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The film biz's tech community saluted an important environmental initiative and heard the promise of major changes to come Saturday night at the Academy's Scientific and Technical Awards at the Beverly Wilshire. Maggie Gyllenhaal hosted, and the thesp struggled...

Fango got the exclusive lowdown from publicist Ellen Pasternack on the 8th Annual Festival of Visual Effects, to be held July 6-8 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard). The three-day Visual Effects Society extravaganza, set to feature workshops...

Inside his shop of horrors, not far from three naked, bloated bodies propped against the wall, Todd Masters proudly displays his latest creation: an impaled head. For a scene in the upcoming horror flick "Snakes on a Plane," Masters and his colleagues have rigged...

As John Lasseter stepped to the podium to accept the Georges Méliès Award for Pioneering and Artistic Excellence from the Visual Effects Society in February, he couldn't resist reflecting on his initial steps through the Walt Disney company — steps that launched...

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John Lasseter honored at 4th Annual VES Awards By Chuck Oberleitner

'War', 'Kong' top visual effects kudos By David S. Cohen

VES' latest special effect: perfect split of top awards By Sheigh Crabtree

Oscar zigs where effects org zags ByThomas J. McLean

Ripple Effect: The VES continues to reach out to an increasingly global industry. By Sheigh Crabtree

Animation’s sweetheart John Lasseter found himself wedged between the vfx giant pics WAR OF THE WORLDS and KING KONG as they all commanded the awards and praise at the 4th Annual VES Awards tonight, (Feb. 15, 2006) at the Hollywood Paladium in Hollywood to a...