Everything You Need To Know About VIEW Conference 2017

By FizX on October 4, 2017@fizx

Time of the year is here when you get to see some of most prestigious people from the digital age in one place, This year’s VIEW Conference will be held in Turin, Italy from October 23-27.

With more than 50 speakers confirmed for the 18^th annual confab, Italy’s largest digital media conference promises to offer inspiring and practical content to artists, animators, game developers, storytellers, content creators and other students and professionals who work with computer graphics.

Six visual effects Oscar winners, two Academy Sci-Tech award winners, animated feature film directors, virtual reality pioneers, computer graphics researchers, game developers, photographers, writers, and studio executives will converge in Turin, Italy from October 23-27.

“One of the special reasons to attend VIEW is that our speakers like to stay for the entire week and attend talks given by the other speakers, so our attendees have many opportunities to interact with them,” says Conference Director Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez. “Another reason is that I think VIEW might be the only conference at which, in addition to talks, animated film directors and Oscar-winning artists offer small, interactive workshops and master classes.”

All told, VIEW boasts 15 master classes and workshops this year including those from Director Mark Osborne (The Little Prince) and Director Kris Pearn (The Willoughbys)who will offer storytelling and storyboarding tips. Character Artist Jason Bickerstaff (Pixar Animation Studios) and Animation Supervisor Hal Hickel (Industrial Light & Magic) who will delve into the mysteries of character animation; and, Professor Dr. Donald Greenberg (Cornell University) who will lead workshop attendees on an interactive exploration of virtual reality technology and techniques.

Also unique to VIEW is the game developers boot camp and accelerator program during which selected start-ups to receive mentoring from industry experts and equity partners leading to the opportunity to pitch their projects to potential investors.

“VIEW brings together the world’s best and brightest minds across multiple disciplines, in a uniquely intimate and collaborative place where creatives can incubate and celebrate,” says Dr. Gutierrez. “I’m as proud as ever of VIEW 2017. I hope you can join the VIEW family in beautiful Torino.”

See attached fact sheets for information about VIEW awards, the Game Developers Boot Camp, and a complete list of speakers and workshops.

The VIEW 2017 Conference is made possible with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, Piedmont Region, Turin’s Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Turin, Twitch.tv.

VIEW Conference is a mixed media event that brings together the most brilliant and visionary minds working in CG from VFX to Games and from Animation to VR. We are at the forefront of innovation and technology. This year we have 6 Oscar Winners and One Academy Technical Achievement Award Winner.

This year’s world-class speakers confirmed, so far:

Rob Pardo (CEO, Bonfire Games, former Chief Creative Officer, Blizzard, Creator and legendary game designer of World of Warcraft and Diablo) keynote speaker, Games
Eric Darnell (Chief Creative Officer, Baobab Studios, Director and writer of all 4Madagascar films, Director, Antz) keynote speaker, Animation, Storytelling
Joe Letteri (VFX head of Weta Digital. 4 Academy Award winner, Overall VFX supervisor War for the Planet of the Apes) keynote speaker, VFX
John Nelson (Overall VFX Supervisor, Bladerunner 2049, Academy Award Winner) keynote speaker, VFX
Vicki Dobbs Beck (Exec in Charge, ILMxLab), keynote speaker, Storytelling
Cinzia Angelini (Director MILA) keynote speaker, Animation, Storytelling
Scott Stokdyk, (Overall VFX supervisor, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) VFX
Hal Hickel (Animation Supervisor, Rogue One: A Star A Wars Story) Academy Award Winner, Animation
Martin Hill, (VFX supervisor Academy Technical Achievement Award Winner) VFX
Christopher Townsend, (Overall VFX supervisor, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) VFX
Randy Lake (President of Studio Operations at Sony Pictures Imageworks) VFX
Warren Franklin, Executive Producer Cinesite Studios, VFX, Storytelling
Shawn Walsh, Executive Producer Image Engine, VFX, Storytelling
David Rosenbaum, Chief Creative Officer, Cinesite Studios
Mark Osborne (Director The Little Prince, Kung Fu Panda), Animation, Storytelling
Kris Pearn (Director The Willoughbys, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2) Animation, Storytelling
Shannon Tindle (Director/Writer On-ICE, Conceived Kubo and The Two Strings), VR, Storytelling
Kevin Lin (cofounder & COO, Twitch), Games, Storytelling
Bernard Yee (EP, Oculus Game VR) VR
Jan-Bart Van Beek (Horizon, Studio Director, Guerrilla Games) Games
Paul Debevec ( Senior Engineer Google, Academy Award Winner) VR
Don Greenberg (Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Graphics Cornell University) VR
Elisabeth Morant (TILT BRUSH, Google) Design, VR, Storytelling
Maureen Fan (CEO, Co-founder Baobab Studios) VR, Storytelling
Larry Cutler (Chief Technical Officer, Baobab Studios) VR
Eloi Champagne (National Film Board Canada) Vr, Storytelling
Claudio Pedica (Senior Interaction Designer Solfar Studios) VR
David Putrino (Telemedicine/Vr Rehabilitation, Icahn School of Medicine @ Mount Sinai) VR, Storytelling
Martyn Culpitt (VFX Supervisor, Logan, Image Engine) VFX
Mike Ford (Overall VFX supervisor, Smurfs: The Lost Village) VFX
Victor Perez (Overall VFX supervisor, Gabriele Salvatores’s The Invisible Boy: Second Generation)VFX
Elaina Scott (Animation Supervisor, SUPERGIRL)
Mark Mullery (World premiere talk “The Breadwinner”, Techincal Director, Cartoon Saloon)
Alessandro Jacomini (World Premiere “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”, Director of Photography, Disney Animation Studios
Kim White (Director of Photography-Lighting, Cars 3, Pixar Animation Studios) Photography/Lighting , Animation
Rob Coleman (Head of Animation Lego Batman Movie) Animation
Noelle Triaureau (Production Designer, Smurfs: The Lost Village) Animation, Production Design
Carlos Zaragoza (Production Designer, The Emoji Movie) Animation, Production Design
Shelley LK (Games VC, Managing Partner Affiniti Ventures) Venture Capitalist
Leslie Iwerks (Academy Award & Emmy nominated Director) Filmmaking
Michael Rubin (Founder & Chief Photo Officer Neonodern) Photography
Megan Brain (Paper Sculture designer) Sculpting
Jordi Garcia (Director/Partner Post23) Animation, VFX, Storytelling