Confirmed Speakers VIEW 2026

Sir Roger Deakins

Academy Award Winning Cinematographer

James Ellis Deakins

Creative Work Partner of Roger Deakins

Daniel Chong

Director, HOPPERS, Pixar Animation Studios

Nicole Paradis Grindle

Producer, HOPPERS, Pixar Animation Studios

Paul Lambert

VFX Co-Supervisor, Project Hail Mary

Mag Sarnowska

VFX Co-Supervisor, Project Hail Mary

Michelle Grady

President, Sony Pictures Imageworks

Holly Edwards

President, Skydance Animation

Janet Lewin

Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM

Hal Hickel

Animation Director, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Oscar, BAFTA winner

Alessandro Ongaro

Overall VFX Supervisor, Resident Evil

Eric Saindon

Senior VFX Supervisor, Avatar: Fire & Ash, Weta FX

Noelle Triaureau

Production Designer, SWAPPED & BLUSH, Skydance Animation

Juan-Luis Sanchez

VFX Supervisor, SWAPPED & BLUSH, Skydance Animation

Jay Worth

Overall VFX Supervisor, FALLOUT

Dadi Einarsson

Overall VFX Supervisor, House of the Dragon Season 3, VES, BAFTA, Primetime Emmy winner

Glenn Entis

Sr. Director & Executive Producer, Dear Upstairs Neighbors, Google DeepMind, Academy Award winner

Amelie Dillig

VFX Producer, Accenture Song VFX

Emanuel Fuchs

Visual Effects Supervisor, Accenture Song VFX

Shawn Walsh

COO of VFX & GM of Image Engine, Cinesite Group

Dylan Sisson

Artist & Designer, RenderMan, Pixar Animation Studios

Jeff Dillinger

VFX Supervisor & CEO, Megalis

Chris Lavis

Co-Founder, Clyde Henry Productions & Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, The National Film Board

Ted Ty

Global Head of Character Animation, DNEG Animation

Eloi Champagne

Head, Technical Direction and Production Technology, National Film Board of Canada

Habib Zargarpour

Virtual Production Supervisor, Interdimensional VFX, Co-head of Virtual Production, USC School of C

Setareh Samandari

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Interdimensional VFX

Alexis Wanneroy

Senior Animation Supervisor, Fortiche Production

Jan-Bart van Beek

Studio Director & Studio Art & Animation Director, Guerrilla Games

Jochen Willemsen

Cinematic Director, Guerilla Games

Rochele Gloor

Assistant Director for Innovation Technologies MFA Computer Arts, School of Visual Arts

Terrence Masson

MFA Computer Arts Chair, School of Visual Arts (SVA), NYC

Thomas Schelesny

VFX Supervisor, Image Engine

Simon Weisse

VFX Miniature Unit Supervisor and Props Designer

Lucy Weisse

Prop and Model Maker

Heiko Burkardsmaier

VFX Executive Producer, Head of Business/Legal Affairs, Accenture Song VFX

David Li

Founder & Chairman of the Board, Dream Machine VFX

Alexandre Poncet

Director, Composer, Film Historian

Liberty Worth

Artist, Quilter, Designer, Teacher and Poet