The VFX Festival Virtual Series

The VFX Festival hosted by Escape Studios, is a celebration of visual effects, animation, games and motion graphics. For the last 7 years the annual festival hosted in London has attracted many attendees and high profile speakers from award-winning studios. 

For the first time in its history the VFX Festival is being divided into a virtual series to support emerging talent from all over the world by allowing professionals to share their insights on award-winning productions and encourage collaboration among the international participants. 

The VFX Festival Virtual Series will commence from May and will run until The VFX Festival next year, scheduled to take place in early February 2021 in London.

Upcoming virtual events

The VFX Festival Virtual Series

The VFX Festival hosted by Escape Studios, is a celebration of visual effects, animation, games and motion graphics. For the last 7 years the annual festival hosted in London has attracted many attendees and high profile speakers from award-winning studios. 

For the first time in its history the VFX Festival is being divided into a virtual series to support emerging talent from all over the world by allowing professionals to share their insights on award-winning productions and encourage collaboration among the international participants. 

The VFX Festival Virtual Series will commence from May and will run until The VFX Festival next year, scheduled to take place in early February 2021 in London.

Panel discussion 2020: The next 10 years | It’s 2020, a good time to look forward to the next ten years

Tuesday, 16th June at 11.00 - 12.00 (BST) We've collected a group of experts from across digital media to identify and predict future trends in the screen industries, including VFX, Games and Animation, that may change our work lives in the near future.

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His Dark Materials: Animating the daemons | Marion Strunck, Lead Animator at Framestore

Tuesday, 30th June at 11.00 - 12.00 (BST) Marion will talk about her experience breathing life into the key photoreal daemons. Framestore created more than 50 distinctive dæmons for the show, effectively bolstering the overall cast with its CGI creations.

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The bizarre, yet wonderful world of CG characters | Marcus Dryden, Creative Director at MPC Advertising

Thursday, 23th July at 17.30 - 18.30 (BST) Marcus will demonstrate how to bring stories to life with characters, creatures, cars, environments, and even food, through a range of programmes and new techniques

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Creating the dazzling ‘Illusion Battle’ sequence in Spider-Man: Far From Home | Alexis Wajsbrot VFX Supervisor at Framestore

Thursday, 18th June at 14.00 - 15.00 (BST) Alexis Wajsbrot, VFX Supervisor at Framestore will discuss the creative journey when creating the dazzling ‘Illusion Battle’ sequence

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From TV to Feature: The evolution and expectations of an Animated Feature | Manuel Reyes, CG Supervisor at Jellyfish

Tuesday, 14th July at 11.00 - 12.00 (BST) Manuel Reyes, CG Supervisor will take attendees on the company’s journey in creating DreamWorks Animation’s Holiday Special How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming.

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