📌 10:00 | Turm Aalen 💬 Bejoy Arputharaj, Joseph Bell,

Christina Caspers-Roemer, Chris Edwards, Laurens Ehrmann, Hayley Miller

🎬 INDUSTRY EXCHANGE: Global Perspectives on the Visual Effects Industry

Leading VFX professionals from different countries to discuss the unique opportunities and challenges within their local industries.

📌 11:15/12:30 | Meidinger-Saal 💬 Dave Gougé, David Li, Scott Ross, Christina Caspers-Roemer, Henrik Fett and Eva Mautino

🎬 STUDIO INSIGHTS: The VFX Industry, Past, Present, and Future

Dave Gougé has invited renowned industry experts for two chats about the state of things.  

📌 11:15 | Turm Aalen 💬 Dr. Neha Hooda, Heike Kluger

🎬 COMMUNITY & INCLUSION: Decoding In-Roads to VFX Production & Creatives 

Executive Producer Dr. Neha Hooda (Elevate) and VFX Supervisor Heike Kluger ("Stranger Things", "The Boys") intend to bring together a free flowing conversation that focuses on skills needed to chart a thriving career and ways to get through challenges.

📌 14:30 | Turm Aalen 💬 Felix Balbas, Tiffany Feeney, Adele Khawli, Julien Klein, Simon Davies

🎬 COMMUNITY & INCLUSION: Strategies for Success In Today's Job Market

Five industry experts will share key hints and tips and offer actionable insights for VFX Professionals who find themselves dealing with the new reality of a more uncertain, contract driven job market.

📌 15:45 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Mohen Leo

🎬 VFX FOR EPISODIC: The Revolution Starts Now: The VFX of "Andor - A Star Wars Story"

Production VFX Supervisor Mohen Leo (ILM) will give an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the visual effects team crafted over 4,000 breathtaking shots, from colossal battles and immersive digital environments to seamless set extensions and lifelike character animation.

📌 17:00 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Marina Borokhova, Dominik Wawrzyniak

🎬 ANIMATED SERIES: Secrets of Preproduction: How Previs Helped Design and Create the "Secret Level" Episode "Crossfire"

Producer Marina Borokhova and Lead Previz Artist Dominik Wawrzyniak (both at Platige Image) will offer an in-depth look at the preproduction process of the "Crossfire" episode. will cover everything from storyboarding to motion capture to editing and previs.

📌 18:15 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Noah J. Klocek

🎬 ANIMATED SERIES: Designing Pixar's "Win or Lose"

Pixar's first original episodic long-form project, premiered on Disney+ in early 2025 to rave reviews. Pixar's first original episodic long-form project, premiered on Disney+ in early 2025 to rave reviews. Noah Klocek ("Wall-E", "Inside Out"), Production Designer and Art Director at Pixar Animation, will give the audience a glimpse at how the look, world, and characters were conceived and designed through form, color, collaboration, and storytelling.