International 3D Society Bestows 25 Awards at 4th Annual Creative Arts Ceremony in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)--

The International 3D Society bestowed 25 honors for "distinguished achievement" in the 3D Creative Arts Awards Wednesday night at a black-tie ceremony held at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles. "Life of Pi" (20^th Century Fox) swept several categories including: Best Live Action 3D Feature, Best Stereography - Live Action, and 3D Sequence/Moment of the Year. Two of the Society's Lumiere™ statuettes were presented to: "Brave" (Pixar Animation Studios) for Best Animated 3D feature, and Best Stereography - Animation. "The Avengers" (Paramount Pictures (News - Alert)) was honored for Best Use of 2D to 3D Conversion in 2012. '"Katy Perry: Part of Me" won in the category of Best Motion Picture Live Event.

"Life of Pi" director Ang Lee received the Society's Harold Lloyd Filmmaker Award, which was presented by Lloyd's granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, and Society Co-Chairman Tom Cosgrove, CEO of 3net.

DreamWorks Animation (DWA) was honored with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for education and distinguished achievement for 3D body of work.

Panasonic (News - Alert) Corporation was honored with the Society's Century Award for its support of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games 3D broadcasts from London.

In television categories, 3net won Best Documentary for "Sky Soldier - The Vietnam War in 3D." ESPN (News - Alert) won Best Live Sports Broadcast for its 3D telecast of the 2012 BCS College Championship Game. Volkswagen Germany was awarded a Lumiere™ for Best 3D Commercial. Bwark Productions and Sky UK were honored for Best 3DTV Short Subject Program for "Little Crackers," and PGS and Sky Italia won a statuette for Best 3DTV Entertainment Program for "The Little Prince." The "Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Tour" 3D concert telecast won a Lumiere™ for Best 3DTV Entertainment.

Universal Studios Hollywood received a Lumiere™ statuette for Best Themed Attraction, "Transformers: The Ride."

"The sheer volume and quality of work across all platforms was extraordinary this year," said Buzz Hays, the Society's Awards Committee Chairman.

"Our theme for the night was 'Our Story Begins.' Our honorees demonstrated that 3D is really just beginning to tell its story. But, the quality and breadth of content is very impressive," said Society President, Jim Chabin.

Award winners include:

	LIVE ACTION 3D FEATURE
	Life of Pi
	20th Century Fox

	ANIMATED 3D FEATURE
	Brave
	Pixar Animation Studios

	SHORT 3D MOTION PICTURE/NARRATIVE
	La Luna
	Pixar Animation Studios

	3D DOCUMENTARY
	Storm Surfers
	Storm Surfers

	THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE - OUTSTANDING USE OF 2D TO 3D CONVERSION
	The Avengers
	Marvel Studios & The Walt Disney (News - Alert) Studios Motion Pictures

	3D LIVE EVENT
	Katy Perry: Part of Me
	Paramount Pictures

	STEREOGRAPHY - LIVE ACTION
	Life of Pi
	20th Century Fox

	3D MOMENT OF THE YEAR
	"Fish Flying Over Boat"
	Life of Pi
	20th Century Fox

	STEREOGRAPHY - ANIMATION
	Brave
	Pixar Animation Studios

	3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA - LIVE SPORTS
	2012 BCS Championship
	ESPN

	3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA - ENTERTAINMENT
	Sky Soldier: The Vietnam War in 3D
	3net

	3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA - LIVE EVENT
	Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Tour
	3ality Technica

	3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA - COMMERCIAL
	Volkswagen "Flower Power"
	Stereotec

	THEMED ATTRACTION
	Transformers: The Ride-3D
	Universal Studios Hollywood

	SIR CHARLES WHEATSTONE AWARD
	DreamWorks Animation (DWA)

	HAROLD LLOYD AWARD
	Ang Lee

	CENTURY AWARD
	Panasonic Corporation

	AUTODESK 3D INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM COMPETITION
	Ora
	The National Film Board of Canada

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (JAPAN)
	Tekken: Blood Vengeance
	Namco Bandai / Sony PCL

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (CHINA)
	3D Taiwan
	Gene Young 3D Image Co., Ltd

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (KOREA)
	The Fetus
	KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (EUROPE)
	Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods
	Stereotec (Rat Pack Filmproduktion)

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (3DTV - LIVE SPORTS)
	The Ryder Cup (2012)
	Sky UK

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (3DTV - ENTERTAINMENT)
	The Little Prince
	PGS & Sky Italia

	INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (3DTV - SHORT)
	Little Crackers
	Bwark Productions & Sky UK

In addition, two more 3D Technology Awards were presented to RealD, and Innoventive Software.

The program was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Host Leonard Maltin was assisted by actress Jackie Lloyd, granddaughter of Harold Lloyd, and singer/actress Meagan Chase. Voting was conducted during the month of January by 400 of the Society's voting members.

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