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SUMMARY:Screening COLDSTORAGE + Q/A - Paris
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URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/screening-cold-storage-paris/
LOCATION:TSF Screening Room\, 30 Avenue George Sand\, La Plaine Saint-Denis\, 93210\, France
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T130000
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SUMMARY:VES Texas Section DFW Spring Happy Hour!
DESCRIPTION:VES Texas Section DFW Spring Happy Hour!\n \nSpring has sprung in Texas! The weather is warmer\, the blue bonnets are out in force\, so it’s time to get together with our VES colleagues to catch up and see what everyone is up to! We’ll be gathering at The RUSTIC in Uptown\, just off the 75 Central Expressway. We’ll provide the grub! If the weather is nice\, we’ll meet outside! \nThe RUSTIC\n3656 Howell Street\nDallas\, TX  75204\nApril 11th\, 1:00 p.m. \nWe’ll also be saying goodbye to OG section and Board of Managers member Alan Chan. Let’s all get together to send him off in Texas style! \nPlease RSVP so we can get a headcount for food. \n👇🏻
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-texas-section-dfw-spring-happy-hour/
LOCATION:The RUSTIC\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T220000
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SUMMARY:VES Montreal Pub Night April 2026
DESCRIPTION:VES Montréal Pub Night – April 2026Join VES Montréal for our April Pub Night\, these are our monthly get-together where VES members and their guests can connect\, share stories\, and build community in a relaxed setting. Come out\, bring your colleagues\, and make the most of this chance to network with friends and peers from across the Montréal VFX\, animation and games industry. \nThis event is open to VES members + up to 2 guests. Please RSVP and register your guests when signing up. Let’s continue to make this a great season together\, we hope to see you there! \nThursday\, April 16 at 7PMMaison Publique McLean’s\, 1420 rue Peel \nSoirée Pub du VES Montréal – Avril 2026Joignez-vous à VES Montréal pour notre Pub Night de avril notre rencontre mensuelle où les membres du VES et leurs invités se retrouvent pour échanger et discuter dans une ambiance conviviale. rendez-vous mensuel où les membres du VES et leurs invités pourront se rejoindre\, réseauter et passer un bon moment ensemble. \nOuvert aux membres du VES + jusqu’à 2 invités. SVP RSVP et merci d’inscrire vos invités lors de l’inscription. Faisons de cette soirée la continuation d’une belle saison\, au plaisir de vous y voir ! \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/vesmtl-pubnight-apr/
LOCATION:Maison Publique McLean’s Public House\, 1420 rue Peel\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 1S8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Pub Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T170000
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SUMMARY:VES Filmmakers Series: Volume 4 - Tron : Ares
DESCRIPTION:Step Into The Grid!\n\nJoin us for Filmmakers Series: Volume 4 – Tron : Ares\, presented by VES Vancouver in collaboration with ILM. Get a behind-the-scenes look at this VFX blockbuster with an impressive panel: \n\n\nDavid Seager\, Production Visual Effects Supervisor\nVincent Papaix\, Visual Effects Supervisor\nFalk Boje\, Associate Visual Effects Supervisor\n\n\nAfter the panel\, mingle with the panelists and fellow attendees at the mixer. \n April 18th |  2–5 PM |  SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-filmmakers-series-volume-4-tron-ares/
LOCATION:SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 1H4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T193000
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SUMMARY:GDC 2026 Recap Roundtable Online
DESCRIPTION:                                                                                         \nVES members and guests are welcome to an online forum to hear about highlights and insights from this year’s Game Developers Conference! \nGDC 2026 Recap Roundtable brings our members together with GDC attendees. It’s a chance for everyone to get a look into what went on\, to learn more about trending real-time topics\, and to get a perspective into the game development world. \nMonday\, April 20\, 2026 from 6PM to 7PM (PDT)\nNo RSVP needed\, members can join with the Zoom link below\n(you must be logged in to see the link) \nThe format is a 1-hour-ish informal chat on Zoom\, which will be open to a range of topics and dialogues.\nWe won’t have featured presenters\, but will include invited guests who have been GDC participants\, speakers\, and advisors. \nIn the spirit of the anything-goes nature of an open roundtable\, this session will NOT be recorded. \nBring your curiosities and questions – but if you have a specific topic\, please email the moderator Jeff A. Johnson.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/gdc-2026-recap-roundtable-online/
CATEGORIES:Event,Global/Online,Meeting
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SUMMARY:The Art of Simulation:  Sims in Action
DESCRIPTION:The complexity of modern day VFX relies on advanced procedural modelling\, animation\, effects – in fact the simulation of modern physics and optics. Whether its explosions and blazing fires\, smoke\, rain\, molten lava or vast tsunamis of water\, or giant shards of metal and concrete as whole cities get razed to the ground\, Filmmakers are demanding increasingly spectacular and convincing ways ensure the viewer maintains the suspension of disbelief.\nWe’ve gathered a panel of experts to tell us how such effects are designed and created\, and to explain fluid dynamics\, procedural workflows\, particle systems and how this area might be changing. \nJoin us !
