WE PROUDLY SPONSOR THE
VES HONORS CELEBRATION
AND CONGRATULATE ALL OF TONIGHT’S HONOREES
FOUNDERS AWARD RECIPIENT
Brooke Breton, VES
HONORARY MEMBERS
Don Bluth
John Bruno
Robert Stromberg
Harry Walton
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Ronald B. Moore
Reid Paul
VES HALL OF FAME
Thad Beier
Dorothy Davenport
Maya Deren
Tim McGovern, VES
SECTION HONOREES
Zach Bell, Georgia
Tony Botella, France
VES FELLOWS
Matt Aitken, VES
Girish Balakrishnan, VES
Randall Balsmeyer, VES
Michael Conte, VES
Lisa Cooke, VES
Bryan Grill, VES
Thomas Knop, VES
Arnon Manor, VES
Susan Rowe, VES
Kay Delventhal, Germany
Kay Hoddy, New Zealand
Andy Romine, Washington
Marc A. Rousseau, Montreal
Sean Thigpen, Georgia
Thistitlesigniesthattheindividualisrecognizedforearninganoutstandingreputation throughsustainedcontributionstotheart,scienceorbusinessofvisualeffects,aswell asthroughmeritoriousservicetotheSocietyandtheentertainmentindustryatlarge foraperiodofnotlessthanten(10)yearswithinthelasttwenty(20)years.
AwardedformeritoriousservicetotheSociety,theindustryandforfurthering theinterestsandvaluesofvisualeffectsartistsaroundtheworld.
Awardedforexemplarycontributionstotheentertainmentindustryatlarge, andforfurtheringtheinterestsandvaluesofvisualeffectspractitioners aroundtheworld.
Thisdistinctionisbestoweduponaselectgroupofprofessionalsandpioneerswhohave playedasignicantroleinadvancingthe eldofvisualeffectsbyinvention,science, contributionoravocationoftheart,science,technologyand/orcommunications.
Sean,originallyfrom SavannahandraisedinAtlanta,transitionedfrom musicandtattooartistrytoa successfulcareerinvisualeffects.HehasworkedonprojectslikeTheWalkingDeadand24:Legacywith CraftyApes,andenjoystraveling,photography,and neliquor.
