Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Dolby Labs, MasterImage, XpanD, 3ality, In-Three, and Nvidia are just a few of the companies and individuals who will receive the first Lumiere Awards at the International 3D Society‘s first Technology Awards on Oct. 19 at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
IMAX and several other companies will be recipients of the Society’s Gold Award.
The Lumiere Award, the highest honor of its kind, recognizes the most important accomplishments within the stereoscopic 3D medium from Jan. 1, 1980 – Dec. 31, 2009.
Winners are selected by Society membership and a blue ribbon panel of stereoscopic 3D experts.
The complete list of first-time Lumiere recipients:
3ality Digital Autodesk Dolby Laboratories
Steve Hines In-Three MasterImage 3D
Nvidia Quantel Sassoon Film Design
Sony Pictures Imageworks The Walt Disney Studios XpanD
“Recent advances in stereoscopic 3D are revolutionizing the entertainment industry, and we are proud to acknowledge the medium’s most innovative pioneers,” said 3D Awards Committee Co-Chair and Oculus3D President Lenny Lipton. “The groundbreaking work of these companies and professionals will influence motion picture storytelling for generations to come.”
3ality Digital will be honored for its Stereo Image Processor (SIP) technology; Autodesk for its “Maya” 3D visual effects software technology; Dolby Laboratories for its “Dolby 3D” system; Steve Hines and The Walt Disney Studios for their “Disney Dual Camera Rig”; In-Three for its “Dimensionalization” technology; MasterImage 3D for its “Digital 3D Cinema System”; Nvidia for its “3D Vision” technology; Quantel for its “Pablo” 3D color correction and finishing system; Sassoon Film Design for its “2D to 3D Conversion” technology; Sony Pictures Imageworks for its “3D Pipeline”; The Walt Disney Studios for its “3D Pipeline;” and XpanD for its “Active 3D Cinema System.”
The International 3D Society Gold Award recipients also were announced today. There are three technologies being honored for their contribution to recent advances in stereoscopic 3D technologies: Colernial Robert Bernier for his “Optics” technology; IMAX for its “Solido Dual Strip 3D Camera” technology; and IRIDAS for its “Dual Stream” technology.
The 3D Technology Awards Show will feature MasterImage digital 3D cinema system technology and passive glasses as well as NEC projectors and equipment.
XpanD and Panasonic are Platinum Sponsors of the 3D Technology Awards Show. NEC Display Solutions is a Gold Sponsor; Nvidia and Quantel are Silver Sponsors. International 3D Society underwriters include Signature Sponsor XpanD and Founding Sponsors MasterImage 3D, Panasonic Hollywood Lab, The Walt Disney Studios, Pixar, DreamWorks Animation (DWA), Dolby Laboratories and IMAX; and Member Sponsors Discovery Communications, Autodesk and DirecTV.