28 October - 2 November 2024
Talbot Campus Hilton Bournemouth Lighthouse Poole
Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole BH12 5BB
The Hilton Bournemouth, Terrace Rd, Bournemouth BH2 5EL
Lighthouse Poole, 21 Kingland Rd, Poole BH15 1UG
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Tuesday 29th October
Hilton PhoxTrott Hilton Conference
VFX Speaker Series Selections
10:00 - 10:15
Opening & what to expect from BFX 2024 10:30 - 11:30
Festival Directors | BFX Concept for the film industry
Jules Darriulat | Framestore
14:30 - 15:30
Unleashing Knuckes: the Anatomy of a
Dynamic Character Performance 12:00 - 13:30
Owen Jones | Outpost VFX Screening & Panel Discussion | Animation in
Advertising
11:30 - 12:30 Aardman
“A long time ago in a freezer far, far away” BlueZoo
Ian Comley | ILM Nexus Studio
12:30 - 13:30
Coca Cola - The õeroeð 14:00 - 15:00
Greg McKneally, Ryan Knòwles | Electrive Theatre TBC
Còllective KAOS
13:30 - 14:30
Crafting the VFX of ERIC: Teamwork in a
Time of Change 15:00 - 16:00
Tamar Chatterjee, William Foulser | beloFX TBC
10:15 - 11:15
Keynote | Poor Things: Building the
16:00 - 17:30
surreal
Visualization Panel
Jane Paton, Sophie Splading | Union VFX
Random 42
Munrostudios
15:30 - 16:30 Tangerine
Talbot Campus Share LT
Panel | VFX for True Detective
Screenings
Night Country
Tiago Faria | BlueBolt
19:00 - Late
Cinesite
16:30 - 17:30 Poor Things (18+)
IF Introduction with Union VFX
Chris Lawrence | Framestore
Please note that there may be changes to the programme schedule on the day.
Wednesday 30th October
Hilton PhoxTrott Hilton Conference Hilton Bulls & Bears
Games and Interactive Speaker Series R&D ûec h Demos
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote | Workflow and process of 11:30 - 12:30
creating a shot M i
ar 13:00 - 15:00
David Mourato | Fortiche
Foundry Mari Demonstration
Foundry
11:30 - 12:30
14:00 - 15:30
Blurring the lines between Film
I V X and beyond
Panel | Advances in A in F
and Gaming with Transmedia Nvidi a 15:30 - 16:30
Haz Dulull Florian Gallier | Mo-Sys Demonstration of markerless
Visual Skies motion capture technology and
Bournemouth University
12:30 - 13:30
Nvidia
-
real time collaboratio n
RADiCAL
16:00 - 1ò:30
14:00 - 15:00 / &
Tech R D sessio n
Revolutionising Previs: Eugene Riecansky | Pixar
Streamlining Film and Game
Production with RADiCAL
Gavin Gravesen | RADiCAL
L g u
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Sc ree i s
n ng
15:00 - 16:00
Playground Games
15:00 - 1ò:00
Hilton Poise X
BF Film Festival
16:00 - 1ò:00
ûanglewood Games
Portfolio Reviews
8
1ò:00 - 1 :00
8
1ò:00 - 1 :30
Flow (Ex clusive Screening)
TBC TBC
Please note that there may be changes to the programme schedule on the day.
Thursday 31st October
Hilton PhoxTrott Hilton Conference Hilton Poise
Animation Speaker Series R&D Portfolio Reviews
10:00 - 11:00 10:00 - 11:00
Bad Dinosaurs: The Making of a óeing Yourself - and STILL getting a job in
Netflix Hit Show VFX
Simone Giampaolo, Joel Veitch AWUK | Debora Coleman
TóC
Ema Moisuc
11:00 - 12:00
Garfield 11:00 - 12:00
DNEG Animation “From Science to Cinema” - transforming
12:00 - 13:00 scientific data into high-end cinematic
Inside Out 2 Character Animation VFX
Nedy Acet | Pixar Lux Aeterna | Tav Flett Hilton Foyer
Recruitment Event
13:00 - 1ò:00 13:30 - 15:00
TóC Panel | with focus on “Mentoring”
Access VFX
1ò:00 - 15:30 TóC
Halloween Special: ñeetleJuice ñeetleJuice
Mackinnon and Saunders 15:00 - 16:00
One of Us Panel | Indie VFX
Angus Bicketon Tav Flett | Lux Aeterna
Nic Birmingham | Bluebolt
Dasha Sherman | Koala VFX
15:30 - 16:30
That Christmas
Locksmith Animation
16:30 - 17:30
Eye Candy Show
Shelly Page | Locksmith Animation
18:00 - 19:00
Awards Ceremony
Festival Directors | BFX
Please note that there may be changes to the programme schedule on the day.
Friday 1st November
Poole Gateway Building Soundstage Poole Gateway Building 106 Poole Gateway Building 302
Recruitment Fair Masterclass Masterclass
10:00 - 17:00 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 - 16:00 Lighting Fundamentals Entertainment in Animation
Recruitment Fair Jahirul Amin | CAVE Academy Nedy Acet | Pixar
14:00 - 17:00
Set Extension and Blue Screen
Poole Gateway Building 105 Compositing Workshop
Masterclass Melania Fodritto, Jemma Tansley | Outpost VFX
14:00 - 17:00
Workflow Wizardry: V-Ray and
Vantage edition
Petya Georgieva | Chaos Talbot Campus Fusion Share LT
Screenings & Recruitment Talks
11:00 - 19:00
Screenings & Recruitment Talks
Talbot Campus Fusion Share LT
Screenings & Recruitment Talks
17:30 - Late
Inside Out 2 (U)
Introduction with Nedy Acet from Pixar
Please note that there may be changes to the programme schedule on the day.
Saturday 2nd November
Talbot Campus Poole Gateway Building PG-105 Poole Gateway Building Green Screen
Familty & Community Masterclass Masterclass
10:00 - 17:00
10:00 - 13:00 Before VFX: How on-set
10:00 - 17:00 Arnold Shading Tricks
TBC Tom Minor | Autodesk
decisions shape post-prod
Leo Jacobson
Poole Gateway Building PG-106 Poole Gateway Building Soundstage
Masterclass Masterclass
10:00 - 17:00
10:00 - 13:00 Acting for Animation and
Anatomy for Animators Games
Jahirul Amin | CAVE Academy Ace Ruele | Creature Bionics
14:00 - 17:00
Photoreal Automotive
Shading and Lighting
Jahirul Amin | CAVE Academy
Please note that there may be changes to the programme schedule on the day.