to this special preview screening of Steven Spielberg’s THE POST:\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n When: Saturday 16th December \n\n\n Time: 10am \n\n Location: Reading Courtenay Cinemas (cinema 6)\, Level 1\, 100 Courtenay Place\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n RSVP is essential to: RSVP HERE\n\n  – please note this will be a security screening so please arrive a few minutes early.\n\n  \n\n Synopsis: Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in THE POST\, a drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham (Streep)\, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper\, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks)\, as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers – and their very freedom – to help bring long-buried truths to light.\nSpielberg produces along with Amy Pascal and Kristie Macosko Krieger. The script was written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer\, and the film features an ensemble cast including Alison Brie\, Carrie Coon\, David Cross\, Bruce Greenwood\, Tracy Letts\, Bob Odenkirk\, Sarah Paulson\, Jesse Plemons\, Matthew Rhys\, Michael Stuhlbarg\, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods. \n  \n\n Duration: 115 minutes\n\n  \n\n eOne is releasing the film nationally on 11 January\, 2018\n\n  \n\n For more information on the film\, please visit https://www.foxscreenings.com/thepost/synopsis/\n\n  \n \n\n  URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/special-screening-the-post-new-zealand/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171216T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171216T123000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171130T084220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T084220Z UID:10007445-1513420200-1513427400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - FERDINAND in 3D (Los Angeles) DESCRIPTION:VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of 20th Century Fox’s and Blue Sky Studios’ FERDINAND \nPlease RSVP below\n Saturday\, December 16\, 2017 at 10:30AM\n (RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday\, December 15)\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-ferdinand-in-3d-los-angeles/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lg-ferdinand.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171216T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T162519 CREATED:20171213T040236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171213T040236Z UID:10008507-1513425600-1513436400@vesglobal.org SUMMARY:Screening - DARKEST HOUR (Vancouver) DESCRIPTION:Click here to RSVP URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-darkest-hour-vancouver-2/ LOCATION:Wellington CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR