07 January 2025
Executive Note
Thank you for being a part of the global VFX Voice community. We’re proud to be the definitive authority on all-things VFX and winner of the prestigious 2024 FOLIO: Ozzie & Eddie Award in Publishing for Best Cover Design.
In this issue, VFX Voice previews likely contenders for the Academy Award for Visual Effects and delves in the VFX wizardry of epic musical fantasy Wicked in our cover story. We step inside the Colosseum for Gladiator II and celebrate the animation work of studios in Latvia, France and Belgium in feline-friendly Flow. We also shine a bright light on VFX-driven live events, the game-changing industry impacts of AI, how streamers continue to expand the global demand for VFX, and the dramatic rise of large-format cinematic experiences.
We deliver personal profiles of Goya Award-winning Spanish Visual Effects Supervisor Laura Pedro and multiple Oscar-winning Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Lambert, and highlight our dynamic VES Georgia Section.
Dive in and meet the innovators and risk-takers who push the boundaries of what’s possible and advance the field of visual effects.
Kim Davidson, Chair, VES Board of Directors
Nancy Ward, VES Executive Director
P.S. You can continue to catch exclusive stories between issues only available at VFXVoice.com. You can also get VFX Voice and VES updates by following us on X at @VFXSociety.
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