All the World VFX Day sessions are happening over 15 hours on 8th December!
befores & afters is participating in World VFX Day this year in a fun session called Stories from Set. I’ll be asking questions to VFX supervisors Andreas Maaninka, Edward Douglas and Farhad Mohasseb about their own experiences on the set of VFX productions.
Here’s how to tune in: subscribe to the World VFX Day YouTube page to join the event on 8th December: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldVFXDay
There will be more than 65 speakers running for over 15 hours on the YouTube livestream. This year’s event is hosted by Important Looking Pirates from their London studio. There are also in-person events led by the industry community, taking place in London, Berlin, Munich, Paris, Stuttgart, Singapore, Bangkok, Toronto and New York.
Here’s the full line up:
VFX Landscape: Americas with Ignacio Pol – Founder at CONTROL Studio, Matt von Brock – Founder at Swarm VFX, Henrique Reginato – Co-Founder at NOX VFX, Cristian Fieiras – Technical Artist
UK Industry Spotlight with Neil Hatton – CEO at UK Screen Alliance and Gareth Kirkman – UK Business and Industry Manager at British Film Commission
Embracing Innovation in VFX – with David Sheldon-Hicks – Founder at Territory Studio, Dariya Yaschenko – EP at TerminalFX and Ajoy Mani – Production VFX Producing Supervisor
VFX Landscape: Asia & Beyond with Michal Kriukow – Founder at Studio Ulu, Phil Pham – Founder at Island City Solutions (ex-ILM) and Bryan Daniel – EP at Pixstone Images
Spain’s Rise as a VFX & Animation Hub with Javier Romero – Founder at Starframe Filmworks, Ignacio Caicoya – Founder at Flaming Frames, Elena Moreno – FDI Projects Manager at ICEX Spain’s Trade Body, Gonzalo Escudero – EP at Metropolis VX (Dream Machine FX), Raul Carbo – Co-Founder at Atlantis Animation
Founders Fireside Chat with David Li – Founder at Dream Machine (ILP, FIN Design, Arc Creative, Zero VFX, Mavericks VFX) and William Sargent – Co-Founder at Framestore
VFX & Animation Supervisors: Australia & New Zealand with Denis Baudin – VFX Supervisor, Genevieve Camilleri – VFX Supervisor, and Aidan Martin – Animation Supervisor at WētāFX
VFX: Hollywood’s Underdog with Todd Vaziri – Compositing Supervisor at ILM and Valentina Sgro – Production Manager
Indie Studio Leadership Roundtable with Laurens Ehrmann – Founder at The Yard VFX, Brian Carbin – Co-Founder at Stone Dogs, Lucy Cooper – MD at Union VFX, and Vikas Gandhi – MD at Gelaro Grace
VFX Innovation featuring Michael Ralla, VFX Supervisor at Warner Bros., Johnny Han, VFX Supervisor at HBO, Christina Caspers MD & Group EP at Trixter & Cinesite, Kevin Baillie, Head of Studio at Eyeline Studios, Christine Resch, Development Manager at Adobe. In partnership with the Visual Effects Society (VES) and View Conference
An Inside Look at the Future of VFX with Alana Newell – CEO, Jasper Kidd – Creative Director/Head of Studio (UK), Jonathan Cheetham – Senior VFX Supervisor and Clare Cheetham – Executive VFX Producer
Animated Women UK with board members: Louise Hussey, Debra Wooton, Victoria Watson, Dara McGarry, Debra Coleman
Georges Melies: A Tribute with Kate Xagoraris – Archivist, Film Historian and VFX artist, David Tanaka – Editor and Filmmaker – in partnership with the Visual Effects Society (VES)
Creative Technology with Theo Jones, VFX Supervisor at Framestore, Tom Fonvillars, Head of CG at The Yard VFX, Xuan Prada, Labs Lead at Important Looking Pirates
Stories from Set, with VFX Supervisors Andreas Maaninka – Oasis VFX, Edward Douglas, Farhad Mohasseb – Fun & Mayhem VFX, interviewed by Ian Failes – Editor at Befores & Afters
Bournemouth University Alumni with Dr Rehan Zia – Principal Academic and guest students/ex-students
When 85 Artists Unite with Delcio Gomes, Head of Department, Generalist and Environments at ILM – in partnership with Chaos Group
100 Years of Supporting the Film & TV Industry with Marcus Ryder MBE, CEO
Four Decades of VFX with Neishaw Ali – CEO at Spin VFX
Unlocking Your Potential: Career Focus with Debra Coleman – Founder at Open Frame Coaching, Simon Davies – Founder at DAX (Digital Arts Exchange), Jonny Adamson – Talent Manager at DNEG, Harriet Edge-Partington – Talent Manager at Union VFX
From Indie to Dream Machine: with Eva Mautino – CEO at Important Looking Pirates
More info at https://worldvfxday.com.
