Animayo details the virtual conference program

Animayo has transformed its 15th edition into a 100% virtual platform in its most technological and beneficial year to date, with plans to award over € 500.000 in scholarships for online classes and lessons. The Animayo International Summit will take place from May to Q2020 XNUMX in four contexts: virtual, broadcast, online and in person.

Fifty-seven international and national experts in animation, visual effects and video games will be part of the program, with the virtual event in Gran Canaria starting on 9 and 10 May.

The speakers and jury are industry stars, representing 14 countries with backgrounds in studios such as DreamWorks Animation, Cartoon Saloon, Disney, Warner Bros., Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation, Ilion, Skydance, Weta Digital and Delirium Studios, who have left its mark on titles like Game of Thrones, Klaus, Zootopia, Interstellar, Love, Deaths and Robots, Chernobyl, The Simpsons, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avengers Justice League, My favorite villain / Minion, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hunger Games, Star Wars: resistance / / The clone wars / / rebels, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, tangled, brave, moana, frozen, shattered Ralph!or in video games like League of Legends, Commandos, Crossfire, Project Cars, Need for Speed, Alice's Rivers and many others.

Transmission activities will take place on May 16 and 17, with several master classes taught by national and international speakers, portfolio reviews and the awarding of scholarships for talents for over € 500.000.

On May 22 and 23, online activities will include the official selection of the international jury. Animayo is the only Spanish animation festival designated by the Academy as a qualifying festival for the Oscars (jury prize for the Animayo Award 2020). With over 1.600 works displayed for the international competition, the organization's international jury will receive links to download the films, which they can then view and vote on through the online platform.

The winners will be announced on May 29 and the films will be screened in the face-to-face phase of the festival, which will take place in the final quarter of this year. This will consist of screenings of official sections (and voting for the Audience Award), screenings of primary and secondary schools, video games and virtual reality space, previews of short films made by children for children (Animayo educational system), official section for children of my first festival contest and U-future experiences.

Master Classes (May 16-17) - Registration open

The Visual Arts Process: Conversation with Visual Effects Master Eli Jarra and Roger Kupelian Saturday May 16, 18:15 pm - 19:15 pm English. With Eli Jarra, Think VR visual effects supervisor, Westwind Media, Entity FX, Pixel Playground; and Roger Kupelian, opaque painter, conceptual artist Digital Domain, MPC, Sony Imageworks, Pixomondo, Weta Digital.

Livonia: create a fantastic world of games for Arma 3 e DayZ Saturday 16 May, 19:30 - 20:30. English. With Ivan Buchta, creative director of Bohemia Interactive.

The surreal worlds of Amanita design Saturday May 16, from 21:00 pm to 21:30 pm, English. With Lukáš Kunc, public relations and Amanita Design production.

Creative process in music and audio production (Demo / Concert) Saturday May 16th 21:30. English. With Tomasz Dvorak, music and audio production Floex, Amanita Design. Musician.

From Ghibli to Walt Disney Animation Studios Sunday May 17, 18:15 pm - 19:15 pm English. With Aya Suzuki, animation artist, layout artist and concept artist, Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney Animation, Passion Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix.

The realization of The remedy, Daniel Peixe's first virtual reality short film Sunday 17 May 19: 30-20: 30. English. With Daniel Peixe, animator Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ilion Animation Studios, Keytoon Animation Studio, BFC.

The profession of visual effects, a journey without borders Sunday May 17th 21: 00-22: 00. English. With Carolina Jiménez, principal design artist Scanline VFX, Weta Digital, MPC, OK InfografÍa, Ilion Animation Studios