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Vancouver VFX houses are banking on Siggraph, which stands for Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Technologies, pulling in even more people this year. Many companies are setting up recruiting stations and throwing parties aimed at drawing more VFX artists to the West Coast.

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