Visual effects supervisor Baneham and Wētā FX senior effects supervisor Eric Saindon talk to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit ...

Gareth Edwards’ The Creator is a beautiful film that, filmed on a modest budget, costs around a third of what the typical effects-heavy film might cost these days. An original sci-fi film (rare enough ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated the Visual Effects Society awards with 10 nominations, including outstanding visual effects ...

“The Creator” was the top feature-film winner at the Visual Effects Society’s 22nd annual VES Awards, which took place on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi film won five awards, ...

Also during the evening, honoree and retired VES exec director Eric Roth addressed the VFX business model, urging better treatment of artists: "They are not faceless practitioners. They are your ...

The Visual Effects Society has composited its first group of 2023 honorees. Oscar-winning VFX supervisor and VES founding member Tim McGovern will receive the 2023 VES Founders Award, and the group ...

Best Visual Effects commentary (Updated Feb. 26, 2025): The best visual effects category has long been where the Academy honors the boundary-pushing work of digital artists, practical effects wizards, ...

It was a rather curious night at the 23rd VES Awards, which were handed out Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton. The Visual Effects Society knelt before The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, handing it the ...

Let’s see how well you know these familiar icons from Western popular culture: Does the Monopoly man sport a monocle? Does Curious George have a tail? Does the Fruit of the Loom logo feature a ...