Past Events

Join us to talk about upcoming opportunities at all of our sites globally! Wednesday, August 2nd | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Rosa Mexicano | 800 W. Olympic Blvd   REGISTER HERE  

Claim your limited spot today! You’re invited to the RenderMan Art & Science Fair on Wednesday evening, August 2nd during SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles. Join us and check out never before seen demonstrations of cool new Pixar R&D technologies, a …

Tuesday, 1 August, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live – JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live – Gold Ballroom, Salon 2 The Visual Effects Society co-hosts their 2017 Reception with an art display centered around CG Historical Art and Scie …

Join us for drinks! Our Siggraph week wouldn’t be complete without our annual Summer Party! Good news, as we just wrapped up another successful year, the Isotropix Party returns at Siggraph for another evening of fun and networking! When: Tuesday 1st, …

Where: The Rhythm Room LA, 206 W. 6th St., LA When: Tuesday August 1st, 8pm-2am DIRECTIONS: ENTRANCE IS TO THE LEFT OF MEGATRON   MORE INFOS HERE

Join us for an exclusive event at SIGGRAPH 2017 Ahead of SIGGRAPH 2017, Thinkbox is hosting an exclusive event to celebrate its customers and share the latest Deadline news & partner announcements. This event is being held Monday, July 31 in the Cl …

Join the LA Houdini User Group for a Siggraph party on Monday, July 31st from 7pm to midnight at Arts District Brewing Co. This party will be sponsored by SideFX and Pluralsight! Note: This event is open to everyone, you do NOT need an Siggraph pass/ba …

You are invited to join us on Monday July 31st for our first ever SIGGRAPH Unreal Engine User Group. Featuring CEO Tim Sweeney and Enterprise GM Marc Petit, as well as a variety of special guests, the evening will feature demos, talks and exclusive fir …

SIGGRAPH is the world’s largest, most influential annual conference and exhibition in computer graphics and interactive techniques: Five days of research results, demos, educational sessions, art, screenings, and hands-on interactivity featuring the community’s latest technical achievements, and three days of commercial exhibits displaying the industry’s current hardware, software, and services.

Experience the art of the impossible in person at AMD Capsaicin SIGGRAPH 2017. On July 30, learn about our newest additions to the Radeon™family featuring the cutting-edge Radeon™ “Vega” architecture. Hear from our partners on how AMD’s product lineup …

Art, Technology and Business meet at FMX, International Conference on Animation, Effects, VR, Games and Transmedia, Europe’s most influential conference for digital entertainment. Every year, artists, specialists, scientists, producers and other key people that work with moving images come to FMX to network and to discuss production issues, exciting technologies and new ways of financing and distribution across the industries with an international audience. High quality experts deliver insightful presentations and Workshops as part of the Conference program, industry professionals introduce their hard – and software products at the Marketplace, top-notch companies scout talent at the Recruiting Hub and international schools present their best projects on the School Campus.

EFFETS STARS Festival International des Effets Spéciaux est organisé par l’association Effets Stars en partenariat avec le Gaumont Multiplexe de Montpellier. Celui-ci a pour but de promouvoir sous ses différentes formes (Cinéma, 3D, Jeux vidéo, Programmes courts, pub et DVD) les effets visuels et sonores et les jeunes créateurs talentueux. Ces nouvelles images connaissent à l’heure actuelle une révolution grâce au numérique et à son incroyable développement. EFFETS STARS permettra à ces jeunes créateurs, ces professionnels de l’image qui ont toujours été en avance sur leur temps et qui ont bouleversé le cinéma par leur inventivité, d’être sous le feu des projecteurs pendant 4 jours.

We’re pulling out all the stops! The 2017 VFX Festival, held at Rich Mix, East London’s independent arts venue, will be our biggest to date. It’s a rare chance for you to hear from the experts in the creative industries whilst networking with other VFX …

The VES Awards recognizes and honors the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and honors the artists who created them.

Celebrating innovation and inspiration February 4, 2017 Symposium: Saturday, February 4 – 9 am to 6:30 pm Career Fair: Saturday, February 4 – 9:30 am to 5 pm Vancouver International Film Centre Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour Street Vancouver, Canada MORE …

Paris Images Digital Summit (PIDS) is a new event dedicated to Digital Creation launched by the Ile de France Film Commission. Discover the latest trends and innovations in digital visual effects, CGI, motion-capture, 3-D and disruptive technologies in …

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2016 marks the 17th anniversary of the VIEW conference, which brings top professionals in the animation, visual effects, game development, and overall computer graphics industry to Torino, Italy. Speakers at previous conferences have included Oscar win …

Celebrating animation from around the world!

