One of the UK’s largest visual effects, computer animation and games festivals.
BFX Festival
The annual BFX Festival, hosted by Bournemouth University, is one of the largest visual effects, computer animation and games festivals in the UK. This international event inspires current and future generations of artists, technicians as well as engineers, with a week long schedule of talks, panels and masterclasses delivered by industry experts.
BFX Festival 2023
took place 20 – 25 November
at Bournemouth University’s Talbot Campus & Hilton Bournemouth
Explore the programme below
History of BFX
Over the years BFX has become established as an international event that inspires both current and future generations of artists, technicians and engineers, and that celebrates all aspects of VFX, computer animation and games’ unique mix of technical and creative practices.
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2022
- Number of attendees: 992
- Speakers: 58
- Masterclasses: 17
- Screening: Dune & Chip 'n' Dale
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2019
- Number of attendees: 1169
- Speakers: 25
- Masterclasses: 10
- Screening: Avengers: Endgame, Spider Man Into the Spider Verse
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2018
- Number of attendees: 1347
- Speakers: 20
- Masterclasses: 12
- Screening: SOLO: A Star Wars Story
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2017
- Number of attendees: 898
- Speakers: 18
- Masterclasses: 6
- Screening: Guardians of the Galaxy
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2016
- Number of attendees: 945
- Speakers: 28
- Masterclasses: 7
- Screening: Ex-Machina, Star Wars The Force Awakens
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2015
- Number of attendees: 707
- Speakers: 18
- Masterclasses: 7
- Screening: Mad Max Fury Road, Big Hero 6, Interstellar
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2014
- Number of attendees: 551
- Speakers: 20
- Masterclasses: 6
- Screening: Maleficent, Gravity, The Lego Movie
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2013
- Number of attendees: 421
- Speakers: 19
- Masterclasses: 5
- Screening: Rush
