Spider Man Into the Spider Verse - Film Screening Entry to this event is included in BFX One Day and Festival Tickets. Alternatively, you can purchase individual film screening tickets for just £5pp. BUY NOW Spider Man Into the Spider Verse – Film Screening...
Simon English Client Manager – Guys & Dolls Casting Ltd After 10 years working as an Assistant Director in the Film and Television industry working up from 3rd AD to 1st AD on projects such as Ghost in the Shell, Mortal Engines, Killing Eve, Good Omens & Stray,...
Centre for Digital Entertainment showcase Friday 4 October 2019 CDE will be back at BFX 2019 showcasing student research projects. They will be located next to the recruitment stands on Friday 4 October. Come along and get involved with the following interactive...
BFX Recruitment Day Friday 4 October 2019 Blue Zoo Animation Studios 12:45 HR Talk One of the UK’s leading animation studios with a shelf full of BAFTAs for our trademark CG character animation. We produce shorts, commercials, digital content and some of the most...
BFX Summit Invitation only BFX Summit 2019 The Summit builds on the BFX Festival’s energy and this year, provides a platform to discuss the many and varied ways Dorset’s creative economy can grow and help develop the cultural capital of the region. Keynote...
Ian Fellows 2D Supervisor at Outpost Ian has been working in the VFX industry for 20 years as a compositor. He has over 55 credits on high-end feature films and television including Marvel films and several Harry Potter films. At Outpost, Ian is a 2D supervisor and...
Horacio Mendoza Revinski FX Look-Development Supervisor at Framestore After studying Multimedia Design, Horacio Mendoza began his career as a graphic designer for entertainment brands before moving into motion graphics for commercials. He started at Framestore as an...
Ben Cowell-Thomas Environment Supervisor at Double Negative Ben Cowell-Thomas graduated from the National Centre for Computer Animation in Bournemouth UK in 1997. After graduating he set up the 3D diploma at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore, where he was also...
Rebecca Rose Previs Artist at Framestore Rebecca graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art and Design in 2001 with a degree in Graphic Design. It was during her third year that she discovered Maya and instantly fell in love. After many hours working at her computer,...
Speaker bio: Shelley Page is currently International Animation Talent Consultant for leading animation studios including Netflix Animation (USA), Aardman Animations (UK), HB Wink (China), and Wizart (Russia) and is based in London. Shelley has been working in the...
Company Bio: axisVFX is a part of the Axis Studios group; with a rich history in animation, story telling and visual effects. Located in a vibrant media hubs of Bristol and London, with access to the cross studio scale of parent company Axis Studios, axisVFX offers...
Company Bio: Frontier Developments is the studio behind Jurassic World Evolution, Elite Dangerous, LostWinds and Planet Coaster, founded in 1994 by games industry veteran David Braben. Frontier’s development strengths are immersive and fun gameplay design with...
Company bio: Founded in 1991, Epic Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. Epic’s Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and...
Studio Bio: Founded in 2003, award-winning Sumo Digital employs over 500 staff across its five studios in Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle & Brighton (The Chinese Room), UK and Pune, India. Developing successful games across all platforms and genres, Sumo is...
Studio: Rare Company Bio: https://www.rare.co.uk/ An Xbox game studio with a 30-year pedigree, doing what we adore and creating games that players love to keep playing. Speaker Bio: Valentine Kozin is a Principal Technical Artist who has been at Rare for six years,...
Studio: Creative Assembly Speakers: Steph Anderson Company Bio: Creative Assembly is one of Europe’s leading games development studios, founded in 1987 and located in West Sussex, UK and in Sofia, Bulgaria. With a heritage of award-winning AAA titles, including...
Date/Times: Friday 5th October 9.30am – 17.30pm Place: Bay View Suite 2, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 80 Ticketing: Free Entry – Drop-in The Centre for Digital Entertainment is a Doctoral Training Centre and a joint venture between Bournemouth University and the...
Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios Title: The Art of Layout Description: Telling compelling stories is at the heart of Disney Animation’s creative process. Join Juan Hernandez, Layout Artist, who will share how choices in scene staging and camera animation enhance...
Studio: Cinesite is one of the world’s leading independent visual effects studios. The company’s studios in London and Montreal have been responsible for work on major productions including Aantman & the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, The Revenant, Fantastic...
Studio: Playground Games Speakers: Yibo Liu Studio Bio: Playground Games is a Microsoft Studio and one of the highest rated video game developers in the world, with two AAA studios based in Leamington Spa. Famed for the critically-acclaimed Forza Horizon franchise,...
Title of workshop: The Blues Crab – VRay for Nuke pipeline Date/Times: Friday 5th October 11.45am – 12.30pm Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 80 Ticketing: Student £15 / Professional £ 20 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Ari...
Studio: Isle of Dogs Fox Searchlight Speakers: Tim Ledbury Speaker bio: Tim has been working in the film industry for almost two decades with 10 years as a visual effects supervisor contributing to high profile film projects such as the ‘Harry Potter’ series, ‘The Da...
Title of workshop: Essential Anatomy for Artists Date/Times: Saturday 6th October 09.30am – 17.15pm Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 60 Ticketing: Student £45 / Professional £75 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Scott Eaton is an artist,...
Studio: Musion 3D Speaker: Ian O’Connell Read more information about this event: Personal Profile: Ian O’Connell About Us: Introduction to Musion Showcase: Recent Projects
Title of workshop: Theoretical context and tricks of the underwater world Date/Times: Wednesday 3rd October 14.00pm – 15.30pm Place: Bay View Suite 2, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 80 Ticketing: Student £10 / Professional £15 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of...
Studio: Framestore Speakers: Charlotte Tyson and Alan Clappison Studio Bio: Framestore – An Oscar-winning creative studio, we have worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete...
Date/Times: Sunday 7th October 14.00pm – 17.15pm (3 hours) Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 60 Ticketing: Student £20 / Professional £25 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Izzy Burton is a Concept Artist & Director working at Blue Zoo...
Date/Times: Thursday 4th October 18.30pm – 21.45pm (3 hours) Place: Bay View Suite 2, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 80 Ticketing: Student £15 / Professional £25 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Professor Paul Wells is Director of the Animation Academy,...
Speaker: Malcolm Neailey Bio: Malcolm Neailey is Lighting Supervisor at DNEG London. Since 2010 he has worked on 14 films at DNEG, including ‘John Carter’, ‘Godzilla’, ‘Paddington’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’, ‘Life’. Most recently Malcolm was Lighting Supervisor on...
Title of workshop: Electronic Arts @ Criterion Games presents Creating Visceral Game Experiences, Designed for Fun and Looking Great Date/Times: Thursday 4th October 9.30am – 12.45 (3 hours) Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 60 Ticketing: Student...
Will Gompertz will be delivering the BFX keynote in a rather unique way… Think Like an Artist by BBC Arts editor Will Gompertz – wisdom and smart thinking from Da Vinci to Ai Weiwei Why do some people seem to find it easy to come up with brilliant, fresh ideas?...
Speaker: Ed Hooks Bio: Ed Hooks, author of Acting for Animators, 4th revised edition, pioneered acting training especially for animators instead of stage actors. After a thirty-year career as a professional actor and acting teacher in the U.S., Ed began teaching...
Title: Keyframes for Success with Animated Women UK Date and Time: Wednesday 3rd October at 15.45pm – 16.45pm Venue: Bay View suite 2 at BIC Price: £5 Not to be missed, Animated Women UK brings you Keyframes for Success, a panel celebrating the women who have...
Speaker: Ari Rubenstein Bio: Ari Rubenstein is a visual effects craftsman and independent producer with 25 years of industry experience. Ari has worked on a variety of live-action vfx and feature animated films, from Matrix, Constantine, and Charlottes Web, to Blue...
