Conference The Art of Animation Animated Series
ON SITE Meidinger-Saal presented by Unity Technologies Tuesday, May 03, 11:15

ARCANE: A Potpourri of Fortiche

With League of Legends being one of the most popular video game universes, the expectations for its screen adaption ARCANE were incredibly high – and it certainly did not disappoint: The animated series was one of the most successful projects on Netflix in 2021 and a favorite among both gamers and non-gamers.

Philippe Llerena, Chief Technical Officer at Fortiche, will join FMX to share insights into the making of the popular series. 

A quick introduction of Fortiche history and his ramp-up to deliver 10 000 shots for Riot’s Arcane.Followed by a dive into Fortiche’s Arcane fabrication from the technical point of view of the head of Pipeline. Closed by an overview of the french ecosystem of schools and technology  around Fortiche.

Philippe LLERENA

Philippe LLERENA, CTO, Fortiche Production

With a degree in science, Philippe Llerena chose to put his skills in quantum physics and mathematics at the service of 3D, starting as a Compositing Artist overseas and then in France. He put then his expertise in rendering, compositing and lighting at the service of The Yard, On Animation or the schools:  Isart Digital, MOPA and ENSI, but in parallel at Khepris France as manager and renderfarm specialist. After a recent passage in the development teams of Mercenaries Engineering and Superprod. He is now the C.T.O of Fortiche.