VES Germany invites you to join us at the upcoming worldwide VES Megabrain Masterclass, which will include top industry professionals covering a wealth of topics.

Date: June 16th (Tuesday)

Time: 10:00 am PDT / 1:00 pm EDT / 7:00 pm CEST

Zoom Webinar

VES members, please login to RSVP at the bottom of the page! Spots are limited to the first 100 attendees, so be sure to register today!

SESSION 1 : The new European AI Act

Overview of the new European AI Act, its key requirements and the potential impact on the visual effects and animation industry, including considerations around AI-generated content, intellectual property, transparency obligations and emerging compliance requirements.

Dr. Julia Schafdecker // Lawyer (Fieldfisher)

Media and tech lawyer at Fieldfisher, a leading European law firm. Julia advises national and international media and technology companies on generative AI across the full media production cycle, particularly in relation to copyright, personality rights, and AI compliance. Julia will speak about the key legal issues surrounding copyright and the use of AI.

Interested in learning more about the legal topics of AI?
Join the VES Technology Committee for a webinar on the Legalities of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) on Tuesday June 23rd, 2026
https://vesglobal.org/event/webinar-the-legalities-of-gen-ai-presented-by-the-ves-technology-committee-online/

SESSION 2: Best practices for AI driven 3D asset generation

This presentation explores the current state of the VFX industry and how AI is transforming asset creation workflows. It demonstrates a hybrid AI + 3D pipeline for producing production-ready hero assets, covering every stage from concept development and image refinement to mesh generation, texturing, material setup and final rendering. The presentation also compares the cost and time efficiency of traditional versus AI-assisted production pipelines and introduces TrickRoom, a knowledge base platform for documenting, organizing and scaling creative workflows within a collaborative workspace.

Marcel Pichert  // Lead / Senior Compositor
Freelance Lead / Senior Compositor – 8 years of professional experience. Worked for Pixomondo, Framestore, Cinesite, Trixter and Untold – Compositing Instructor at PIXL VISN Media Arts Academy

Stellan Joerdens //  Senior Asset Artist
Freelance Senior Asset Artist – 8 years of professional experience. Worked for Pixomondo, Axis Studios, Platige Image and NMBRS – Modeling Instructor at PIXL VISN Media Arts Academy

SESSION 3: CGI to AI – Animatic driven AI control

How we direct AI-powered video generation through references and animatics – gaining creative and technical control over camera, timing, and performance. This talk shows how AI-powered video generation can be guided through reference-based workflows for precise creative control. Unreal Engine animatics drive camera movement and visual style, while real actor performances are transferred to AI-generated characters. Together, these techniques enable efficient creation of high-quality film, advertising, and VFX content without sacrificing creative control.

Andreas Justus Burz // Managing Partner
Graduate Cinematographer (Film Academy Baden-Württemberg), formerly Director of Photography (freelance), founder of recomFILM in 2015, Creative Lead at recomFILM

Hendryk Witscherkowsky // AI Specialist
Graduate Director (Film Academy Baden-Württemberg), former freelance Commercial Director, AI Specialist, and CG Supervisor at recomFILM

Manuel Hummer // Managing Partner
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (BA), HdM Stuttgart (MA). Former freelance Film, TV, and Advertising Producer. At recomFILM since 2017. Executive Producer at recomFILM.