Visual Effects Society Awards to Air on HDNet - Wednesday, April 2

Visual Effects Society Awards to Air on HDNet - Wednesday, April 2

Legendary Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award

 DALLAS, March 27 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:  The Visual Effects Society Awards are known in the industry as the          Oscars of visual effects, and HDNet was there to cover the 6th          annual awards celebration, held at Kodak Theatre Grand Ballroom in          Hollywood.           (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080324/HDNETLOGO )           The sold-out event, which took place on February 10, 2008,          attracted more than a thousand visual effects and animation          artists, dozens of nominees and members of the film, television,          commercial and video game industries.           Some of this year's groundbreaking nominees include the          blockbuster, Spider-Man 3, Ratatouille, Battlestar Galactica,          Transformers, Beowulf and many more.           During the evening, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg received          the VES Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his          contribution to the art and science of visual effects.    WHEN:  Wednesday, April 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HDNet     About HDNet  

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