27th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS CONFERENCE | #viewconference2026 | 12-16 OCT
| Tickets at www.viewconference.itOct 12 Location: ITS ICT - Piazza dei Mestieri - Via Jacopo Durandi, 13 - Torino // Oct 13/14/15/16 Location: OGR, Corso Castelfidardo, 22 - Torino // Evening Screenings: Cinema Massimo, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 - TorinoNOTE: Light Pass ticket has access only to Talks, Panels, and KeynotesNOTE: Seating for smaller rooms is first come, first served. Show up early to have the
best chance for a spot.
09:00-13:00 CET [4-hour Workshop in English]In ITS 1 (In Person)ELOI CHAMPAGNE,Head, Technical Direction and Production Technology, National Film Board of Canada
09:00-12:30 CET [Workshop in English]In ITS 2 (In Person)ROBERT HRANITZKY,Designer & Creative DirectorCHRISTINE RESCH,Strategic Development Manager for Video, Adobe
09:00-13:00 CET [4-hour Masterclass in English]In ITS 3 (In Person)ISOBEL HINE,Mid Concept Artist, INT/Night , Founder/Director of WCAAJESSICA TAYLOR,Senior Freelance Concept Artist and Illustrator, Community Manager of WCAA
09:00-13:00 CET [Workshop in English]In ITS 5 (In Person)ERNST JANSSEN GROESBEEK,Stylized Rendering Look Development Artist, 9to3animation
APP-y Hour: Live Vibe Coding
09:00-11:00 CET [Workshop in English]In ITS 8 (In Person)BOYAN GEORGIEV,Vice Chair, London ACM Siggraph, Lighting & Comp Artist, Creative Technologist,
Chair, London ACM SIGGRAPHJONAS KLUGER,Founder, Das Element
09:00-16:30 CET [Workshop in English]In ITS 13 (In Person)CARLOS VILCHIS PH.D.,Faculty, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, University of Nebraska-LincolnGASTON ALVAREZ,Virtual Production & VFX Supervisor
10:15-11:15 CET [Workshop in English]In ITS 12 (In Person)SAINT JOHN WALKER,Programme Leader, Postgraduate Media, University of Hertfordshire
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:15
AI Playground
11:15-16:15 CET [Workshop in English]In ITS 4 (In Person)KATE GABRIEL,Creative Director, The Mayda Creative CoBOYAN GEORGIEV,Vice Chair, London ACM Siggraph, Lighting & Comp Artist, Creative Technologist,
Chair, London ACM SIGGRAPH
Portfolio Reviews in Concept Art for Film & Games
11:15-12:15 CET [Portfolio Reviews in English]In ITS 9 (In Person)VALERIIA KONSTANTINOVA,Junior Concept Artist, Atomhawk Design Ltd, Co-Director & Team Lead, Women in Concept
ArtEMILY BLAND,Junior Concept Artist, Industrial Light & Magic, Founder & Co-Director, Women in
Concept Art
12:45-13:45 CET [Talk in English]In POLIFUNZIONALE (In Person)HEIKE KLUGER,VFX SupervisorED DOUGLAS,VFX Supervisor, Backrooms
Behind the Pixels: What Does Production Actually Do?