BFX has been designed to celebrate and promote the visual effects, computer games and animation industry, inspire the next wave of talent and share the latest knowledge. BFX is separated into four distinct areas – The Competition, The Academic Conferen …

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Join Gnomon (www.gnomon.edu) for an evening with Aaron Sims Creative (ASC), as we examine the creative vision and approach from key members that helped bring the world of Stranger Things to life.

6:30pm – 8:30pm | A fabulous opportunity for you to network even more with our crew!

5:30pm – 10pm | Pixar’s RenderMan Art & Science Fair is happening on Wednesday July 27th during SIGGRAPH 2016 at the Disneyland Convention Center in the Disneyland Hotel, 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim CA. Please register today and join us for an evening of insight into the very latest production technology from Pixar and RenderMan.

9:00pm – 1:00am | Join us for a little friendly competition on the K1 Speed go-kart racetrack, followed by drinks, arcade games, and an all-round good time on us.

6:00pm-9:00pm | Come celebrate another great year of graphics with the people behind some of the industry’s leading visual computing technologies. We’ll have beer, pizza, music, and Khronos Members available to answer your questions or talk about Khronos technologies.

INVITATION ONLY | Bringing together technology luminaries from media & entertainment, design and deep learning for a night of cocktails, great conversation, and networking. This is a night you won’t want to miss!

INVITATION ONLY | We’re back at Siggraph and this summer we have a lot to celebrate! It’s time to rock a great party!

9pm | Experience Lighter/Darker in Real Reality.

6:00pm-9:00pm | INVITATION ONLY

6:00pm – 8:00pm | MEMBERS ONLY | The Visual Effects Society and the VES Los Angeles Section invite you to celebrate SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles.

7pm | The happy hour will be at Oggi’s Garden Grove, this is great pizza place and brewery, a short drive (or a 20 minute walk) from the convention center. Look for a NURDS meetup sign to find our group

6:00pm – 8:00pm | Zoox is a stealth mode startup based in Menlo Park, California. Join us for drinks and conversation at SIGGRAPH 2016 at the Mix Lounge located on the first floor of the Hilton Anaheim.

7:30pm – 10:30pm | Oh yeah! It’s SIGGRAPH, so let’s celebrate another great year of Arnold work with our amazing users, hang out with the Arnold devs and have a drink and bite on us.

5:30pm – 7:00pm | Join us for an evening of networking for the inaugural Women in Tech Meetup at Siggraph.

6:30pm – 11:30pm | Capsaicin Siggraph is coming up fast and we want you to be the first to know about it!

7:30am – 9:00am | At The Foundry, we want to help you take your students further. That’s why we’d like you to be a part of our journey as we explore new fields and develop exciting new technologies. These technologies include virtual reality toolsets: the focus of our pre-SIGGRAPH education partners’ event.

  The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the wor …

The Digital Production Symposium (DigiPro 2016) promotes the sharing of ideas, insights and techniques for the production of top quality digital visual effects and animation. DigiPro brings together scientists, engineers, artists and producers in a tight-knit environment, working to close the gap between research results and industry needs.

Join Gnomon on Saturday, July 9th, at 2:00 PM for an afternoon with Art Director and Matte Painter, Nick Hiatt whose recent credits include Star Wars: The Force Awakens and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Imaging The Future (ITF) is an interdisciplinary symposium offering professional conferences and masterclasses on digital images and their connection to visual arts and new technologies. Set during the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (N …

Come join us June 28th 6.30-10.30 at Milestones, 2425 Cambie street – for industry gossip and some beers! Sponsored by PIXEL LIGHT Effects – Woot see you there!