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/the-art-of-simulation-sims-in-action/
LOCATION:mosaic@soho Ingestre Place London W1F 0HS\, Mosaic@soho - Ingestre Place\, London\, London\, W1F 0HS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T231500
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SUMMARY:VES Megabrain Masterclass Vol. 12
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDate: April the 23rd (Thursday)\nTime: 11:00 am PDT / 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CET\nZoom Webinar\nVES 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!\n  \nSESSION 1 : Bringing Faces to Life: Facial Animation on Red One\n\nKader Bağlı Lead Compositing Artist – Rise FX Kader Bağlı is a Lead Compositor at RISE Visual Effects Studios\, contributing to international productions such as Fallout 2\, The Last of Us and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Known for her collaborative energy and clear direction\, she combines creative vision with strong team leadership. Beyond production\, she previously volunteered with ACM SIGGRAPH and ACCESS:VFX\, supporting diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, and mentorship initiatives. She is passionate about empowering emerging talent and fostering inclusive\, purpose-driven storytelling within the global VFX community. \n\n\n\nSESSION 2: Consistency\, Collaboration and Creativity in Character Assets\n             Amy Ash Expert Character Artist – CD PROJEKT RED Amy has been working in illustration and animation for over 25 years\, working in a wide range of styles across advertising\, television\, and video games. Drawing on her training as a traditional media illustrator and many years working as a generalist before specialising in character modelling\, she has worked for companies such as Goodbye Kansas and Axis Studios\, where she was Head of Characters and worked on projects such as Love Death and Robots\, Riot’s Tales of Runeterra and a number of cinematic game trailers. Over the last two years she has been working as a character concept sculptor for Netflix Studios on a major new animated series\, and has recently moved into AAA video game development at CD PROJEKT RED as an Expert Character Artist. \n\n\n\nSESSION 3: Deep dive into the world of CFX (Character Effects Animation)\n             Pramita Mukherjee Senior Character Effects Developer – Dreamworks Animation Pramita is an Animation professional with 19 years of experience\, currently at Dreamworks Animation as a Character Effects Animation Developer. She started her journey as a Rigging artist in 2007 from Mumbai and after leading and working in various features\, TV shows and music videos\, over a decade in India in various studios\, she stepped out to London followed by Los Angeles\, leading globally in different Animation and VFX projects. Bad Guys 2\,  Panda 4\, Puss In Boots(the last wish)\, Croods 2\, Boss Baby\, Penguins Of Madagascar\, Wonder Woman\, Venom\, Fantastic Beast\, are a few of the many projects she has worked on. Pramita is an active mentor for WIA (women in animation) and has mentored more than 100 women across the world. She is a VES member and part of the core VES award Committee. She joined the Board of Directors for AIA (Asians In Animation) in 2024 and also serves as one of the Asifa (India)\, advisory board. She is an active speaker / moderator and mentor\, on various industry platforms like Academy Conversation\, Siggraph\, Lightbox\, comicon\, Autism in Entertainment and Gnomon for her work in animation movies . She is being featured in multiple articles for her contribution to the animation industry including being recognized as one of the “Riding Star” in 2025 by Animation magazine and recently awarded 40 under 40 leadership in Indian AVGC sector by Animation Express.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-megabrain-masterclass-vol-12/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Educational,Global/Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T130000
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SUMMARY:VES LA Central Library Tour + Community Care Drive
