Archive republication: This article was originally published on 14 October 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.
Honorary and Regular Members
The Visual Effects Society announced new honorary and regular members to be recognised in a virtual ceremony. The 2020 honorary members were cartoonist and production designer Ron Cobb, executive Don Iwerks and special-effects artist Gregory Jein.
New regular members included film producer Warren Franklin, VFX executive David Johnson, Netflix Global Director of VFX Production Janet Muswell Hamilton, visual-effects artist Ken Ralston and Technicolor Chief Technology Officer Sebastian Sylwan.
Hall of Fame Inductees
The VES listed five new Hall of Fame inductees in its 2020 honourees announcement. The archive also pointed readers to the website of Ron Cobb, who had died the previous month.
