Oscar-winning visual effects producer and supervisor Richard Edlund will receive the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation from the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during the 2006 Scientific and Technical Awards dinner. The black-tie ceremony will be at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Edlund has received Academy Awards for his work on
From ILM, Edlund went on to found Boss Film Studios and began work on Ghostbusters in 1983. Through 1997, the studio produced visual effects for more than 30 motion pictures, including 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Die Hard, Ghost, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Cliffhanger, Batman Returns, Alien 3, Species, Multiplicity and Air Force One. More recently, he served as a vfx consultant for Tippett Studio on the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives, and is currently supervising visual effects work on Kamala Films upcoming crime thriller, Anamorph, and the Mike Nichols drama Charlie Wilson’s War for Universal.
Named in honor of the late director of special projects at Warner Hollywood Studios, the John A. Bonner Medal is awarded for ‘outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.’
Academy President Sid Ganis comments, ‘Besides Richard’s groundbreaking visual effects work, which has given moviegoers some of the most memorable scenes on the big screen, he’s been central to the Academy’s work in the scientific and technical areas for over a quarter century, including serving as one of the first Visual Effects Branch governors on the Board.’
An active member of the Academy since 1979, Edlund served on the Academy’s Board of Governors from 1995 to 2006, and chaired both the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee and the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee from 2001 to 2006. He continues sit on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and on its Museum Committee.
Segments of the 2006 Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be featured during ABC’s telecast of the 79th Academy Awards. on Sunday, Feb. 25.
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