Here is a selection of speakers during the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE 2018. All lectures will be in English language. We are updating this list on a regular basis.
Tobias Alt & Sebastian Schmidt
FounderUberEck, Germany
Sebastian, Nik and Tobias met in 2004 at university where they got a "Bachelor of Arts" Degree.
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David Anastácio
CG SupervisorMackevision, Germany
Graduated in Industrial Design 5 year degree in 2008 by the Lisbons Faculty of Fine-Arts, and working professionally in CG since 2007.
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Yana Andreeva
CG SpezialistChaos Group, Bulgaria
Yana Andreeva joined Chaos Group in 2013, and she’s responsible for V-Ray presentation content and videos.
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Calvin Bacon
Product SpecialistInstaLOD, Germany
Experienced Animator with a demonstrated history of working in the 3D industry.
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Markus Brackelmann
Lead Concept ArtistTrixter, Germany
The Lead Concept Artist is an inherent part of the Trixter family.
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Matthias Buehler
Founder & CTOvrbn studios AG, Switzerland
After graduating from ETH Zurich (MSc Arch ETH), Matthias has worked in landscape architecture, architectural visualization and then has been part of the CityEngine development team for almost five years.
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Pascal Bußmann
VFX-SupervisorLAVAlabs, Germany
Pascal Bußmann has started his media career in the broadcasting industry. Later he was part of PICTORION das werk's 3D department and has been working on several TV commercials. In the past few years, he has created the technical pipeline for Gradient FX and LAVAlabs Moving Images as a lead TD and vfx supervisor.
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Mickael Coedel
Senior & Lead AnimatorIndustrial Light and Magic, California
Mickael brings shows up with tons of experience from the animation & VFX industry.
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Florian Dehmel
Head of ProductionLIGA 01 Computerfilm, Germany
Started as a Compositor in 2008, Florian Dehmel quickly became a VFX-Supervisor at LIGA 01.
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Can Erduman
Freelance Character ArtistGermany
Can Erduman is a freelance 3D Artist, located in Mainz, Germany. He graduated in Media Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz.
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Yacoob Essack & Francesco Campobasso
VFX – Supervisor / Lead - Compositor & CG – Supervisor / Lead – 3D ArtistInfected, Germany
A strong duo from Hamburg coming up!
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Taisha Fabricius
3D Technology EvangelistEsri, Switzerland
Taisha holds degrees in Geomatic Engineering and Arts from the University of Melbourne, as well as an MBA from RWTH Aachen/University of St. Gallen focusing on technology and innovation.
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Christian Frahm
Digital ArtistVolkswagen, Germany
Having always a strong interest for filmmaking and computer-programming Christian started his career in the late 90s to work for several studios with a main focus on film editing and compositing for commercials and music promos.
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Sylvain Grain
ProducerCube Creative, France
The french producer is showing up with over 10 years of experience.
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Luis Guggenberger
Freelancer, Senior Concept Artistex Industrial Light and Magic, Germany
Luis Guggenberger has worked on several, well-known productions as (Senior) Concept Artist.
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Steve Heng
Community Manager / Creative ProducerBavaria Film GmbH, Germany
Steve Heng is working at Bavaria Film as Creative Producer for web-video and social media.
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Mike Hermes
Professional YouTuber / 3D Artist / EducatorMH Tutorials, Netherlands
Mike Hermes YouTube channel is dedicated to 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging and animation tutorials.
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Robert Hranitzky
Creative DirectorFreelancer, Germany
Robert works as a designer based in Munich, Germany, with a strong focus on motion graphics and animation for a wide range of projects from opening titles to showroom trailers and film projects.
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Thomas Hullin
Head of Munich Studio - VFX SupervisorRodeoFX, Germany
Originally from France, Thomas Hullin moved to Montreal for the first time in 2009 where he obtained his degree in design and 3D animation at the NAD Center.
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Jama Jurabaev
Senior Concept ArtistLucasfilm, England
Have you heard of movies like Ready Player One or Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom? Then you sure know Jama Jurabaev.
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Christoph Malessa
COOPIXOMONDO, Germany
About 13 years ago Christoph Malessa joined PIXOMONDO as a Motion Graphics Designer.
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Prof. Markus Lauterbach
ProfessorUniversity of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany
Prof. Markus Lauterbach is a graduate of the Animation Institute/ Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
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Benjamin Simon & Dirk Schuster
Founders, Creative & Art DirectorFOREAL, Germany
FOREAL is a design studio based in Germany with a creative focus on illustration, animation and art direction founded by Benjamin Simon and Dirk Schuster.
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Erik Smitt
Director of PhotographyPixar Animation Studios, United States
Erik Smitt began his career at Pixar Animation Studios 17 years ago in the lighting department on "Monsters Incorporated".
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Dominik Tarolli
Director, Global Business Development 3D GeodesignEsri, United States
Dominik is the Director for Global Business Development 3D Geodesign at Esri Inc. in Redlands (CA).
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Matthias Zabiegly
Senior 3DAixsponza, Germany
Matthias Zabiegly is a veteran 3d artist who has gathered more than ten years of industry experience. He is currently working as Head of 3D and Set Supervisor at Aixsponza GmbH in Munich.
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