#KNOW HOW Speaker at CGA Belgrade 2025
Experienced technical director with a demonstrated history of working in the animation industry. Skilled in 3D graphics, computer animation, video compositing, and music production. Strong business development professional with a focus in Media & Entertainment industry, Interactive Technology, Video, 3D Graphics, and Special Effects.
CGA’s favorite one man band!
Nikola Silić is a stand-up comedian and producer from Belgrade. After mutually agreed separation from studying law and journalism, Nikola dedicated his work life to TV and movies, from pre-production to post-production, and everything in between (that is, by all means, production).
“After 30 years of making computer generated images I’m still surprised when I make something, and still have no idea how I did it”, he says.
Nikola currently works as a writer and video segment producer on a Late Night Talk Show Evening with Ivan Ivanović.
In his spare time, he likes to animate things, and every now and then one of those things becomes viral (animated series ELITA, that one GIF you all used 4-5 years ago, and Rick and Morty fan animation).
Igor Zanic is Freelance FX artist based in Serbia, highly motivated, and committed, always full of crazy ideas that can solve the current task, eager to learn new technology and share it with others. Most known as Naiad artist, back in the day when Naiad was open to the public, after that he became a Houdini fluid artist doing water simulation.
Nikola is a 3D generalist with 15 years of versatile experience. He made baby-steps in the industry making animations and effects for music videos and movies. Eventually, he found his happy place as a Game Artist at Nordeus. Nikola invests a lot of time in exploring proceduralism, generative art bridging tech-art gaps, and making stunning interactive art installations. He collaborates with Substance, SideFX, Adobe, etc.
#BOARDROOM TALK speaker at CGA Belgrade 2025
Andrew is an experienced VFX Producer who began his career as a Runner working his way through the ranks to become a VFX Producer and part of a successful directing collective working mainly in Music Videos and Commercials. He spent more than a decade at the visual effects academy Escape Studios in London where he developed many courses and ran a series of University mentoring projects.
As a VFX Producer at Peerless, he worked on a number of A-list projects such as House of the Dragon, Interview with the Vampire (season 2), The Gentlemen, Canary Black, Culprits, Expend4bles.
This is his 4th visit to CGA Belgrade!
#KNOW HOW Speaker at CGA Belgrade 2025.
Bogdan has vast experience in VFX production in multiple roles. Always driven by the thrill of new challenges, he combines his love for scripting and concept art to provide new creative solutions. He first entered the industry as a Compositing Artist, yet slowly made a turn to 3D VFX in Houdini. Besides leading his fellow artists at Crater, he also acts as a lecturer at the studio’s training center.
Ilija is a partner and CEO at leading German Animation Studio Woodblock. The studio is changing the paradigm for digital content creation towards a more sustainable, human-friendly craft.
#KNOW ALL Speaker at CGA Belgrade 2025
Due to the fact he grew up with David Lynch movies and Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry music videos, Ivan always balanced his creative mindset against his technical skills. This duality eventually led to the launch of his studio, Digital Asset Tailors, in 2012, after years of working at film and creative studios across Europe.