Executive Note: Welcome to the Winter 2024 Issue of VFX Voice!

As we enter 2024, we wish you a New Year filled with good health and happiness. Thank you for being a part of the global VFX Voice community. We’re proud to be the definitive authority of all things VFX, and we value the opportunity to keep us tethered through stories that celebrate hard-working, visionary visual effects talent across the world.

In this issue, our cover story goes inside director Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy fantasy film Poor Things. We preview the films anticipated to compete for VFX Oscar gold, go behind the scenes of filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott’s latest epic film Napoleon and animated TV/streamer Blue Eye Samurai, and highlight the latest wave of short films. We showcase a compelling State of the VFX Industry, an outlook on powerful new hardware and software for VFX artists, and share a variety of perspectives on AI & Animation. It’s London Calling… with a special report on VFX in the U.K. and a spotlight on our VES London Section. VFX Supervisor Gaia Bussolati and creative visionary Robert Stromberg take center stage in this issue’s profiles, and we salute the legendary Stan Winston and his lasting impact, and more.

Dive in and meet the innovators and risk-takers who push the boundaries of what’s possible and advance the field of visual effects.

Cheers!

Lisa Cooke, Chair, VES Board of Directors

Nancy Ward, VES Executive Director

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