Kevin Tod Haug, VFX Designer, FXCartel

KEVIN TOD HAUG – VISUAL EFFECTS DESIGNER Kevin Tod Haug has surfed the paradigm shifts from optical to digital, from motion control to CGI, and from small screen to large and back again. Most recently in Near Real Time - for Edoardo De Angelis’ COMANDANTE (chosen to open the Venice Biennale 2023 and a David Di Donatello nomination) His credits include: -Three films for David Fincher: THE GAME, FIGHT CLUB and PANIC ROOM -Tarsem’s visually dazzling THE CELL; and Zach Helm’s remarkable MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM -Six projects with Marc Forster including FINDING NEVERLAND, STAY, STRANGER THAN FICTION, KITE RUNNER and QUANTUM OF SOLACE (BAFTA nomination) -Frequent collaborations with David Slade including ECLIPSE, BARKSKINS and an Emmy nomination for AMERICAN GODS - under the Aegis of Neil Gaiman, Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. Haug is a member of the ASC Tech Council, AMPAS, BAFTA, ATAS, the DGA and the CIA (California Institute of the Arts).

Hristo Velev, Executive, Bottleship VFX

Hristo Velev is the founder of ClarosVP.com, a next-gen virtual production tool built to supercharge real-time cinematic storytelling. With a VFX career stretching back to 2009 and as the founder of Bottleship, Hristo brings deep industry experience and a passion for blending cutting-edge tech with creative sensitivity. Claros is his latest mission: making high-end virtual production faster, lossless, and accessible to teams of all sizes.