Here is a selection of speakers during the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE 2017. All lectures will be in English language. We are updating this list on a regular basis.
Phil Amelung
Concept ArtistTrixter Film, Germany
Phil Amelung is currently working as a concept artist at Trixter Munich.
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Benjamin Burr
Compositing SupervisorRise | Visual Effects Studios, Germany
Before his job at Rise, Benjamin Burr already worked for studios like Scanline VFX, Weta Digital and Atomic Fiction.
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Pascal Bußmann
VFX-SupervisorLAVAlabs, Germany
Pascal Bußmann has started his media career in the broadcasting industry. Later he was part of PICTORION das werk's 3D department and has been working on several TV commercials. In the past few years, he has created the technical pipeline for Gradient FX and LAVAlabs Moving Images as a lead TD and vfx supervisor.
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Christian Deiss
Pipeline SupervisorScanline VFX, Canada
Christian Deiss, Pipeline Supervisor at Scanline VFX, joined the Vancouver team in 2012.
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Alexander Dietrich
Animator & Freelance Character DesignerWoodblock, Germany
He studied at the „Filmakademie Baden Württemberg“ from 2009 until March 2015, when he graduated and got the Diploma in „Animation & VFX“.
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Arslan Elver
Animation SupervisorFramestore, United Kingdom
A self-taught animator, Arslan specialises in creating realistic creature movement and has a passion for using animation to carve nuanced characters.
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Wolfgang Emmrich
Head of 3Dnhb Studios Hamburg, Germany
Wolfgang Emmrich has over 20 years of experience in the VFX and CG area and has been managing the 3D department of nhb in Hamburg for 10 years.
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Erwin Feyersinger
Postdoctoral Research AssociateDepartment of Media Studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany
Erwin Feyersinger is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Tübingen.
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Jan Fiedler
Senior Visual Effects ProducerPixomondo, Germany
Jan studied Media Production at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt with focuses on both 3D animation and project management.
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Johannes Flick
Design & AnimationBärTigerWolf, Germany
2009-2015 Johannes studied at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and got his diploma in animation & vfx. Since oktober 2015 he is working at BärTigerWolf, an animation agency in Tübingen, Germany.
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Glenn Frey
Product Marketing SpecialistMaxon Computer, Germany
Being creative in the music business for years, Glenn Frey also had a passion for drawing characters and 3D. After meeting Cinema 4D for the first time in 2004 he instantly fell in love.
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Andreas Giesen
FX SupervisorRise | Visual Effects Studios, Deutschland
Andreas Giesen is FX Supervisor at Rise | Visual Effects Studios in Berlin.
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Christian Grohganz
ManagerVR-Nerds GmbH, Germany
Before entering the VR / AR Business Christian Grohganz was Managing Director and / or founder of Tech-Start-ups in the Media, Marketing and E-Commerce Sector.
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Mike Hermes
Professional YouTuber / 3D Artist / EducatorMH Tutorials, Netherlands
Mike Hermes YouTube channel is dedicated to 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging and animation tutorials.
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Robert Hranitzky
Creative DirectorFreelancer, Germany
Robert works as a designer based in Munich, Germany, with a strong focus on motion graphics and animation for a wide range of projects from opening titles to showroom trailers and film projects.
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Igor Jovanovic
MPC FilmFX Artist, Great Britain
Igor Jovanovic has been working as an FX artist at MPC for more than five years.
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Carsten Keller
Head of CGMPC Advertising, Great Britain
With 16 years in the industry, Carsten heads up MPC’s world-renowned 3D department alongside Anthony Bloor and is a hugely experienced VFX Supervisor.
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Filip Lange
VFX-Supervisornhb Studios Hamburg, Deutschland
Since 1999 Filip Lange is working as digital artist. 8 years ago he moved from Frankfurt to Hamburg.
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André Matos
3D Artist PORSCHE AGCopyright Communications GmbH, Germany
Late one afternoon in March 2013, André Matos, born and raised in the Azores (small paradise in the middle of the Atlantic), left his comfort zone searching for a professional challenge in Frankfurt.
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Matthias Menz
Senior LighterWeta Digital Ltd, New Zealand
Matthias Menz is a Senior Lighter at Weta Digital with nearly 25 years’ CGI experience.
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Pascal Mueller
DirectorEsri R&D Center Zurich, Switzerland
Pascal Mueller is the Director of the Esri R&D Center Zurich, where novel tools for 3D GIS and urban design are developed.
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Liza Nechaeva
Assistant Art DirectorSimon’s Cat Ltd., Great Britain
Simon's Cat is a hugely successful animated comedy series featuring the mischievous and often hilarious antics of a charming cat and his long suffering owner - Simon. Liza Nechaeva is the Assistant Art Director at Simon’s Cat.
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Leif Arne Petersen
CEOHOLOGATE, Germany
Through his illustrious 20+ year career working for many of the top studios specializing in visual effects, animation, interactive and immersive media, as well as running his own company, Leif has become a leading expert in the field.
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Jonas Pilz
Product Marketing SpecialistMaxon Computer, Germany
Through his love of art and music from an early age Jonas quickly realized that he needed to have a creative profession in order to be happy.
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Oliver Schulz
CG and Environment SupervisorRise | Visual Effects Studios, Germany
Oliver Schulz is working since 2011 in the Rise | Visual Effects Studios team. At the project "The Dark Tower" he was the CG und Environment Supervisor.
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Erik Smitt
Director of PhotographyPixar Animation Studios, United States
Erik Smitt began his career at Pixar Animation Studios 17 years ago in the lighting department on "Monsters Incorporated".
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Dominik Tarolli
Director, Global Business Development 3D GeodesignEsri, United States
Dominik is the Director for Global Business Development 3D Geodesign at Esri Inc. in Redlands (CA).
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Dirk Weinreich
Solutions Specialist – Graphics and Video | Central EuropeAvid, Germany
Dirk Weinreich, Solutions Specialist at Avid, looks back on years of experience in working on projects involving high-end offline and finishing systems, non-linear editing, 3D graphics and visual effects.
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Matthias Zabiegly
Senior 3DAixsponza, Germany
Matthias Zabiegly is a veteran 3d artist who has gathered more than ten years of industry experience. He is currently working as Head of 3D and Set Supervisor at Aixsponza GmbH in Munich.
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