VFX and More 2024

Agenda

Day 1 - 2nd May 2024
Day 2 - 3rd May 2024

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Welcome Note

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Demand for visually rich narratives spreads across languages, platforms and genres

Speakers:

Ken Ghosh | Director, Producer
CV Rao | Chief Technical Officer - Annapurna Studios
Kartk D Nishandar | Founder/Producer/Creator - GSEAMS
Juhi Sharma | Director/DP
Harry Hingorani | Chief Creative Officer & VFX Supervisor - Redchillies.VFX
Syed Haseeb Arfath | CTO, Signpost India

Moderator:

Akhauri Sinha | Managing Director (India) - Framestore

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM

Special Address by K. K. Senthil Kumar | Cinematographer

Moderator:

Anil NM Wanvari | Founder, Chairman, Editor-in-chief - AnimationXpress.com

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

Exploring the Interplay of Color Grading and CG-VFX

Speaker:

Navin Shetty | Founder - Nube Studio, Nube Cirrus & Ventana Studios | Producer & Managing Director - Fundamental Pictures

Moderator:

Anil NM Wanvari | Founder, Chairman, Editor-in-chief - AnimationXpress.com

11:55 AM - 12:25 PM

Goodbye Kansas: Journey to India

Join us for an exclusive session on Goodbye Kansas' award-winning journey in VFX, Animation & Performance Capture for movies, games & commercials. Discover how their Virtual Production services are shaping creative collaborations and driving advanced VFX work for Film & Episodic projects, while celebrating the launch of their new venture in India!

Speaker:

Chris Jestico | Managing Director - Goodbye Kansas

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM

What's new in Unreal Engine 5.4

Speaker:

Rajdeep Paul | Unreal Authorised Instructor/Technical Artist

12:15 PM - 01:30 PM

Bringing digital creatures to life

Speakers:

Jateen Thakkar | VFX Supervisor - MPC
Mangesh Kushaba Awate | CG Supervisor - MPC
Dhiraj Singh Chaudhari | CG Supervisor - MPC

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

LUNCH

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

India as a global VFX outsourcing hub: Opportunities and evolution

Speakers:

Hitesh Shah | CEO & Co-Founder - Bot VFX
Priyanka Balasubramanian | Founder & Managing Director - Hoop VFX
Siddhartha Jayakar | Founder & CEO - Labyrinth Cinematic Solution
R Parthasarathy | Director of Production - Company3

Moderator:

Ashish Kulkarni | Chairman AVGC Forum - FICCI | Founder - Punnaryug Artvision

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Ignite Creativity and Protect Dreams: Synology’s Storage Solutions

Speaker:

Stanley Chang | Solution Manager - Synology

03:30 PM - 03:50 PM

Generative AI in new age content creation

Speaker:

Mohd Yaman | Senior solution consultant - Adobe

03:50 PM - 04:30 PM

Crafting immersive experiences: The intersection of creative workforce and new tech in content creation

Speakers:

Anant Roongta | Managing Director - Famous Studios
Chaitanya Chinchlikar | Vice President & CTO - Whistling Woods International
John Paite | Chief Creative Officer (Art&Tech) India - MediaMonks
Rajeev Rajasekharan | Creative Director - VFX - 88 Pictures

Moderator:

Hitesh Shah | CEO & Co-Founder - Bot VFX

04:30 PM - 05:15 PM

From Concept to Cinematic: The Previsualisation Process of Tiger 3

Speakers:

Sherry Bharda | Studio Head - yFX Studios
Lennard Pinto | CG Supervisor - yFX Studios
Nanda Kumar Nair | VFX Supervisor - yFX Studios
Anay Om Goswamy | Director of Photography
Mayur Sharma | Production Designer

05:15 PM - 05:45 PM

Students work review

05:45 PM Onwards

Networking Party

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Navigating the evolution of visual spectacles in cinema

Speakers:

Naveen Paul | Founder & Creative Head, -NY VFXWAALA
Mayank Shroff | Head of Programming & Distribution - Cinepolis India
Devendra Deshpande | CEO - Friday Filmworks
Bejoy Arputharaj | Founder, CEO, VFX Supervisor - PhantomFX
Aashish Singh | Producer
Mrighdeep Lamba | Director & Producer

Moderator:

Anil NM Wanvari | Founder, Chairman, Editor-in-chief - AnimationXpress.com

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Production - On Stage Insights

Speakers:

C V Rao | Chief Technical Officer - Annapurna Studios
Jagadeesh Bommisetti | Virtual Cinematographer - Annapurna Studios

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Demystifying India's VFX and Animation incentives

Speaker:

Shruti Rajkumar | VP - Invest India | Head - Film Facilitation Office

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Goodbye Kansas: Technology & Innovation

Speaker:

Erik Johansson | Head of Technology - Goodbye Kansas

12:45 PM - 01:10 PM

Top Technology Trends and Micron Innovations powering M&E Industry

Speaker:

Rohit Sharma | Senior Manager, Field Applications Engineer, Micron Technology

01:15 PM - 02:00 PM

LUNCH

02:00 PM - 02:40 PM

Making of Ayalaan

Speakers:

Anish Sreedhar | Head of CGI (India) - PhantomFX
Asif Bhushan | Senior Creative Head - PhantomFX

02:40 PM - 03:40 PM

Harnessing Autodesk's Creative Suite

Speaker:

Samit Shetty | Technical Solutions Manager, M&E - Autodesk India & SAARC

Presentation by NY VFXWAALA

Speaker:

Sanjiv Naik | Sr. VFX Supervisor - NY VFXWAALA

Making of 'Crakk'

Speakers:

Aby John | Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer - 88 Pictures
Rajeev Rajasekharan | Creative Director - VFX - 88 Pictures

03:40 PM - 04:20 PM

Crafting Cinematic Brilliance: Synergy between DOPs and VFX Supervisors

Discussing the evolving collaboration between DOPs and VFX supervisors in achieving seamless visual storytelling, blending practical and digital elements.

Speakers:

Arpan Gaglani | Managing Director, philmCGI
Aseem Bajaj | Cinematographer
Gautami Vegiraju | Director of Photography
Bhanu Prakash | VFX Supervisor, ReDefine
Rajeev Kumar (Rastogi) | VFX Producer, Excel Entertainment

Moderator:

A R Seshaprasad | Head of Studio (India), DNEG

04:20 PM - 04:50 PM

Masterclass on Colour Correction and DI

Speaker:

Sreekumar Nair | Senior Colourist, Cinema Salone

04:50 PM - 05:20 PM

Innovations shaping tomorrow's post-production and VFX landscape

Speakers:

Alan Hoggarth | Co-Founder & CEO - Disk Archive Corporation
Rohit Sharma | Senior Manager, Field Applications Engineer - Micron Technology
Samit Shetty | Technical Solutions Manager, M&E - Autodesk India & SAARC
Chris Jestico | Managing Director - Goodbye Kansas

Moderator:

Aashish Mall | Co-Founder/Director-Paperboat Design Studios & Occult VFX Studios