Schedule

This is the preliminary schedule and is subject to change. All talks are in English.

Thursday, 07. November

  • 16:00
  • 17:00
  • 19:00
  • 20:00
  • 21:00
  • Auditorium (room1)
  • Animation Festival - Austrian Competition

    Thu - 16:00 - room1

    PIXELvienna, the Annual Austrian Computer Graphics and Animation Conference will present 4 animation programs,
    the Austrian Competition, the International Student Competition , the International Competition and the International Competition II.
    The eclectic selection presents some of the most exciting, engaging and emotionally powerful films with innovative approaches to the
    medium of animation from Austria and all over the world.
    The national program is a selection of Austrian filmmakers and filmmakers, who live in Austria.

    You can find a list of all shorts here

  • Animation Festival - Student Competition

    Thu - 17:00 - room1

    PIXELvienna, the Annual Austrian Computer Graphics and Animation Conference will present 4 animation programs,
    the Austrian Competition, the International Student Competition , the International Competition and the International Competition II.
    The eclectic selection presents some of the most exciting, engaging and emotionally powerful films with innovative approaches to the
    medium of animation from Austria and all over the world.
    The national program is a selection of Austrian filmmakers and filmmakers, who live in Austria.

    You can find a list of all shorts here

  • Animation Festival - Competition I

    Thu - 19:00 - room1

    PIXELvienna, the Annual Austrian Computer Graphics and Animation Conference will present 4 animation programs,
    the Austrian Competition, the International Student Competition , the International Competition and the International Competition II.
    The eclectic selection presents some of the most exciting, engaging and emotionally powerful films with innovative approaches to the
    medium of animation from Austria and all over the world.
    The national program is a selection of Austrian filmmakers and filmmakers, who live in Austria.

    You can find a list of all shorts here

  • Animation Festival - Competition II

    Thu - 20:00 - room1

    PIXELvienna, the Annual Austrian Computer Graphics and Animation Conference will present 4 animation programs,
    the Austrian Competition, the International Student Competition , the International Competition and the International Competition II.
    The eclectic selection presents some of the most exciting, engaging and emotionally powerful films with innovative approaches to the
    medium of animation from Austria and all over the world.
    The national program is a selection of Austrian filmmakers and filmmakers, who live in Austria.

    You can find a list of all shorts here

  • Animation Festival - Award Ceremony

    Thu - 21:00 - room1

    PIXELvienna, the Annual Austrian Computer Graphics and Animation Conference will present 4 animation programs,
    the Austrian Competition, the International Student Competition , the International Competition and the International Competition II.
    The eclectic selection presents some of the most exciting, engaging and emotionally powerful films with innovative approaches to the
    medium of animation from Austria and all over the world.
    The national program is a selection of Austrian filmmakers and filmmakers, who live in Austria.

    You can find a list of all shorts here

Friday, 08. November

  • 09:30
  • 10:00
  • 11:15
  • 12:30
  • 14:00
  • 15:15
  • 16:30
  • Auditorium (room1)
  • Welcome - Welcome Day 1

    Fri - 09:30 - room1
  • A talk about concept art

  • A talk about game design

  • Review - Portfolio Reviews

    Fri - 12:30 - room1
  • Talk - Epic Worldbuilding: Turning Digital Environments into Hollywood Stars

    Fri - 14:00 - room1
    Werner Reifberger, 3D generalist

    Join Werner Reifberger, an experienced 3D environment artist with a rich background in feature films and TV productions, for an insightful journey into crafting truly epic digital environments.

    This talk will focus less on the tools and more on the psychological aspects of why we interpret something as epic, exploring the key elements that turn virtual settings into impactful, memorable backdrops worthy of Hollywood blockbusters. From immersive realism and intricate detail to storytelling through design and atmosphere creation, Werner will reveal the techniques that elevate digital worlds to cinematic greatness.

    Whether you’re an aspiring artist or a seasoned professional, discover how to make your environments stand out, captivate audiences, and become stars in their own right. Don’t miss this opportunity to get inspired and learn from a specialist who’s worked on major projects like “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

  • Talk - T.B.A.

    Fri - 15:15 - room1
    Carina Lindmeier, Illustrator

    A talk about digital illustration

  • Meet & Greet - Mentoring Cafe & Portfolio Reviews

    Fri - 16:30 - room1

Saturday, 09. November

  • 09:30
  • 10:00
  • 11:15
  • 14:00
  • 15:15
  • 16:30
  • 17:30
  • 20:00
  • Auditorium (room1)
  • Welcome - Welcome Day 2

    Sat - 09:30 - room1
  • Talk - JumpStart as a (FX) TD

    Sat - 10:00 - room1
    Jonas Sorgenfrei, senior & lead FX/Pipeline TD, Rise FX

    This talk will give information to new artists starting in a studio how to be prepared for the production environment. It includes tips & tricks to get into fast workflow, what to keep in mind working with a bigger team and how to present ones work in dailies.
    It will mainly focus on the FX artists working in Houdini and how to master grow in a studio environment.

  • Talk - The creative process at Panoply

    Sat - 11:15 - room1
    Andreas Catucci, Designer, Panoply

    Join Andreas Catucci as he takes you through the creative process at Panoply. Using Houdini as their main tool, Andreas will discuss the methods behind their generative art and procedural designs, emphasizing the relationship between beauty, design, and purpose. With a focus on dynamic scalability and both logical and visual hierarchy, he’ll demonstrate how to create visually striking work. This talk offers insight into Panoply’s approach to ideation and execution, utilizing Houdini to make more with less.

  • Talk - Entering the industry & design problem solving

    Sat - 14:00 - room1
    Pablo Dominguez, Concept Artist

    Pablo will be talking about how he entered the industry and worked on major IPs while managing to solve some of the design problems we encounter in daily work.

  • Talk - A Global VFX Production Challenges of "Yu Yu Hakusho”

    Sat - 15:15 - room1
    Ryo Sakaguchi, SCANLINE FX

    Yu Yu Hakusho, based on a popular Japanese manga, is a Netflix live action series about the con-
    flict between humans and the Yokais: Japanese folk tale monsters.

    Due to the volume and the complexity of the creature work, we decided to attempt one of the
    first Global VFX productions for a Japanese project.
    Challenges included bringing in the foreign methodologies to the Japanese culture, building the
    infrastructure to produce a global standard turnover material, and to find the “hybrid” approaches
    between the Japanese and the Hollywood methodologies.
    The talk will cover the challenges first, and then followed by behind the scenes of some of the
    hero sequences.

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234200/

  • Talk - Latest Projects and Unreal Engine Insights

    Sat - 16:30 - room1
    Jama Jurabaev, Art Director, Lucasfilm

    In his talk, Jama Jurabaev will share some of his latest professional projects along with Unreal Engine insights.

  • Award - CDC Award Ceremony

    Sat - 17:30 - room1
  • Club Titanic (room2)
  • Party - Party & Battle

    Sat - 20:00 - room2

    After two full and inspiring days of talks at PIXELvienna let’s party, draw and chat a little together 🙂
    @Club Titanic, Theobaldgasse 11, 1060 Wien

Sunday, 10. November

  • 12:00
  • 14:00
  • 15:00
  • Auditorium (room1)
  • Panel - Animation Brunch hosted by Animation Austria

    Sun - 12:00 - room1

    hosted by Animation Austria
    Association for the development of the animation industry

    We invite you to join our Animation Brunch and get to know the Animation Community in Austria. Animation Austria is a newly founded association with the goal to develop the Austrian animation industry. We meet every other month and discuss how to improve the production landscape for animation, organize thinktanks and host community building events. Join our Animation Brunch to learn more about us and to meet other Animation enthusiasts!

  • Workshop - Life Drawing

    Sun - 14:00 - room1
    Heri Irawan, Concept Artist/Mentor/Lecturer, Freelance
  • Workshop - Life Drawing

    Sun - 15:00 - room1
    Heri Irawan, Concept Artist/Mentor/Lecturer, Freelance