12:45-13:45 CET [Panel in English]In ITS TEATRO (In Person)APOLLONIA HARTMANN,VFX Producer, Accenture Song VFXBEATA PARCZEWSKA,Chair, London ACM SIGGRAPH, 3D Artist / Motion DesignerAGATA M. SOCCINI,Researcher, Head of the VR Lab, University of TorinoEVA KRPANOV,Treasurer, London ACM Siggraph, VFX Production CoordinatorBENJY RIEHL,Global Head of Business Development, Proof Inc
14:00-15:00 CET [Talk in English]In POLIFUNZIONALE (In Person)VALERIIA KONSTANTINOVA,Junior Concept Artist, Atomhawk Design Ltd, Co-Director & Team Lead, Women in Concept
ArtEMILY BLAND,Junior Concept Artist, Industrial Light & Magic, Founder & Co-Director, Women in
Concept ArtPRIYA SINGH,Project Manager and Co-Director, Women in Concept Art
14:00-15:00 CET [Talk in English]In ITS TEATRO (In Person)FRANCISCO "PAKKO" DE LA TORRE-ROCHA,Founder/Chief Innovations Officer, AIM World & AIM Previz
14:15
14:30
14:45
15:00
Concept Art Portfolio Reviews
15:00-16:00 CET [Portfolio Reviews in English]In ITS 3 (In Person)ISOBEL HINE,Mid Concept Artist, INT/Night , Founder/Director of WCAAJESSICA TAYLOR,Senior Freelance Concept Artist and Illustrator, Community Manager of WCAAPHIL MOSS,Concept Artist & Illustrator
15:15
Ask me Anything about Games, VFX and Animation
15:15-16:15 CET [Ask Me Anything in English]In POLIFUNZIONALE (In Person)HAL HICKEL,Animation Director, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Oscar, BAFTA winnerJAN-BART VAN BEEK,Studio Director & Studio Art & Animation Director, Guerrilla GamesTRENT CLAUS,VFX Supervisor, Lola Visual EffectsTARA DEMARCO,Visual Effects Supervisor, Paramount StudiosNOELLE TRIAUREAU,Production Designer, SWAPPED & BLUSH, Skydance AnimationBRUNO VELAZQUEZ,Game Director, God of War Ragnarök, Sony Santa Monica StudioModeratorWIEKE SCHRAKAMP,Researcher, Valsplat
15:15-16:15 CET [Panel in English]In ITS TEATRO (In Person)TIM MCLAUGHLIN,Dean, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts, Texas A&M UniversitySIMON DAVIES,Talent Acquisition Leader & Founder, DAX | Digital Arts XchangeDEBRA COLEMAN,Founder, Career and Leadership Coach, Open Frame CoachingEUGENIE PONCET,Director, Campus Artisan de l’Image, and Producer, Walking with AnimatorsDR. OLIVER MAG GINGRICH,Programme Lead, BA (Hons) Animation, University of Greenwich, School of Design &
Creative IndustriesBROOKE KEESLING,CalArts Instructor & ASIFA Hollywood Vice President EmeritusModeratorSAINT JOHN WALKER,Programme Leader, Postgraduate Media, University of Hertfordshire
16:30-17:45 CET [Panel in English]In POLIFUNZIONALE (In Person)ELOI CHAMPAGNE,Head, Technical Direction and Production Technology, National Film Board of CanadaJAN-BART VAN BEEK,Studio Director & Studio Art & Animation Director, Guerrilla GamesDYLAN SISSON,Head of RenderMan Creative Engagement, Pixar Animation StudiosJANET LEWIN,Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILMMICHELLE GRADY,President, Sony Pictures ImageworksHOLLY EDWARDS,President, Skydance AnimationEMILY BLAND,Junior Concept Artist, Industrial Light & Magic, Founder & Co-Director, Women in
Concept ArtISOBEL HINE,Mid Concept Artist, INT/Night , Founder/Director of WCAAModeratorSAINT JOHN WALKER,Programme Leader, Postgraduate Media, University of Hertfordshire
16:30-17:00 CET [Talk in English]In ITS 4 (In Person)KATE GABRIEL,Creative Director, The Mayda Creative CoBEATA PARCZEWSKA,Chair, London ACM SIGGRAPH, 3D Artist / Motion DesignerEVA KRPANOV,Treasurer, London ACM Siggraph, VFX Production Coordinator
27th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS CONFERENCE | #viewconference2026 | 12-16 OCT
| Tickets at www.viewconference.itOct 12 Location: ITS ICT - Piazza dei Mestieri - Via Jacopo Durandi, 13 - Torino // Oct 13/14/15/16 Location: OGR, Corso Castelfidardo, 22 - Torino // Evening Screenings: Cinema Massimo, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 - TorinoNOTE: Light Pass ticket has access only to Talks, Panels, and KeynotesNOTE: Seating for smaller rooms is first come, first served. Show up early to have the
best chance for a spot.
