Last year, when I received 
 the Visual Effect Society's
lifetime achievement award, 
I challenged  them to recognize
the amazing work being done by the students
in the field of visual effects.
So I cannot possibly be prouder today
that they had joined together
with Autodesk to step up 
making a student award a reality 
for the first time.
I congratulate Autodesk,
the VES and most importantly 
I congratulate the students
because they are the future.
