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TORONTO BASED VFX STUDIO PICKS UP TWO AWARDS WITH GAME OF THRONES

Spin VFX is honoured to announce their win in two categories at the Visual Effects Society’s 12^th Annual VES Awards.

“We’re immensely proud of our team and would like to thank each and every one of them for their passion and continuous dedication to creative excellence. It’s an amazing accomplishment to be recognized among the best of the best. We would like to extend our congratulations to HBO Showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for bringing such distinction to broadcast, and especially, Holly Schiffer, Joe Bauer and Steve Kullback for their inspirational vision,” says Neishaw Ali, Spin President and Visual Effects Executive Producer (Game of Thrones, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn)

Spin’s work on Game of Thrones (HBO) picked up Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program and Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program. The Game of Thrones VFX Production team, led by VFX Supervisor, Joe Bauer and VFX Producer, Steve Kullback, took home the distinguished Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program award, adding to their Emmy win last fall.

Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
Game of Thrones / ŸThe Climb
Patrick Zentis, Matte Painting Supervisor
Mayur Patel, CG Supervisor
Nitin Singh, Modeler
Tim Alexander, Asset Supervisor

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program
Game of Thrones  / The Climb
Kirk Brillon, Compositing Supervisor
Steve Gordon, Lead Compositor
Geoff Sayer, Lead Compositor
Winston Lee, Lead Compositor

Emmy award-winning VFX Supervisor Doug Campbell and two-time Emmy nominated Supervising Producer, Luke Groves led Spin’s team to deliver over 200 shots for the third season of Game of Thrones, including Mance Rayder’s Camp, the Direwolves compositing sequences in the Northern Forest, CG crows, the 3D Unsullied Army, the Twins matte painting and The Wall 3D environment.

Created by David Benioff and D.B Weiss, Game of Thrones is produced by HBO. Special thank you to Holly Schiffer, VP of Post Production, HBO, Joe Bauer, VFX Supervisor, Steve Kullback, VFX Producer, and Adam Chazen, VFX Coordinator.

Added thank you to all of Spin’s artists and nominees – together we create.

The VES Awards are the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on-the-keys artists who bring this work to life.