It’s just 2 weeks away… more than 150 award-winning speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI will take part in a packed schedule of keynotes, talks, panels, workshops and masterclasses; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
VIEW Conference has just shared its full program lineup featuring more than 150 speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI that will converge on the beautiful Baroque city of Turin, Italy from October 12-17. And it's a whopper... as to be expected!
Tickets are now available at the official website:
https://www.viewconference.it/pages/registration
The full program is now available at:
https://www.viewconference.it/pages/program
This year’s EPIC highlights include…
INDUSTRY GIANTS
- Doug Chiang – Senior VP & Exec Design Director, Lucasfilm – WINNER OF THE VIEW VISIONARY AWARD 2025
- Ian Hunter – Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor, Interstellar, First Man
- Janet Lewin – Senior VP, GM & Head, Industrial Light & Magic
FEATURE DIRECTORS
- Domee Shi – Elio
- Madeline Sharafian – Elio
- Alessandro Carloni – The Cat in the Hat
- Pierre Perifel – The Bad Guys 2
- Maggie Kang – KPop Demon Hunters
- Chris Appelhans – KPop Demon Hunters
- Alex Woo – In Your Dreams
VFX SUPERVISORS
- Christian Mänz – How to Train Your Dragon
- Pablo Helman – Wicked: For Good
- David Seager – TRON: Ares
- David Vickery – Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Craig Hammack – Lilo & Stitch
- Ryan Tudhope – F1: The Movie
- Daniele Bigi – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Michael Ralla – Sinners
PRESIDENTS, CEOs & SENIOR LEADERS
- Ramsey Naito – President, Paramount Animation & Nickelodeon Animation
- Phil Tippett – Filmmaker & Founder, Tippett Studio
- Kevin Baillie – Head of Studios, Eyeline Studios
- Fiona Walkinshaw – CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore
- Shane Valdez – Founder & CEO, SuperFile
- Jonas Kluger – Founder, Das Element
- Matthias Buehler – Founder & CTO, vrbn
- Rick Champagne – Director of Global Media2 Strategy & Marketing, NVIDIA
CREATIVE DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS & ARTISTS
- Dylan Cole – Production Designer, Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Nate Fox – Creative Director, Sucker Punch Productions
- Pawl Fulker – Creative Director & Sr. Visualization Supervisor, Proof London Ltd.
- Kate Gabriel – Creative Director CG, No. 8
- Maciej Kuciara – Artist & Director
- Kieran Belshaw – Concept Artist
- Eric Pouliot – Tech Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Asa Mathat – Award-Winning Photographer
More than 100 other award-winning speakers are on board - book your place now at VIEW Conference 2025 now, and “prepare to be inspired!”
Additional can’t miss sessions…
October 14
Anatomy of a Battle: Rook’s Rest and The Dance of Dragons in House of the Dragon Season 2
16:15-17:15 CET [Talk in English] In BINARIO3 (IN PERSON ONLY)
Claudio Marivisi, Head of Texturing, Pixomondo
October 15
The VFX Behind the Emmy Award Winning Show: The Studio
12:45-13:15 CET [Talk in English] In FUCINE (IN PERSON ONLY)
Jake Maymudes,VFX Supervisor & Founder, Wylie Co. VFX
Sandro Blattner, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor, The Studio
Caws & Effects: Wednesday Season 2
13:30-14:30 CET [Talk in English] In FUCINE (IN PERSON ONLY)
Kevin Buessecker, FX Supervisor, Wednesday: Season 2, Rocket Science VFX
Jethro Au, CG Supervisor, Wednesday: Season 2, Rocket Science VFX
Creating the Spaceport Environment for Dune: Prophecy
16:30-17:30 CET [Talk in English] In BINARIO3 (IN PERSON ONLY)
Apollonia Hartmann, VFX Producer, Accenture Song VFX
David Anastacio, CG Supervisor, Accenture Song VFX
October 16
The Rings of Power Season 2: Bringing life to Middle Earth Creatures
12:45-13:45 CET [Talk in English] In BINARIO3 (In Person)
Ara Khanikian, VFX Supervisor, The Rings of Power, Rodeo FX
What Remains in the Ruins: The VFX of The Last of Us - Season 2
14:00-15:00 CET [Talk in English] In TECA B (Presented Remotely)
Melania Mace, DFX Supervisor, DNEG
Robeto Rodricks, FX Supervisor, DNEG
The Sandman: Crafting the Dreaming
14:00-15:00 CET [Talk in English] In FUCINE (IN PERSON ONLY)
Martin Pelletier, VFX Supervisor & Studio Head Quebec City, The Sandman, Rodeo FX
The VFX of the The Penguin (HBO)
16:00-17:00 CET [Talk in English] In FUCINE (IN PERSON ONLY)
Johnny Han, VFX Supervisor & 2nd Unit Director, The Penguin (HBO)
Goran Pavles, Founder & Visual Effects Supervisor, The Penguin (HBO), Stormborn Studios
Eugene Bondar, VFX Supervisor, The Penguin (HBO), Frost FX
The Future of Filmmaking (2025)
18:30-19:30 CET [Panel in English] In FUCINE (IN PERSON ONLY)
Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount, Nickelodeon
Doug Chiang, Senior Vice President and Executive Design Director, Lucasfilm, Recipient VIEW VISIONARY AWARD 2025
Kevin Baillie, VP, Head of Studios, Eyeline Studios
Jeff Dillinger, VFX Supervisor & CEO, Megalis
Janet Lewin, Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM
Fiona Walkinshaw, CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore
Laurens Ehrmann, Founder & Creative Director, The Yard
Moderator: Ian Failes, Editor, befores & afters
October 17
From Script to Screen
12:45-13:45 CET [Panel in English] In MEZZANINO (In Person)
Heiki Kluger, VFX Supervisor
Tara DeMarco, Visual Effects Supervisor, Upside Down Productions
Christina Caspers-Roemer, General Manager, Trixter, and Executive Producer, Cinesite Group
About VIEW Conference
An English language event, VIEW Conference 2025 takes place from October 12-17, 2025, in the beautiful baroque city of Turin, Italy. It brings together industry professionals, thought leaders, students, and enthusiasts not only to celebrate the latest achievements in Animation, VFX and Games, but also to share their visions of the future. The conference’s vibrant and inclusive atmosphere is designed to enlighten and inspire, with an extensive live program that embraces cutting-edge thinking on such diverse topics as Storytelling, Virtual Production, Computer Graphics, Interactive & Immersive Media, VR/AR/Mixed Reality and the Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, Real-Time Rendering and much more!
Registration is now open.
Source: VIEW 2025
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