DESCRIPTION:VES LA: Tour DTLA Central Library + Octavia Lab / Community Care Drive\nSaturday\, May 2 | 1:00 PM\nMeet in the main lobby near the gift shop by 12:50 PM\nLibrary tour begins promptly at 1:00 PM\, lasts approximately one hour \nJoin your fellow VES LA members for a behind-the-scenes look at one of downtown’s most architecturally stunning and historically rich landmarks\, the Los Angeles Central Library. Our docent-led tour will cover the building’s striking architecture\, its murals and public art\, and the library’s storied history.Then we head downstairs to the Octavia Lab\, named after pioneering science fiction author Octavia E. Butler\, who wrote her first novel here. \nThe lab offers free access to tools including 3D printers\, 3D scanners\, sewing machines\, a podcast and livestream studio\, a photography studio with green screen\, laser cutters\, a vinyl cutter\, a CNC mill\, digital media stations with Adobe Creative Cloud\, and a DIY Memory Lab with equipment to digitize analog film\, VHS\, Super 8\, and audio. If you’ve ever wanted a place to prototype a prop\, digitize archival footage\, or spin up a side project\, this is it! \nAfter the tour\, anyone interested is welcome to walk over to Grand Central Market for a bite to eat. VES Members and guests welcome. Free to attend. \nPets not allowed. Service Animals permitted. For ADA accommodations\, please call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event. \nValidated Parking is available for $1 in the garage at 524 South Flower Street. \nCommunity Care Drive: Emergency Whistle + Food Collection\nWe’re collecting 3D printed safety whistles at this event to give to vulnerable community members. A link to the file will be shared with attendees via Email. Print and bring as many as you like. Prefer a different way to help? Nonperishable food donations are also welcome and can be brought to the parking structure after the event (Board member Sarah McGrail will be collecting for distribution). \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-la-central-library-tour-community-care-drive/
LOCATION:LA Central Library\, 630 W 5th St\, Los Angeles\, CA 90071
CATEGORIES:Educational
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SUMMARY:20% Off FMX 2026 Tickets for VES Members (Stuttgart)
DESCRIPTION:A limited number of VES members receive a 20% discount for Professional passes to FMX 2026 in Stuttgart! (VES members must login to request discount code.) \nTuesday\, May 5 to Friday\, May 8\nHaus der Wirtschaft\nWilli-Bleicher-Strasse 19\, Stuttgart 70174\nGermany \nFMX – Film & Media Exchange is Europe’s most influential conference dedicated to media & entertainment creation. It explores the latest in Animation\, Visual Effects (VFX) and Digital Media Production. With its international\, yet intimate atmosphere\, FMX offers professionals and students from around the world a unique platform to learn\, share\, network\, gain insights and mingle. \nFrom May 5 to 7\, 2026\, FMX will offer presentations\, panel discussions\, workshops\, and exhibition rooms On Site at Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart. On May 8\, there will be exclusive Online sessions and a program On Campus at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and its Animationsinstitut. Most of the conference content will be available On Demand from May 9 to June 9. \nFilm and digital media have blended storytelling and technology since their inception\, with engineers providing artists with the tools to bring their ideas to life in ever new ways. \nThe most recent tool in the box is Artificial Intelligence\, triggering the latest in a series of transformations since the advent of the talkies 100 years ago. As with changing global markets and shifting audience behavior\, the key is adaptation: the creative industries have a history of constantly reinventing themselves – to be continued. \nFMX 2026 will set the stage for people who are shaping the future with their confidence\, resilience and creativity in the midst of the ongoing transformation.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/20-off-fmx-2026-tickets-for-ves-members-stuttgart/
LOCATION:Haus der Wirtschaft\, Willi-Bleicher-Strasse 19\, Stuttgart\, 70174\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference
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