Ava DuVernay Says She’s Become a “VFX Snob” Working on ‘Wrinkle in Time’
“I’m now a nightmare because I know what’s possible,” the director joked Saturday at the Visual Effects Society Summit.Weta Digital’s Joe Letteri To Receive VES Georges Melies Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES) named Academy Award®-winning visual effects master Joe Letteri, VES as the next recipient of the VES Georges Méliès Award.
Joe Letteri in Visual Effects Society Honour
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has named Oscar-winning visual effects master Joe Letteri as the recipient of the society’s Georges Melies Award.
VES to Present Georges Méliès Award to Joe Letteri
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.
Avatar’ VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri Will be Feted by Visual Effects Society
The four-time Oscar winner’s work also includes ‘King Kong’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings.
Four-Time Oscar Winner Joe Letteri To Receive VES’ George Méliès Award
The annual award will be handed out February 13 at the 16th annual VES Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
Visual Effects Society Names Acclaimed Visual Effects Master Joe Letteri, VES Recipient of VES Georges Méliès Award
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