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John Knoll honoured with the GENIE Visionary Award 2019

By Mark Newbold

February 1, 2019

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It’s been a 33 year journey, from Captain EO through to today and now John Knoll, Oscar winner for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and the spark behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been honoured with the 2019 GENIE Visionary Award.

#JohnKnoll @ILMVFX our #GENIE Visionary Award 2019. #pids2019 pic.twitter.com/LTlK0OEzlf

— ParisImagesDS (@ParisImagesDS) January 31, 2019

A more deserving recipient would be tough to find. Many congratulations to John from the team here at Fantha Tracks.

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Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days

Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days

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Knoll, John (Author)
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744 Pages - 11/01/2012 (Publication Date) - Abrams Books (Publisher)

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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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It’s been a 33 year journey, from Captain EO through to today and now John Knoll, Oscar winner for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and the spark behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been honoured with the 2019 GENIE Visionary Award.

#JohnKnoll @ILMVFX our #GENIE Visionary Award 2019. #pids2019 pic.twitter.com/LTlK0OEzlf

— ParisImagesDS (@ParisImagesDS) January 31, 2019

A more deserving recipient would be tough to find. Many congratulations to John from the team here at Fantha Tracks.

Sale

Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days

Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days

Used Book in Good Condition
Hardcover Book
Knoll, John (Author)
English (Publication Language)
744 Pages - 11/01/2012 (Publication Date) - Abrams Books (Publisher)

Tags
John Knoll

SourceParisImagesDS

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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