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The Visual Effects Society (VES) has issued a call for entries for its 8th Annual VES Awards. The last day to submit entries is November 3oth; the awards ceremony will be held in February.

Films fêted in last year’s ceremony included David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (four awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture); plus Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and Pixar’s Wall-E took home three awards each. Television winners included FOX’s Fringe, Sci Fi’s Battlestar Galactica and the BBC’s Doctor Who.

From the VES site:

An exciting awards season lies just ahead. The winners will be announced at the 8th Annual Awards event on February 28, 2010[, a]t the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel [in Century City, California].

Submission Forms may be downloaded from www.vesawards.com. There you may also access the Rules & Procedures [PDF] and Awards Policies [PDF] that will guide you through a successful submission process.

Submission Forms will be accepted until close of entries on November 30, 2009. Please note that viewing materials must be uploaded between November 16 and November 30, 2009. (Please see schedule below.)

If you have any questions, please contact us at awards[at]visualeffectssociety.com. We are here to help.

The 2009 VES Awards Committee

Entry Forms Available – Oct. 12, 2009
Upload Viewing Materials – Nov. 16 – Nov. 30, 2009
Submission Deadline – Nov. 30, 2009
Nominations Announced – Jan. 18, 2010
On-Line Viewing & Voting (Members Only) – Feb. 11 – Feb. 22, 2010
Awards Event – Feb.28, 2010

The Visual Effects Society is a professional honorary society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of visual effects, and to improving the welfare of its members by providing professional enrichment and education, fostering community, and promoting industry recognition. It claims 1,500 members in 17 countries.

More info: the Visual Effects Society website; the VES Awards website; the Rules & Procedures on PDF; the VES Awards Policies on PDF.