We are looking forward to more great movies in the years to come.”īen Grossmann, Magnopus CEO and Visual Effects Oscar winner for Hugo said: “I’m fortunate to have been honored by the Academy for work we created with V-Ray, and I’m glad to see Vlado and his team get the recognition they deserve for their contributions.

I’d like to congratulate the other Sci-Tech winners as well – their efforts have pushed the boundaries of visual effects in film. “I am also immensely thankful to all the artists and studios for the great work they have created with V-Ray over the years. “This award reflects the hard work and dedication of the entire V-Ray team,” said Koylazov, CTO and Co-Founder of Chaos Group.

In its announcement, the Academy praised V-Ray for its “efficient production-ready approach to ray tracing and global illumination, its support for a wide variety of workflows, and its broad industry acceptance that proved instrumental in the widespread adoption of fully ray-traced rendering for motion pictures.” Koylazov received one of the 18 Sci-Tech Awards in 2017. The creatures, characters, and environments rendered with V-Ray are key elements of modern films, and comprise the majority of work nominated for visual effects Oscars over the last six years. Used on over 150 feature films since 2002, including recent hits like Doctor Strange, Deadpool, and Captain America: Civil War, V-Ray provides artists with world-class photorealism, helping them create stunning computer-generated visuals for audiences around the world. Vlado Koylazov, CTO and Co-Founder of Chaos GroupĬhaos Group announced that Co-Founder, Vlado Koylazov has won a Scientific and Engineering Award for the “original concept, design and implementation of V-Ray.” The award honors pioneers whose “developments result in significant improvements to motion picture production”.

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