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PITTURA, 2024 student project, on its way to Los Angeles!
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The work of ARTFX students has once again been honored with the nomination of PITTURA (film 2024) at the VES Awards in Los Angeles, a benchmark event that annually celebrates visual effects excellence and innovation in the audiovisual industry, in the “Outstanding Special Effects in a Student Film” category.
ARTFX School honored again at the VES Awards in 2025!
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the Visual Effects Society (VES) unveiled the list of nominees for the 23ᵉ edition of the VES Awards, the benchmark event that celebrates visual effects excellence and innovation in the audiovisual industry every year.
Among prestigious productions such as Dune: Part II, Le Robot Sauvage, or the series Shōgun and The Penguin, ARTFX once again stands out thanks to the student short film PITTURA, selected in the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project” category. This latest VES nomination testifies to the talent and exceptional work of the team behind this graduation project. The PITTURA team is now on the fast track to a promising career! Our warmest congratulations for their work:
- Lauriol Adam: CG Generalist at DistilleryVFX
- Lassère Titouan: Character artist
- Vivenza Rémi: Asset Modeling / Organic Modeling / Texturing / Lookdev
- Marre Helloïs: Digital Compositor at Black Kite Studios
Will PITTURA follow up on the award won by SILHOUETTE in 2024? The suspense remains until Wednesday February 11, 2025, when the verdict will be announced at the official VES Awards ceremony in Los Angeles!
Some of our ALUMNIS (former ARTFX students) are also on the list of nominees for this 23rd edition of the VES Awards:
Frederick Vallee (Promo 2018), Environment Generalist at Industrial Light and Magic, for Gladiator II
Gerald Blaize (Promo 2006), Digital Model supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic, for Deadpool & Wolverine
Benjamin Bernon (Promo 2017), Lighting Supervisor at Important Looking Pirates VFX for Shōgun; Broken to the Fist; Landslide
Victor Kirsch (Promo 2019) for Shōgun; Broken to the Fist; Landslide
Gerome Viavant (Promo 2008), Visual Effects Supervisor at Illumination Studios Paris for Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony; Run
Lea Desrozier (Promo 2021), Environment Generalist at Digital Domain for The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim
The entire ARTFX team is very proud not only to see so many of our former students nominated once again for the world’s most prestigious VFX competition, but also to be included in the credits of international blockbusters.
“Often compared to the Oscars of the visual effects field, the VES Awards represent a real accolade for our students.”
Gilbert Kiner, Founding President of ARTFX
About: The Visual Effects Society is the world’s honorary organization for professionals in the visual effects industry. Each year, the VES Awards celebrate excellence in film, animation, television, commercials and video games. These distinctions honor the artists and technicians who push back the limits of creativity and innovation.
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