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The Visual Effects Society today announced the newest inductees into the VES Hall of Fame, including pioneering animator, producer and director Mary Ellen Bute; the first woman to ever direct a film, Alice Guy-Blaché; American computer scientist Grace Hopper; commercial computer animation visionary Bill Kovacs and Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer George Pal. The Hall of Fame inductees – and other special honorees – will be celebrated at a special event this Fall.

Neighbours fans are convinced they've worked out how the Australian soap opera will end this week.Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) were left gobsmacked during Tuesday's episode of the Channel 5 show as they noticed all their fellow Ramsay Street residents have put their houses up for sale."What on earth?", exclaimed Susan, hoping her husband could provide some answers.READ MORE: Neighbours fans 'in tears' at surprise flashback scenes as soap begins final weekChloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly) returned from Adelaide last week, deciding to put No.24 on the market, which led to the return of Paige Brennan (Olympia Valance), who is now operating as an estate agent.Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) has also followed suit, as she and Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett) have decided to buy and move to River Bend.Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) come to the realisation that wife-to-be Melanie Pearson (Lucinda Cowden) was struggling with the thought of living on a street filled with memories of the past and therefore made a decision to sell up.Wendy Rodwell (Candice Leask), meanwhile, decided that, despite her family having just moved into the street, that she would also put her house on the market.Elsewhere, David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) and Aaron Brennan (Matt Wilson) took a leap of faith, as they decided to leave Erinsborough and start a new life in New York, and Nicolette Stone (Charlotte Chimes) agreed to join them.Unhappy fans are now convinced the award-winning continuing drama will end with everyone simply moving away from Ramsay Street.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Very vocally not a fan of the idea of an everyone moves away ending."Another added: "Aww all these for sale signs is making me feel

Pam Hogarth will be this year’s recipient of the Visual Effects Society’s Founders Award for her contributions to the art, science and business of visual effects and for her meritorious service to the Society. She and Jeff Barnes, Patricia “Rose” Duignan, Toni Pace Carstensen and David Tanaka will also be presented with lifetime VES memberships, while three-time Oscar-winning director Pete Docter will be made an honorary member.

Neighbours six years ago as Aaron Brennan he was only due to have a guest role but his on-screen performances impressed producers so much they handed him a permanent roleAaron and David Tanaka, played by Takaya Hondam, are one of most popular couples on the show.Their on-screen marriage in 2018, the first ever same-sex nuptials on Australian TV, melted the hearts of viewers and it came just a year after same sex marriage was legalised down under.READ MORE Neighbours stars’ most daring outfits - frontless dress, braless and knicker flashDavid's performances have won him huge praise from television critics and he was named Best New Male Character of 2015 in Soap World.Off-screen, he married his girlfriend Jessica in a secret ceremony, and the couple also share a child whose existence they managed to keep under wraps while she was pregnant.Daily Star Online take a look inside David's life, from his secret baby, a poignant soap tribute he made about the show when it was announced it was going to be axed and his sweet romance.Away from the soap, Matt is love-up with Jessica, but he has remained tight-lipped about their relationship.While Matt is quite private about his wife, it is known that she is Pilates teacher and she often shares lovey-dovey snaps of the pair on her Instagram page.In February 2019, the pair tied the knot in a surprise wedding.The actor shared with fans on Instagram that they had got hitched - posted a snap of the newlyweds in Hawaiian patterned outfits with the cation: "Forever"Matt surprised his fans when became a dad for the first time in February last year.On February 16 Jess took to Instagram to share the happy news with her followers, after the couple kept schtum about the child during her

Neighbours, following Gareth's death.After the dramatic scenes at the River Bend, Emma refuses to believe that David and Freya could not save Gareth.How will they react? And what will this mean for David and Freya? Viewers will have to wait and see.Since joining the soap in 2016, David Tanaka has been involved in many of Neighbours' huge storylines, including the soap's first on-screen gay marriage in 2020.Away from the soap, actor Takaya Honda has also led an interesting life, as well as paying a sweet tribute to the soap following its axe.Long before he joined Neighbours as fan-favourite David Tanaka in 2016, actor Takaya Honda appeared in the hit Australian TV series Girl's World, as well as Family Law.It was not the only iconic children's TV show role that he had though, as away from acting, he was also a presenter on series including Play School and My Great Big Adventure.He is also a talented theatre actor, and has been seen on stage in productions of Shakespeare plays including Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It.Away from acting he is also an ambassador for the charity Dementia Australia.Neighbours fans were recently devastated when it was announced that the soap would be coming to an end later this year.The announcement followed Channel 5's decision to drop the show from its schedule, with the station saying in a statement: "Neighbours will no longer air on Channel 5 beyond this summer.

