Day 1 at Rainbow Conference 2025 – Workshops, Keynotes & More

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Rainbow Conference 2025 – Day 1 Programme

Get ready for a day packed with inspiration, learning, and creativity! Join leading voices in VFX, animation, and filmmaking for masterclasses, panels, and presentations.

Featured Sessions – September 18


🌟 Featured Sessions – September 18


Nuke Masterclass with Victor Perez

Nuke Masterclass with Victor Perez

📍 Conservatory Terrace – Exhibitor Area

🕒 15:00 – 17:00

Step into the world of high-end compositing with Victor Perez, a globally renowned VFX artist with 28+ years of experience in visual storytelling.



No.8 – Beyond the Frame: VFX in Advertising

No.8 – Beyond the Frame: VFX in Advertising

📍 Frobisher Auditorium 1

🕒 17:45 – 18:45

Go behind the scenes with Kate Gabriel, Creative Director at No.8, to see how VFX elevates storytelling in top-tier advertising.

Bring Your Own Comp BYOC

BYOC Feedback Session

📍 Conservatory – Exhibitor Area

🕒 18:30 – 19:30

Students: Bring Your Own Content! Get personalised portfolio feedback from top industry professionals in a fast-paced networking format.

Framestore – The VFX of How to Train Your Dragon

Framestore – The VFX of How to Train Your Dragon

📍 Frobisher Auditorium 1

🕒 19:00 – 20:00

Join Christian Mänz, Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated VFX Supervisor, for an exclusive deep dive into the live-action blockbuster adaptation.

DISAUTHORITY: Innovative Studio Approach to Independent Filmmaking

DISAUTHORITY: Innovative Studio Approach to Independent Filmmaking

📍 Conservatory Terrace

🕒 20:00 – 20:20

Discover how DISAUTHORITY is blending creative production and cutting-edge post-production to redefine indie filmmaking.

Dupe VFX: Black Doves, Buccaneers & VFX Carbon Reporting

📍 Conservatory Terrace

🕒 21:20 – 21:40

Jonathan Harris, Founder of Dupe VFX, shares insights into their standout work on Black Doves and Buccaneers, and their pioneering approach to carbon reporting in VFX.

Panel: Access VFX – Building a Career Without Borders

Panel: Access VFX – Building a Career Without Borders

📍 Frobisher Auditorium 1

🕒 20:20 – 21:20

Hear from global industry leaders on navigating careers in VFX and animation while building international networks and opportunities.

Panellists: 

Chair: Simon Devereux, Founder & Director of ACCESS: VFX

Shobha Conway, Head of Business Development at Union Visual Effects

Sophie Maydon, Founder, Talent & Recruitment Consultant, PXL Talent

Chris Kiser, Head of New Business, No.8 

Rebecca Barbour, Director, Talent Management at Industrial Light & Magic.

Nexus Studios x UFC at the Sphere – Supersized Storytelling

Nexus Studios x UFC at the Sphere – Supersized Storytelling

📍 Frobisher Auditorium 1

🕒 21:40 – 22:40

Discover how Nexus Studios designed breathtaking visuals for the Sphere in Las Vegas, one of the world’s most ambitious media canvases.

📅 Mark Your Calendar: 18-19 September 2025

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Email: london-chapter@acmsiggraph.org

Boyan (Bobby) Georgiev

Bobby is a creative artist specialising in Animation and VFX for Feature Films, with a strong passion for lights, camera, and story. He strives to express and challenge his creativity through learning new technologies and creative thinking. As a child of the digital generation, Bobby possesses knowledge and passion for the classic. He is fully immersed in the production of beautiful visuals—whether moving, static, or graphic. Photography and cinematography are his big passions, and technology and science excite and intrigue him.

https://boyangeorgiev.com
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