The fifth edition of VFXRio took place on November 30th, December 1st and 2nd at Casa Firjan in Rio de Janeiro. International guests included pioneer Hao Li, CEO of Pinscreen; Pav Grochola, supervisor and Lead VFX artist at Sony Pictures Imageworks, who was part of the effects team for the Oscar®-winning animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"; and Julien Bolbach, Visual Effects Supervisor at MPC, who presented the making-of for Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King". The VFXRio program also included the largest film and TV technology producers in Brazil. Globo, the event's sponsor, participated with a keynote dedicated to its latest productions; Vetor Zero, Mistika, O2 Filmes and Stratosform presented their most recent works. Three panels led by leading industry experts addressed topics such as Digital Humans and AI Technologies, Innovation, Science and Art, and Education for new careers in technology. Three prominent academic institutions were represented: IMPA, the Vancouver Centre of Digital Media, and the Vancouver Film School.
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The fourth edition of VFXRio took place on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro. Among the guests were Kelly Port, creator of Marvel's Thanos, and Max Wood, responsible for the visual effects in Disney's "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms". The event highlighted trends in the field, including Virtual Reality workshops by Super Uber, behind-the-scenes footage of effects in TV Globo productions and films such as "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" and "Avengers: Infinity War", as well as MARI technology masterclasses by Foundry. The main VFX companies in Brazil participated. Paulo Barcellos, Post-Production Director at O2 Filmes, was on the panel led by Jorge Peregrino, President of the Brazilian Academy of Cinema, presenting "Malasartes and the Duel with Death", winner of the Brazilian Academy of Cinema's visual effects award, and highlighting O2 Filmes' role as one of the largest effects production companies in Brazil. The guests represented a variety of organizations, including Globo, O2, Vancouver Film School, Foundry, Digital Domain, Method Studios, SuperUber, Hogarth WPP, Conspiração, MPC, UNITY, Unreal, StudioKwo, NVIDIA, INTEL, IMPA - VISGRAF, and ACM Siggraph.
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The third edition of VFXRio, held on December 8th and 9th at the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Tomorrow, brought together renowned professionals in visual effects production. A highlight was the presence of Dan Lemmon, winner of the 2017 Oscar for "The Jungle Book," who contributed to the development of performance capture technology. Richard Clegg, from MPC, shared the challenges faced in creating the digital character Rachael in "Blade Runner" (1982), a process that took nine months and won the Oscar in 2018. The event offered lectures, panels, and workshops, providing an immersion into the world of visual effects. Among the guests were representatives from renowned organizations such as Globo, Intel, NVIDIA, Weta VFX, MPC, SuperUber, Quanta Post, Museum of Tomorrow, Mistika VR, and ACM Signgraph.
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The second edition of VFXRio, held at the Museum of Tomorrow, brought together renowned experts from Hollywood, Bollywood, and Brazil on November 28th and 29th, 2016. The event unveiled the secrets behind the impactful visual effects in games and film and television productions, featuring producers from "Game of Thrones" and "Star Wars". Sponsored by Telecine with support from the Museum of Tomorrow and the Secretariat of Science and Technology of the City of Rio de Janeiro, VFXRio offered lectures and an enriching discussion with global producers. In addition, the Museum hosted a detailed exhibition on the history of visual effects in cinema, showcasing 16 emblematic films. Guests represented prominent organizations such as Globo, PIXOMONDO, Industrial Light and Magic, Strotostorm, Nerdeo, Design LAB, Screenyug Creations PVT, and ACM Siggraph.
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The first edition of VFXRio brought to the country the head of the studios of “Call of Duty: Black Ops III” and the person responsible for the Groot character in “Guardians of the Galaxy”. Some of the most important names in visual effects from the world of cinema and games landed in Brazil in early December 2015. They came for VFXRio, the first event exclusively dedicated to visual effects in the country, which took place on December 1st and 2nd and was sponsored by Telecine and also featured the special participation of Mike Sanders, Senior Director of Activision Central Studios, on December 3rd at CCXP in São Paulo. The guests represented the following organizations: Globo, O2, Conspiração, IMPA - Visgraf, VES, ACM Siggraph, MPC and ACTIVISION.
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