Deadline.com: VFX Oscar Protest: Workers Pound The Pavement To Plead Their Case

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VFX Oscar Protest: Workers Pound The Pavement To Plead Their Case Feb 24th 2013, 22:48 Ross Lincoln is a Deadline contributor. More than 150 VFX professionals have gathered in protest at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, just down the street from the 85th Academy Awards where Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi is set to vie for the Best VFX Oscar this afternoon. The grassroots protest organized by ex- and current employees of bankrupt VFX house Rhythm & Hues are wielding homemade signs, marching in a long circular procession, and chanting in unison: “Respect the artists, respect the workers, respect visual effects”. A plane carrying a banner reading "BOXOFFICE + BANKRUPT = VISUAL EFFECTS VFXUNION.COM” is scheduled to fly over the Oscars red carpet from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. The El Segundo-based Rhythm & Hues this month filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after laying off over 250 employees. Even those that remain at Rhythm & Hues working on upcoming tentpoles like Legendary’s Seventh Son have not received a paycheck in weeks. Related: Rhythm & Hues Confirms Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

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