The student award is to honor outstanding achievement in visual effects on any project that was created by a student or group of students while attending an accredited school. Qualified students at schools from all over the world are encouraged to send in their submissions before the December 5, 2008 deadline. The winning student will be provided with free airfare from anywhere around the world and two night’s accommodation to attend the show. Rules and Procedures can be found at www.vesawards.com. The annual VES Awards show honors the most outstanding visual effects in film, television, animation, commercials, special venue projects and video games.
The categories open for submission are:
1. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
2. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
3. OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
4. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST MINISERIES, MOVIE, OR SPECIAL
5. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST SERIES
6. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM
7. BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT OF THE YEAR
8. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
9. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
10. OUTSTANDING REAL TIME VISUALS IN A VIDEO GAME
11. OUTSTANDING PRE-RENDERED VISUALS IN A VIDEO GAME
12. OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
13. OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
14. OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL
15. OUTSTANDING EFFECTS ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
16. OUTSTANDING MATTE PAINTINGS IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
17. OUTSTANDING MATTE PAINTINGS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL
18. OUTSTANDING MODELS AND MINIATURES IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
19. OUTSTANDING MODELS AND MINIATURES IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL
20. OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
21. OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL
22. OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
23. OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL
24. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
25. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL
26. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Last year’s event attracted more than 1,000 visual effects artists and celebrities as the VES honored Steven Spielberg with its Lifetime Achievement Award. For the upcoming awards, VES will hand out the Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall and also honor Phil Tippett with the Georges Melies Award for his pioneering work in the field of visual effects.