CG Expert “Dr. Sassi” Garners Multiple Awards and Acceptances for Junior Extra Terrestrial, Creates Comprehensive JET-based Tutorial Series for MAXON’s Cineversity Training and Resource Website.

MAXON Computer , a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation, and rendering solutions, announced today that Junior Extra Terrestrial (JET), a four-minute family-oriented, animated and live-action short created primarily with MAXON CINEMA 4D, has recently been accepted at eight film festivals and honored with two awards. Created single-handedly by V.Sassmannshausen, computer animator and 3D training authority better known as “Dr. Sassi,” JET received an Award of Merit in the Film category from the November 2009 Accolade Film, Television, New Media and Video Awards, and has been selected to receive a Gold Kahuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival this coming April.

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