Back on-ground, GAFX 2022 scheduled to be held on the 28 and 29 April 2022, revealed the first set of speakers. Making a comeback in a physical form, the event will be a true celebration of the creative technologies and talent that has made India and Bangalore in particular a recognised global hub for the animation, VFX and games and comics (AVGC) industry.
The GAFX 2022 lineup of speakers comprises industry veterans and thought leaders- including the winners of multiple Oscars, British Arrow, VES awards and Cannes Golds and several India awards. The first set of speakers list revealed that Makuta VFX co-founder Pete Draper will grace the occasion with the ‘Making of’ session on S.S Rajamouli’s blockbuster film RRR, while DNEG VFX head Jigesh Gajjar will present the making of Oscar winning movie Dune.
For Spark AR Masterclass, GAFX will bring creative technologist and Meta Augmented Reality expert Gayathri as a speaker. Green Rain Studio founder Karan Parikh will conduct the Epic Games Boot Camp, An Unreal Short Films Showcase.
Three members from MPC VFX team including compositing supervisor Wineeth P Wilson, creative operations head Payal Vijay Selvam and texturing head Subhashish Banik will showcase the making of award winning film Cruella. Another ‘Making of’ session will bring superstar Thalapathy Vijay’s Beast where PhantomFX VFX head Ravindran and CG supervisor Anish will explain the entire process.
GAFX this year will place a special emphasis on the creative and give greater prominence to the amazing imagery created by studios right here in Bangalore, India which has become a fountain of excellence for AVGC content creation both for domestic and international players.
Registration Link – https://gafx.in/
Website: https://abai.avgc.in/