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SUMMARY:VES Savannah - Summer BBQ
DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION SAVANNAH VFX COMMUNITY….IT’S TIME FOR A MEETUP!\nPlease join us for the inaugural VES Savannah Oktoberfest  (AKA: Summer BBQ) on Tybee Island. There will be BBQ\, volleyball\, playground for the kids\, music and fun for the whole family. VES will provide a selection of food and soft drinks. Please BYOB if you would like an alcoholic beverage. Grill master Ed Mendez will be there cooking up some amazing eats for everyone. This is an event you don’t want to miss. \nNote: It’s Tybee Island Pirate Fest\, so feel free to come in costume! \nWHEN : Sunday 12 October \nTIME: 1p – 6:00pm \nWHERE: Tybee Memorial Park:  402 Jones Avenue Tybee Island 31328 \nRSVP or questions : georgia@vesglobal.org
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-savannah-summer-bbq/
LOCATION:Tybee Island Memorial Park\, 402 Jones Avenue\, Tybee Island\, GA\, 31328\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:VES Washington - Spotlight: Game Cinematics
DESCRIPTION:Come spend time with some of the artists who make cinematics for your favorite games! This is a chance to hear some great stories and learn more about how to support an interactive experience with cinematic storytelling. \nPanelists: \n\nJohn Ebenger (Bungie\, Firewalk\, Respawn\, Ubisoft\, Bioware)\nBilly Harper (Sucker Punch\, Electronic Arts\, Naughty Dog\, Sony Interactive)\nKatharine Evans (Gearbox\, Tippett Studio\, Industrial Light & Magic\, The Orphanage)\nKurt Nellis (Bungie\, ESC\, Weta\, Industrial Light & Magic\, Lucas Animation)\n\nTuesday Oct 21st 2025\, 7pm-9pm \nVES Members please RSVP below. Digipen students can join us as well for free. \nDigipen\nInstitute Of Technology\n9931 WIllows Road\nRedmond WA \nFood and non alcoholic drinks will be provided. Come join us in this exciting panel!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/cinematics-in-games/
LOCATION:digipen\, 9931 Willows Rd\, Redmond\, 98052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T200000
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SUMMARY:Event - Using Unreal Engine as a Narrative Tool - Not Just Previs (Los Angeles)
DESCRIPTION:VES Members and a Guest are Invited to “Using Unreal Engine as a Narrative Tool — Not Just Previs” \nHosted by the Producers Guild of America in collaboration with the Visual Effects Society \nWednesday\, October 22\, 2025 at 6:00PM (VES members login to RSVP\, and sign-ups close on Monday\, October 20 at 12:00PM)\nPanel from 6:00PM to 7:00PM\, Reception with light bites & refreshments from 7:00PM to 8:00PM\nNant Studios Virtual Production Campus\n202 North Nash St. El Segundo\, CA 90245\nClick here for a map \nThis presentation will demonstrate how to transform Unreal Engine into a powerful narrative tool for directors\, writers\, and producers across all budget levels and mediums. Through case studies spanning film\, television\, gaming\, and commercial work\, we’ll explore how this transformation enhances storytelling\, streamlines production\, and even unlocks creative possibilities that were previously cost-prohibitive for smaller productions. Panelists will include Director of Cinematics and Ingame Media at Lightspeed LA Emanuel Druckmann\, Animated Television and Features Producer Eri Hawkins\, VES member and Realdream Studio Co-Founder & Executive Producer Paul “Pizza” Pianezza\, Realdream Studio Co-Founder & Creative Director Fulvio Sestito\, Academy Award Winning Editor Zach Staenberg\, moderated by VES member and AMD Director of Developer Relations-Creators John Canning.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-using-unreal-engine-as-a-narrative-tool-not-just-previs-los-angeles/
LOCATION:Nant Studios Virtual Production Campus\, 202 North Nash St.\, El Segundo\, CA\, 90245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event
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SUMMARY:Encore Presentation: Image Engine's SIGGRAPH Talk Series ????
