Once again, November becomes the month of computer graphics, as CGA Belgrade hosts its two-day journey through the latest news, trends and developments in the VFX and CG industry. We have worked especially hard this year to expand our main program, which we are proud to announce will feature two separate tracks!

Not to float our own boat, but our speaker list this year is also to die for – with Mike Seymour and Victor Perez as some of our headliners, you can only imagine how much awesomeness we have managed to squeeze into the days of November 16-17.

We even added a VR zone to help ignite the discussions on VR and Animation that we have lined up for our panel program. Epic Games, Autodesk, Foundry, and Chaos Group are on board as well, and the list just keeps growing!

Don’t worry, though, we also moved to a bigger place to be able to make room for everything we’ve got for you.

This year, the conference will be taking place at the The Yugoslav Film Archive. Known to locals as Kinoteka, it is one of the oldest film institutions in the region and houses the first Serbian film ever made, as well as the perfect backdrop for exploring the ins and outs of animation, films, and visual effects.

So, to break it down once again:

the where – Yugoslav Film Archive (Kinoteka)

the when – November 16-17

the who – the entire Eastern European VFX , gaming, VR and digital arts community and beyond!

More names are yet to be announced, so keep your eye on our social media profiles.

Time to warm up! CGA WarmUP events will take place on May 11th at Startit, Novi Sad and May 12th at Crater VFX Training Center, Belgrade within Open Day 2018. Exciting programme with lots of computer graphics’ lectures is waiting for you.

Coming from Escape Studios, the world-renowned school for visual effects is Andrew Brassington. He is Head of Strategic Projects and he held “Working in VFX” presentation on May 11th in Novi Sad and May 12th in Belgrade. Click below to read an interview with Andrew in which he revealed how to start a career and find out which professions are the most required within the VFX industry from London’s studios standpoint.

VFX Serbia Interview

From November 13th to 17th, Andrew Lowell, a lecturer of Vancouver VFX School Lost Boys Studios,  in order to help Serbian VFX scene grow their skills, will introduce them with creation of dynamic effects and simulations for movies and games.

Andrew will lead them through a variety of aspects, protocols, workflows and real time examples, He will reveal how to make realistic simulations starting with rigid bodies, smoke, fluids to the fire and sparks. This VFX area and the knowledge of Houdini can open up new opportunities, whether for an individual or a company.

Intensive training course in Houdini for FX artist is a first in a row of upcoming activities to announce CGA Belgrade conference.Anotherone is Aandrew’s masterclass Fundamentals of FX in Production hosted on November 11th at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts. As Lead Instructor of FX TD Program in The Lost Boys Studios, Vancouver School of Visual Effects, Andrew’s master class will highlight the uniqueness of FX and its role in feature film, reference gathering of natural phenomenon, procedurals, low level software methodologies and motion through simulation.

 

Leading names in global and regional VFX industry, animation, gaming, virtual reality and digital arts will gather in Belgrade for the upcoming Computer Graphics & Arts Conference (CGA Belgrade) hosted in the Museum of Science and Technology on November 24 – 25, 2017.

Aiming to become a year round platform supporting development in professional community of studios, freelance artists, students and academics dedicated to development of Computer Graphics in Serbia, CGA Belgrade is organised by Serbia Film Commission, Crater VFX Training Center and VFX Serbia under the tagline where Belgrade meets global talents in VFX, Gaming, VR and Digital Arts.