Discover the Annecy Festival, the place of reference for animation in the world with the Mifa, the professional appointment for the industry, the conferences and the Call for projects. The International Animation Film Market (Mifa) Don’t miss the anima …

b’Ars, Barcelona International Arts & VFX Fair, is a highly specialized fair that wants to give VFX industry a new focus by gathering the industry’s best creative talent in a fun playful way. The Event is aimed at both professionals and students, w …

effects MTL’s first edition took place last June and gathered more than 1000 attendees – including 312 companies, more than 330 Business Lounge attendees looking to form new partnerships and get new clients, as well as more than 100 potential employees …

with Anders Egleus & Daniel Kopp Regular: $25 // Groups (5+): $20* * Group pricing only available through on-line advance sales. To capture the look and feel of the original Star Wars trilogy, the Battlefront VFX team built upon the proven features …

Vancouver’s biggest career fair for VFX, animation, and video games is back. This year, the Vancouver Economic Commission is taking the annual Vancouver Career Fair for VFX, animation, and video games to the next level! Founded by one of our contributi …

In 2016, FMX enters its third decade. As the place, Where Art, Technology and Business meet, FMX poses as platform for discussion and exchange, inviting its core communities from Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia to Stuttgart. With many new VFX- …

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The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2015

The VFX Festival was developed by Escape Studios, part of Pearson College London, in 2013 and has run every year since. The festival aims to bring together a number of highly respected colleagues from all spectrums of the VFX, Games and Animation industries.

In our continuous effort to build and bridge community, SPARK CG and Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH are proud to announce a merger and beginning in 2016, the societies will work together to host regular events throughout the year in addition to the SPARK confe …

The VES Awards recognizes and honors the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and honors the artists who created them.

The Ile de France Film Commission launches a new event dedicated to Digital Creation: Paris Images Digital Summit (PIDS). Discover the latest trends and innovations in digital visual effects, CGI, motion-capture, 3-D and disruptive technologies in cinema, television, advertising, video games and transmedia.

It’s this time of the year where all the VFX companies around the world publish their creative and cool wish cards/videos for the Christmas & New Year Season! Check out the 2015 batch!

  The 8th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will be held in Kobe, Japan at the Kobe Convention Center from 2 – 5 November 2015.

For the 3rd year in a row, WikiFX will attend and support the VIEW Conference in Torino!  It’s becoming kind of a tradition: I will attend the VIEW Conf in Torino for the third year in a row! This event is kind of special as it was the very first to in …

  Worldwide renowned contest in the entire field of 3D ANIMATION & STILL | VISUAL EFFECTS | VISUALIZATION

  “THU is like Burning Man meets TED A global gathering of the world’s new generation of creators.” SCOTT ROSS

  Industry Workshops is London’s primary visual effects education and recruitment event and will be held on the 10th – 13th September 2015. Industry leading artists will inspire and teach at The Vaults Venue, London Se1 7nn. Catering included all …

For the very first time, VES and VES-LA are co-hosting a SIGGRAPH Party for all VES members (and their guests!).

SIGGRAPH PARTIES [divider scroll_text=””]   Khronos 15th Anniversary Party After a long day of BOFs, it’s nice to unwind with a beer and good conversation. Come join the people behind some of the industry’s leading visual computing APIs as we cele …

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Please join us on the evening of August 11 during SIGGRAPH for cocktails, canapes, and networking with the Media and Entertainment community. Register now so you don’t miss out!

Clear your calendar – It’s going down! DreamWorks Animation SIGGRAPH Mixer 2015 is happening on August 11th, and you’re invited to take part in the festivities. Meet us at the Luxe City Center Hotel (1020 South Figueroa Street) at 6:00 P.M to 9:00 P.M. Come one, come all, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

Pixar’s RenderMan Art & Science Fair will be held at SIGGRAPH 2015 in Los Angeles. Register today and join us for an evening of all things RenderMan. This is a major new event where you can mingle with fellow CGI enthusiasts, industry colleagues, and the RenderMan and Pixar R&D teams.

  The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the wor …

  effects MTL is the international business convention for the VFX and animation industry for your professional growth, either as a company (recruit top talent, find new contracts, discover your next partner, meet with international producers, bus …

WikiFX is proud to announce its partnership with the new VFX Event which will take place near Paris,FR next month: Paris Images Digital Summit! Formerly known as ParisFX, the event will adopt a new formule and provide a stronger content for the VFX com …

b’Ars is a highly specialized VFX fair that wants to give VFX industry a new focus by uniting the industry’s creative talent in a fun and playful way. The event is aimed at both professionals and students, with a special focus on the artistic side of t …

VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, Gaming and VFX. VIEW 2013, from 15th to 18th October in Torino, will continue to focus on exploring the increasi …