Studio: Blue Zoo Speakers: Dane Winn & Tom Box Dane Winn, Animation Director Having been at Blue Zoo for over 8 years, Dane works in the commercials team as an Animation Director. Having created many successful animated shorts outside of work, Dane won the...
Studio: MPC Speaker: James Hood Bio: James has been a Rigging Technical Director at MPC for five years, since graduating from Portsmouth University in 2013. He has worked on projects such as Game of Thrones, The Dark Tower, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Oscar...
Studio: ILM Speaker: Julian Foddy Bio: Julian Foddy, Visual Effects Supervisor Before entering the world of digital visual effects in 2004, Julian spent 15 years in the music industry, achieving great success as a renowned international DJ and record producer. In...
Designing a Creature – With a Focus on Design Principles Date/Times: Thursday 4th October 14.00pm – 17.15 Place: Bay View Suite 2, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 70 Ticketing: Student £20 Professional £30 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Henning Sanden...
Production tips for Crowds in Houdini Date/Times: Wednesday 3rd October 14.00pm – 17.15pm Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 60 Ticketing: Student £20 Professional £30 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Mikael started out as a generalist...
Intuitive Digital workflow with Loish Date/Times: Sunday 7th October 09.30am – 13.45pm Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 60 Ticketing: Student £40 Professional £50 Age Restriction: 18+ Description of event: Lois van Baarle, otherwise known by her...
Acting for Animators, Part I and Part II Date/Times: Saturday 6th October – Sunday 7th October (2 day workshop) 10.00 – 16.00 both days Place: Bay View Suite 2, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 70 Ticketing: Student £50 (2 day ticket) Professional £80 (2 day ticket)...
Denis-Jose Francois Joint Head of 3D Animation at Jellyfish Pictures Denis-Jose Francois, Joint Head of 3D Animation at Jellyfish Pictures, has worked in CG for 25 years, both in the UK and overseas in Japan, Netherlands, Germany, Singapore, USA and Spain. During this...
Dave Cook Joint Head of 3D Animation at Jellyfish Pictures Dave Cook studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London where he first developed an interest in drawn animation. Beginning his career in 2D traditional drawn animation in the 1990s, Dave’s early...
Date/Times: Thursday 4th October 14.00pm – 16.45pm Place: Bay View Suite 1, BIC, Bournemouth Capacity: 60 Ticketing: Student £25 / Professional £30 plus one month’s free subscription to AnimDojo Age Restriction: 18+ Description: Bader is a series animation director...
Tessa Mapp Freelance CG Artist Tessa Mapp is a freelance CG artist, specialising in Lighting and Look development in full CG animation. Graduating with a first class degree from the NCCA in 2003, Tessa went on to work at Animal Logic, Weta Digital and Aardman...
Jerry Hibbert Founder of Hibbert Ralph Animation Ltd Jerry Hibbert started his professional career as an animator in 1970 when he joined ‘Yellow Submarine’ director George Dunning as his assistant at TV Cartoons Ltd. In 1974 he began directing animated titles and...
Tom Box Co-Founder of Blue Zoo Animation Tom started Blue Zoo Animation with three classmates whilst at studying at Bournemouth University 17 years ago, the company is now one of the biggest CG animation studios in the UK; picking up a few BAFTAs along the way. Tom...
Ben Steer Senior Animation Director at Blue-Zoo Productions Ltd Ben is a London-based BAFTA nominated short film director specialising in animation. Since joining Blue-Zoo Productions Ltd nine years ago, he’s worked in numerous roles, from writing and visual...
Oliver McCluskey Visual FX After studying computer science at the University of Manchester, Oliver began his time in visual effects as a runner at Framestore before moving into render support and on into the lighting department to begin his career as a Lighting TD....
Boyan Baynov Lighting & Lookdev TD at ILM Boyan Baynov is a Lighting and Lookdev TD currently working at ILM. Boyan started his journey into film and moving image at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham and only discovered VFX after graduating. Boyan...