12:45-13:45 CET [Panel in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)KEVIN BAILLIE,Executive, Visual Effects Supervisor, Director, Founder, Critical PeriodCHRISTINE RESCH,Strategic Development Manager for Video, AdobeJOHNNY HAN,VFX Supervisor & 2nd Unit Director, The Penguin (HBO)ED DOUGLAS,VFX Supervisor, BackroomsModeratorCHRISTINA CASPERS-ROEMER,General Manager, Trixter, and Executive Producer, Cinesite Group
13:00-17:00 CET [16-Hour over 4-Day Lab in English]In TECA-B / SOPPALCO (In Person)CHRIS LAVIS,Co-Founder, Clyde Henry Productions & Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, The National
Film Board of Canada, Oscar winner
14:00-15:00 CET [Panel in English]In FUCINE (In Person)TIM MCLAUGHLIN,Dean, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts, Texas A&M UniversityJUNYA MOCHIZUKI,Senior Manager, Business Development, Sony Corporation, Visual Creation DivisionMAYET ANDREASSEN,Instructional Associate Professor, Visualization Industry Relations, Texas A&M University,
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine ArtsWAYNE MILLER,Executive Producer/Head of Production, Texas A&M University, Virtual Production InstituteJAMIE RAFFONE,Senior Manager, Virtual Production, Sony Electronics Imaging
15:15-16:15 CET [Talk in English]In FUCINE (In Person)ALEX BOYA,Animator and Filmmaker, National Film Board of CanadaJELENA POPOVIĆ,Producer, National Film Board of Canada
16:30-17:30 CET [Talk in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)JURI STANOSSEK,VFX Supervisor, Accenture Song VFXALEXANDRA STAUTMEISTER,VFX & Animation Producer, Lavalabs Moving Images
17:45-18:45 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)ELOI CHAMPAGNE,Head, Technical Direction and Production Technology, National Film Board of Canada
18:45-19:45 CET [Talk in English]In FUCINE (In Person)ANDREW JACKSON (Remote),Overall VFX Supervisor, DNEG VFX, Oscar winnerin Conversation withIAN FAILES,Editor, befores & afters
27th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS CONFERENCE | #viewconference2026 | 12-16 OCT
| Tickets at www.viewconference.itOct 12 Location: ITS ICT - Piazza dei Mestieri - Via Jacopo Durandi, 13 - Torino // Oct 13/14/15/16 Location: OGR, Corso Castelfidardo, 22 - Torino // Evening Screenings: Cinema Massimo, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 - TorinoNOTE: Light Pass ticket has access only to Talks, Panels, and KeynotesNOTE: Seating for smaller rooms is first come, first served. Show up early to have the
best chance for a spot.
09:00-10:00 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)AMELIE DILLIG,VFX Producer, Accenture Song VFXEMANUEL FUCHS,Visual Effects Supervisor, Accenture Song VFX
Building the Right Virtual Production Ecosystem Facing AI Trends
09:00-10:00 CET [Talk in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)CARLOS VILCHIS PH.D.,Faculty, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:15-11:15 CET [Panel in English]In FUCINE (In Person)JOEL CRAWFORD,Writer/Director, Forgotten Island, Dreamworks AnimationJANUEL P. MERCADO,Writer/Director, Forgotten Island, DreamWorks AnimationSEAN SEXTON,Head of Character Animation, Forgotten Island, DreamWorks AnimationRYAN CARLSON,Production Designer, Forgotten Island, DreamWorks Animation
12:45-13:45 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)DADI EINARSSON,Overall VFX Supervisor, House of the Dragon Season 3, VES, BAFTA, Primetime Emmy
winner
13:00-17:00 CET [Lab in English]In TECA-B / SOPPALCO (In Person)CHRIS LAVIS,Co-Founder, Clyde Henry Productions & Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, The National
Film Board of Canada, Oscar winner
16:30-17:30 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)SYLVAIN SALAME,VFX Supervisor, Mikros Animation
16:45
17:00
17:15
17:30
17:45
The Future of Filmmaking: Directors Panel
17:45-18:45 CET [Panel in English]In FUCINE (In Person)JOEL CRAWFORD,Writer/Director, Forgotten Island, Dreamworks AnimationKENNA HARRIS,Co-Director & Co-Writer, Toy Story 5, Pixar Animation StudiosJANUEL P. MERCADO,Writer/Director, Forgotten Island, DreamWorks AnimationTYREE DILLIHAY,Director, GOAT, Sony Pictures Animation
