The Visual Effects Society (VES) is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos and games.Consisting of a diverse group of more than 2,400 members in 20 countries.The Visual Effects Society is a professional, honorary society andMembers are more than 2,400 artists, technologists and practitioners in the visual effects fieldRepresented in 20 countries, including United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and BrazilProduces the VES Awards Gala (February), Production Summit (October) and more than 25 educational events, reaching an international audience of 10,000+ annually.Nearly 50% of VES members are freelancers or independent contractorsMembership currently consists of 20% women.VES members have garnered over a hundred of Oscar and Emmy awardsMore than 2/3 of members have 11+ years in the visual effects fieldVES Membership requires at least five years of full-time production experience as a visual effects professional and the endorsement of two Visual Effects Society members, or having received one of the industry's top honors.VES circulates news and information to the international audience of over 10,000.↑