Neighbours – from Harold and Madge to Lou Carpenter and couple Karl and Susan Kennedy, but one that always comes to viewers' minds is Paul Robinson.Paul Robinson, played by Stefan Dennis, is one of Ramsay Street's longest residents and has appeared in the soap from its very first episode.Since then, the Robinson clan has expanded, with children including David Tanaka and Leo Tanaka and granddaughter Harlow Robinson, played by Jason Donovan's daughter Jemma Donovan, joining the series in recent years.Paul's relationship with his kids hasn't always been straight forward though, and here, we look at where the actors who played the Robinson children are now.Cameron and Robert Robinson are triplets, along with Elle Robinson, with the identical

Neighbours couple Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka after the disappearance of their surrogate Nicolette - it turns out their baby might not even be related to them.After Nicolette fled Ramsay Street after an argument with her girlfriend Chloe, it caused a huge stir in the neighbourhood as she was still pregnant with Aaron and David's baby.Next week, Aaron and David are left completely floored when Paul turns up with baby Isla after weeks of being terrified they'd never meet their daughter.Though they're frustrated with Paul for not informing them of his trip to Canberra to seek out Nicolette, the joy of finally being parents soon sinks in, and the couple throw themselves into fatherhood - while completely unaware the baby in their home isn't

Neighbours star April Rose Pengilly, who plays Chloe Brennan in the Aussie soap, has teased plenty of drama to come with girlfriend Nicolette and her unborn child.Nicolette is currently acting as a surrogate for Chloe’s brother Aaron and his husband David Tanaka - but unfolding drama with Chloe could mean the pair lose out on their chance to be fathers.It all comes as Nicolette springs an unexpected proposal on Chloe - who can’t help but have doubts over the suddenness of the potential progression of their relationship.Meanwhile, Leo confesses to Paul that he has feelings for Chloe, and things seem to fall into place for him when Chloe worries that her own romance is moving too fast.Chloe accepts Nicolette’s proposal, but it soon emerges

Neighbours ' Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka (Matt Wilson and Takaya Honda) can't wait for their surrogate child to be born, despite the drama that their surrogate Nicolette has brought for them.

Neighbours may be about to take a short break over the Christmas period, but it will be back with a bang in the new year.

Neighbours' Nicolette Stone (Charlotte Chimes) will offer to make a huge commitment to Aaron Brennan (Matt Wilson) and David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) next week.The couple have decided that they want to finally become parents as David prepares to fly to Canada to start the baby-making process.However, as their excitement starts to build before David's departure, Nicolette makes them a huge offer.She tells them that she is willing to be their surrogate, leaving them gobsmacked as they weigh up their options.They realise that it would make much more sense to have a surrogate closer to home, and part of the process.Aaron and David quiz her on her intentions but as she insists the offer is genuine, they start to come round to the idea.But as Aaron

Neighbours star Takaya Honda, who is best known for playing David Tanaka, recently got married to his long-term partner Amy Schwab.Takaya has already made wedding history when his character tied the knot with Aaron two years ago and it became Australia's first on-screen gay wedding.Now, the soap star has celebrated his own big day as he got married over the weekend at Sundays in Byron Bay, a luxury accommodation venue with panoramic views of the coast. © Sam Tabone - Getty Images Amy Schwab and Takaya Honda Amy wore an elegant, beaded couture dress with a matching white headpiece and David wore a beige suit and white shirt.

Neighbours ' Chloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly) and her husband Pierce Greyson (Tim Robards) have been going through a rocky patch in recent weeks.

Since October of last year, everyone in Neighbours believed that Shaun Watkins had died during an avalanche when he was on a trip to Switzerland.