DESCRIPTION: Encore Presentation: Image Engine’s SIGGRAPH Talk Series  \nImage Engine invites VES Members to the first in a series of encore technical presentations featuring their recent SIGGRAPH talks.\n\nFeatured Presentation\nAvatar: The Last Airbender (30 min) \nThe Image Engine team will deliver an in-depth breakdown of the VFX pipeline used to create the complex crystal growth simulation and subsequent explosions on the character Aang. The presentation will cover specific techniques\, production challenges\, and creative solutions developed for this sequence. \nEvent Details\nDate: Thursday\, October 23rd\nTime: 6:30 PM\nLocation: Image Engine Design – 101 W 5th Ave.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Y 1H9 \nRSVP below! \nThis is an opportunity to learn about high-end feature film VFX and simulation directly from the artists. Looking forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-vancouver-image-engines-siggraph-talk-series/
LOCATION:Image Engine\, 101 W. 5th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Y 1H4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T233000
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SUMMARY:VES Toronto - BEHIND THE VFX Round 3 - SPOOKY Edition - Oct 29th 2025
DESCRIPTION:VES TORONTO – BEHIND THE VFX Round 3: Spooky Edition\nWednesday October 29th at 7:00pm @ Ground Control\, 1279 Queen West\nJoin us for a special Halloween edition of “Behind The VFX”\, where we’ll explore some favorite Toronto VFX Horror work from The Haunting of Hill House\, and Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosity. Featuring an exhibit of Horror Film Memorabilia from Kate Xagoraris’ VES TO Film Archive! \nThis is a Halloween event and there will be a prize for best Halloween Costume! Costume not required\, but encouraged. \n*Scroll to the bottom for RSVP details!\nThis event will feature BTS presentations followed by a lively panel discussion. Panelists include: \nPeter Giliberti \, Head of Animation – SPIN VFX \nCesar Dacol Jr. \, Creature Supervisor – WeFX \nMo Ghorbankarimi \, VFX Supervisor – WeFX \nModerated Colin Geddes\, Executive Producer / Special Projects – Tippett Studio \nFree for VES members\, $20+fees for the public\, includes one drink ticket and food. Advanced registration required\, no tickets available at the door. Open to the Toronto VFX Community. **Guests must have their information in the guest ticket\, we do not accept duplicate names to hold spots** Please have your QR Evite ticket on your phone or printed for quick check-in. Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite\, they will not be available at the door. \nThis event is intended for VES members\, sponsors\, their guests and members of the VFX and filmmaking community. We reserve the right to remove your ticket and refuse entry if you don’t meet the above rules. Please cancel your booking if you don’t feel you can make it to the event to open a spot for someone else. Thanks! \n \n \nPlease RSVP HERE\nNon VES members please use promocode: PUBLIC\n(VES members login to see PROMO CODE for free tickets below)
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-toronto-behind-the-vfx-round-3-spooky-edition-oct-29th-2025/
LOCATION:Ground Control\, 1279 Queen St West\, Toronto\, Ontario
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event,Pub Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251030T180000
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SUMMARY:TEQ Talks | Auckland
DESCRIPTION:TEQ Talks | Auckland Edition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\npresented by \nVES NZ & the VFX Guild\n\n\n\n\n????️ Event Details\nThursday\, 30 October \n\n???? Venue: Media Design School\, Auckland\n ???? Networking & Drinks: from 6:00 pm\n ???? Talks Begin: 7:00 pm\n ???? After-party: from 9:00 pm at The Good George\n ???? Drinks and nibbles provided at MDS\n\n\n\n\n????️ Tickets: \nFree for VES members\, VFX Guild members & MDS students \n$10 – Student (non-member) \n$20 – Professional (non-member) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Visual Effects Society of NZ\, VFX Guild of NZ\, Media Design School\, and the Screen Sound and Music Guild invite you to our first Auckland TEQ Talks — fascinating short talks by innovators & creatives from VFX\, sound\, animation and beyond\, about the topics they’re most passionate about! \nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmanda Davison\nExecutive VFX Producer\, Cause and FX \n\n\n\n\nPeople Over Pixels: A Producer’s Path Through Visual Effects \nAmanda Davison is an Executive VFX Producer with 20+ years of global experience across photoreal VFX\, animation\, and TV. Since 2017\, she’s played a key role in growing Cause and FX into Auckland’s largest VFX studio\, known for world-class delivery and trusted client relationships. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Muruo\nFilmmaker \n\n\n\n\nCreating a snowy world \nAlexander Moruo is a filmmaker\, art director and 3D generalist based in Auckland. Across three animated short films\, he has earned awards and international acclaim\, demonstrating a skill for compelling visuals and narrative. His work bridges animation and culture to create unique animated stories. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHweiling Ow\nHorror Filmmaker \n\n\n\n\nThe accidental horror maker: The walking contradiction of someone who never watched horror but now creates it. \nUpon arriving in New Zealand\, Hweiling Ow was bitten by a radioactive Weta that made her fall stupendously in love with film-making. She has since developed multi-hyphenated skills in the areas of producing\, writing\, directing and acting\, and has been taking the world by storm with her online digital series and short horror films that have garnered millions of views. \n  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvan Woodruffe\nVisual Artist \n\n\n\n\nOur contemporary viewpoint of colour. \nEvery era has its particular perceptual regime that mediates our relationship to colour\,\naltering the way we see and respond to our chromatic world. Evan is a visual artist who exhibits across the Asia-Pacific region\, including collaborations with BMW Australia and Schmincke Colours\, Germany. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/teq-talks-auckland/
LOCATION:Media Design School\, 10 madden street\, Wynyard Quarter\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:VES-LA Panel & Mixer: Practical Meets Digital Effects
DESCRIPTION:*Photo Credit: Millicent Patrick working on her most famous creation: The Creature from the Black Lagoon
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-la-panel-mixer-practical-meets-digital-effects/
LOCATION:Global Objects\, 10731 Chandler Blvd.\, North Hollywood\, CA\, 91601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event,Party
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