17:45-19:15 CET [Workshop in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)SETAREH SAMANDARI,Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Interdimensional VFXHABIB ZARGARPOUR,Virtual Production Supervisor, Interdimensional VFX, Co-head of Virtual Production,
USC School of Cinematic Arts
17:45-19:15 CET [Workshop in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)MARK ULANO,Sound Engineer, CAS, AMPS, Oscar winnerPATRUSHKA MIERZWA,Boom Operator & Author
18:00
18:15
18:30
18:45
Team Deakins Book Signing
18:45-19:30 CET [Signing in English]In BOOKSTORE (In Person)SIR ROGER DEAKINS, Academy Award Winning CinematographerJAMES ELLIS DEAKINS, Creative Work Partner of Roger Deakins
Breakpoint Bookstore Near Reception
19:00
19:15
19:30
19:45
20:00
20:15
20:30
Disclosure Day
20:30-23:00 CET [Screening in English]In CINEMA MASSIMO - Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 (In Person)introduced by MATTHEW E. BUTLER, Production VFX Supervisor, Disclosure DayJOEL BEHRENS, VFX Supervisor, Disclosure Day, Digital DomainLIZ BERNARD, Animation Supervisor, Disclosure Day, Digital Domain
27th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS CONFERENCE | #viewconference2026 | 12-16 OCT
| Tickets at www.viewconference.itOct 12 Location: ITS ICT - Piazza dei Mestieri - Via Jacopo Durandi, 13 - Torino // Oct 13/14/15/16 Location: OGR, Corso Castelfidardo, 22 - Torino // Evening Screenings: Cinema Massimo, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 - TorinoNOTE: Light Pass ticket has access only to Talks, Panels, and KeynotesNOTE: Seating for smaller rooms is first come, first served. Show up early to have the
best chance for a spot.
09:00-10:00 CET [Talk in English]In FUCINE (In Person)YVETT MERINO,Producer, HEXED, Disney Animation Studios
Italian Premiere Talk
Hybrid Tracking Workflows for Virtual Production
09:00-10:00 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)CARLOS VILCHIS PH.D.,Faculty, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
09:00-10:00 CET [Panel in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)SETAREH SAMANDARI,Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Interdimensional VFXHABIB ZARGARPOUR,Virtual Production Supervisor, Interdimensional VFX, Co-head of Virtual Production,
USC School of Cinematic Arts
10:15-11:15 CET [Panel in English]In FUCINE (In Person)MATTHEW E. BUTLER,Production VFX Supervisor, Disclosure DayJOEL BEHRENS,VFX Supervisor, Disclosure Day, Digital DomainLIZ BERNARD,Animation Supervisor, Disclosure Day, Digital Domain
10:15-11:15 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)ELOI CHAMPAGNE,Head, Technical Direction and Production Technology, National Film Board of CanadaMASHA SHUGRINA (Remote),Senior Research Scientist & Manager, NVIDIA
11:30-12:30 CET [Panel in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)GARY MUNDELL,CEO & Co-Founder, LOFTAPPSDAVID LI,Founder & Chairman of the Board, Dream Machine VFXCHRIS SPRY,Managing Director, FIN VFX
11:30-12:30 CET [Talk in English]In TECA-B / SOPPALCO (In Person)ANTHONY GIACCHINO (Remote),Filmmaker, Colette, Oscar winnerROCHELE GLOOR (Remote),Co-founder Emerging Technologist, Natural Realities and Researcher, rgloorLab
12:45-13:45 CET [Panel in English]In FUCINE (In Person)HAL HICKEL,Animation Director, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Oscar, BAFTA winnerELOI CHAMPAGNE,Head, Technical Direction and Production Technology, National Film Board of CanadaALEXANDRE PONCET,Director, Composer, Film HistorianDELPHINE COUDRAY,Head of Operations, Animation IrelandTOM GIBBONS,Animation / Stop-Motion Supervisor, Tippett StudioEUGENIE PONCET,Director, Campus Artisan de l’Image, and Producer, Walking with Animators
