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Acclaimed director/producer/writer Ava DuVernay will be a keynote speaker at 9th annual Summit.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay to present keynote at VES Summit
Acclaimed director/producer/writer Ava DuVernay will act as a keynote speaker at 9th annual Summit.
Ava DuVernay Named 2017 VES Summit Keynote Speaker
The interactive forum will take place on October 28, and will celebrate the society’s 20th anniversary.
Ava DuVernay to Deliver Keynote Address at 2017 VES Summit
Director of the upcoming Disney feature ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ joins speaker lineup at ninth annual VES Summit to be held Saturday, October 28.Toni Pace Carstensen To Receive VES Founders Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES) will bestow its 2017 VES Founders Award upon VFX producer and VES member Toni Pace Carstensen.
Visual Effects Society Honors VFX Producer Toni Pace Carstensen
Chuck Finance and Bob Burns also will be recognized at the 9th VES Summit.
Acclaimed Visual Futurist Syd Mead to Deliver Keynote Address at 2017 VES Summit
Featured speakers at interactive forum to be held Saturday, October 28 include Hollywood data hack expert Hemanshu Nigam and IMAX home entertainment president Jason Brenek.Visual Effects Society Names Acclaimed Visual Futurist Syd Mead A Keynote Speaker at 2017 VES Summit
Featured Speakers Include Hollywood Data Hack Expert Hemanshu Nigam and IMAX Home Entertainment President Jason Brenek.
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