VES New York Presents: Exploring AI in VFX: Innovation, Insights & The State of the Industry
The New York section of the Visual Effects Society (VES) invites you to an informative day-long event exploring the rapidly evolving world of AI and machine learning in visual effects, as well as the current state of the industry. Through live presentations and panel...
Webinar – Rendering Your Own Vision: Making Original IP with Your Production Skills (Online)
VES Members and Guests are invited to join us for a webinar on creating your own IP. Rendering Your Own Vision: Making Original IP with Your Production Skills ???? Aug 28, 2025 at 5 pm PDT / 7 PM CDT / 8 PM EST ???? Online: Register Here For many of us, much of our...
VES New York – Summer Bash 2025
Join us for the VES NY Summer Bash at ZeroSpace — an unforgettable afternoon of food, drinks, games, and good vibes! ZeroSpace | 337-345 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 SECURE YOUR TICKETS NOW — THEY ARE GOING FAST!! MEMBER TICKETS: 2 Free Tickets NON-MEMBER...
A Focus on the Future – what is on the horizon for the UK VFX industry?
VES London is happy to invite all UK’s VFX artists to this open event: This online event will offer an overview of the state of the industry from a British Film commission perspective supported by production statistics, inward investment production volume and...
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- 2026 OSCAR CONTENDERS BLEND THE STORYTELLING POWERS OF PRACTICAL AND DIGITAL EFFECTS January 6, 2026By BARBARA ROBERTSON Director James Gunn wanted to create a new version of Superman, not a sequel or prequel, one that was closer to the spirit of the comic books. (Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures) This year’s Best Visual Effects Oscar contenders display a full range of visual effects from invisible effects supporting dramatic […]
- WHAT IT TAKES FOR SMALLER VFX STUDIOS TO SURVIVE – AND THRIVE January 6, 2026By TREVOR HOGG Being involved in different industries causes a cross-pollination of ideas and techniques for the Territory Group, which contributed effects to Atlas (2024). (Image courtesy of Territory Group and Netflix) Juggernauts like DNEG and Framestore are not impervious to the volatility of the visual effects marketplace, as demonstrated by the dissolution of Technicolor, […]
- PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE: WORLD’S-EYE VIEW January 6, 2026VES Members are artists with an eye for composition, beauty and light and shadow, both within the field of visual effects and as fine artists. The World’s-Eye View celebrates the creative spirit that unites our community by sharing original photographs created by our members and showcasing their unique views and personal approaches to the art […]
- GIVING FRANKENSTEIN THE SPARK OF LIFE January 6, 2026By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Netflix. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) visits the aftermath of a battle with a shopping list of body parts. Frankenstein has long been a passion project for Guillermo del Toro, which is not surprising as he has mastered the art of creating a beautiful, grotesque Gothic aesthetic and has a […]