12:45-13:45 CET [Panel in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)JANET LEWIN,Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILMMAG SARNOWSKA,VFX Co-Supervisor, Project Hail MaryMICHELLE GRADY,President, Sony Pictures ImageworksModeratorCHRISTINA CASPERS-ROEMER,General Manager, Trixter, and Executive Producer, Cinesite Group
13:00-17:00 CET [Lab in English]In TECA-B / SOPPALCO (In Person)CHRIS LAVIS,Co-Founder, Clyde Henry Productions & Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, The National
Film Board of Canada, Oscar winner
17:45-18:45 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)WAYNE MILLER,Executive Producer/Head of Production, Texas A&M University, Virtual Production Institute
18:00
18:15
18:30
18:45
ILM: 50 Years of Innovation Book Signing
18:45-19:30 CET [Signing in English]In BOOKSTORE (In Person)HAL HICKEL, Animation Director, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Oscar, BAFTA winnerJANET LEWIN, Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILMIAN FAILES, Editor, befores & afters
19:00
19:15
19:30
19:45
20:00
20:15
20:30
The Secret of the Moonstone
20:30-22:00 CET [Screening in English]In CINEMA MASSIMO - Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 (In Person)introduced by SACHITHA KALINGAMUDALI, General Manager, Mogo Studios
27th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS CONFERENCE | #viewconference2026 | 12-16 OCT
| Tickets at www.viewconference.itOct 12 Location: ITS ICT - Piazza dei Mestieri - Via Jacopo Durandi, 13 - Torino // Oct 13/14/15/16 Location: OGR, Corso Castelfidardo, 22 - Torino // Evening Screenings: Cinema Massimo, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18 - TorinoNOTE: Light Pass ticket has access only to Talks, Panels, and KeynotesNOTE: Seating for smaller rooms is first come, first served. Show up early to have the
best chance for a spot.
09:00-10:00 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)SETAREH SAMANDARI,Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Interdimensional VFXHABIB ZARGARPOUR,Virtual Production Supervisor, Interdimensional VFX, Co-head of Virtual Production,
USC School of Cinematic Arts
10:15-11:15 CET [Keynote in English]In FUCINE (In Person)RICHARD KERRIS,Global Media and Entertainment Vice-President, NVIDIACRISTOBAL VALENZUELA,Cofounder and Co-CEO, Runway
10:15-11:15 CET [Talk in English]In MEZZANINO (In Person)SIMON DAVIES,Talent Acquisition Leader & Founder, DAX | Digital Arts XchangeDEBRA COLEMAN,Founder, Career and Leadership Coach, Open Frame Coaching
11:30-12:30 CET [Talk in English]In FUCINE (In Person)SIMON WEISSE,VFX Miniature Unit Supervisor and Props Designer, Atelier Simon WeisseLUCY WEISSE,Prop and Model Maker, Atelier Simon Weisse
13:00-17:00 CET [Lab in English]In TECA-B / SOPPALCO (In Person)CHRIS LAVIS,Co-Founder, Clyde Henry Productions & Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, The National
Film Board of Canada, Oscar winner
14:00-15:00 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)GRETCHEN LIBBY,Director, Amazon Web Services, Specialists, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sport
15:15-16:15 CET [Talk in English]In BINARIO3 (In Person)SANJAY JAJU IAS,Chief Secretary, Government of TelanganaMIKE YATHAM,Secretary, TVAGA & Founder, Rotomaker VFX Studio & Hybrid Films
16:30-17:30 CET [Talk in English]In FUCINE (In Person)PAUL LAMBERT,VFX Co-Supervisor, Project Hail MaryMAG SARNOWSKA,VFX Co-Supervisor, Project Hail Mary
17:45-18:45 CET [Talk in English]In FUCINE (In Person)SIR ROGER DEAKINS,Academy Award Winning CinematographerJAMES ELLIS DEAKINS,Creative Work Partner of Roger Deakinsin Conversation withJAMIE LANG,Editor-in-Chief, Cartoon Brew
Masterclass Teaching at Scale, Learning as One: AI Digital Twins, e-Learning and Neurodivergent
Design on Mon Oct 12 from 09:00-10:00 CET in POLIFUNZIONALE room
Mayet Andreassen - Instructional Associate Professor, Visualization Industry Relations, Texas A&M University,
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
Masterclass Teaching at Scale, Learning as One: AI Digital Twins, e-Learning and Neurodivergent
Design on Mon Oct 12 from 09:00-10:00 CET in POLIFUNZIONALE (In Person)
