Visual Effects Society :: Members of the Power Circle of the Visual Effects Society

Visual Effects Society is delighted to welcome the founding members of the Power Circle - our business membership program. The businesses featured on this page are making a vital contribution to our organization as each membership dollar enables VES to expand our educational outreach throughout the entertainment industry and helps VES speak with a louder voice on the issues that are important to all of us. In return, Power Circle members receive special benefits such as "Job and Talent Listings," a "Think-Tank Dinner," educational events, and special discounts. You can add your logo today by clicking the Power Circle above or contacting Teri Argos at (818) 981-7861 (or teri@visualeffectssociety.com).

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Visionary

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Autodesk Media and Entertainment empowers media professionals to realize their ideas, transforming their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality. Designed to accelerate collaborative digital content creation, Autodesk offers an award-winning product portfolio for digital media creation, management and delivery across various markets. Ranging from visual effects, color grading and editing, to animation, game development and design visualization - our innovative, industry-leading tools have changed the way entertainment is produced. Autodesk's Media and Entertainment Division is part of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) with headquarters based in Montreal, Quebec.

fmx is the primary European meeting of the digital community. Presenting cutting edge digital entertainment, the conference addresses the interests of professionals in creation, production and distribution from all corners of the industry. Innovative approaches in the animation, visual effects and gaming industries create a focus for discussions about the convergence and future of digital entertainment. fmx/08 and the Visual Effects Society are joining forces and the VES will shape a full day of vfx-themed talks and presentations at fmx/08.

fmx/08 – 13th International Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Digital Media. fmx/08 is an event by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction and takes place from May 05 – 08, 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Leaders

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CafeFX is an award-winning feature film visual effects facility offering visual effects production and supervision, CG character creation, and 3D animation. Founded in 1993 by Jeff Barnes and David Ebner, CafeFX is located in a 36,000-square-foot studio in the heart of Santa Barbara County. The company’s credits include THE KITE RUNNER, SPIDER-MAN 3, PAN’S LABYRINTH, SIN CITY, KING KONG and THE AVIATOR.

Its commercial and music video division, Santa Monica-based The Syndicate, is a creative design, branding services and digital production studio. Its feature film development and production company, Sententia Entertainment, focuses on both live action and animated projects.

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Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is an Academy Award®-winning, state-of-the-art visual effects and character animation company dedicated to the art and artistry of digital production and character creation. The company has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars® for its work on "Spider-Man 2" and the CG animated short film "The ChubbChubbs!" and nominations for "Spider-Man," "Hollow Man," "Stuart Little" and "Starship Troopers." Imageworks continues to raise the level in the visual effects and character animation businesses, becoming a major force in the industry by providing leading edge technology to its world-class artists. Imageworks is a division of Sony Pictures Digital, which oversees the digital production and online entertainment assets of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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For over thirty years, Industrial Light & Magic has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world and has created visual effects for over 250 feature films, including: Transformers, The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Terminator 2 and 3, The Abyss, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial; the Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park series; and all six Star Wars episodes. ILM has been a key contributor to 7 of the top 10 worldwide box office hits of all time. The studio’s ability to seamlessly blend photo-realistic digital images with live-action footage is unrivaled in the film industry. ILM has been awarded no fewer than 16 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and 19 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards.