XYZ Masterclass: VFX in today’s international audiovisual production landscape

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Film Tampere proudly presents the next masterclass in cooperation with XYZ Films: VFX in today’s international audiovisual production landscape. The masterclass will be held Tuesday, November 15th at 7pm in Finland time / 9am LA time remotely via Zoom. The masterclass takes 1,5 hours and has an open Q&A section at the end of the panel.

This masterclass is curated in collaboration with Tampere University of Applied Sciences VFX Artist Specialization Education and funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU. The masterclass is open to all film and TV professionals and students.

The masterclass is moderated by Aram Tertzakian, co-founder of Los Angeles based XYZ Films. XYZ Films is an integrated content company whose mission is to empower visionary storytellers from every corner of the planet. As an independent studio, the company is uniquely suited to identify talented filmmakers and bring their stories to life.

The panelists are:

Antti Kulmala, Executive Producer/CEO at Troll VFX
Elin Lavén, VFX Artist at Troll VFX
About Troll VFX: Troll is one of the top VFX facilities in the Nordics, based in Tampere, Finland. Troll has worked on a wide range of films for international and local markets. Troll’s focus is to concentrate on high quality VFX work, with the mindset of quality over quantity. Troll currently employs approx 60 artists and is constantly looking for more amazing talent globally. Troll places a high value on the well-being and safety of its customers and artists, but still provides a creative environment where projects and artists can flourish and be at their best.

Solène Collon, Visual Effects Producer at Umedia VFX
About Umedia VFX: As an international award-winning VFX studio, the #1 Belgian Visual Effects company with facility in Paris, Umedia VFX works on circa 45 films a year and can accommodate up to 150 artists. With a team of internationally acclaimed talents, Umedia VFX brings directors solutions to their artistic needs, while respecting production constraints. Specialized in visual effects, Umedia VFX offers complete services from budgeting, previz, design, to set supervision and 2D & 3D effects while also financing up to 55% of the VFX costs.

The registration for the masterclass is open via Lyyti until November 13th.

The masterclass will also be available to view afterwards. The link to the recording will only be shared to those who have signed up, so remember to do so even if you are unable to attend live. The Zoom link to the session will be sent to all sign-up addresses via email one day prior to the event. Remember to check your junk mail folder. Please, make sure you have an updated version of Zoom.

You can send pre-questions to the speakers upon registration. Note that by sending questions in advance, you will get the most out of a masterclass lecture that is worth taking advantage of! This masterclass is part of a business and public sector growth contract project currently being completed in the Finnish audiovisual sector. Read more about the growth agreement project in Finnish here #kasvusopimus

More information: Fanny Heinonen, Film Tampere, fanny.heinonen@businesstampere.com

Welcome!

The registration for the masterclass is open via Lyyti until November 13th. See the link below.

Signup ends on: 13.11.2022 00:00

Language: english

Price: Free