VFXRIO 2018 - BRINGS THE WORLD'S LEADING VISUAL EFFECTS EXPERTS TO THE COUNTRY

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.

RIO DE JANEIRO: DECEMBER 3, 4 AND 5, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM (MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - CINEMATHEQUE MAM) | WORKSHOP AND SCREENING/ ELECTRONIC THEATER, LECTURES | AUDIENCE: 250 PEOPLE, industry leaders and policymakers.

SÃO PAULO: DECEMBER 5TH 2 MAIN PRESENTATIONS ON THE MAIN STAGE TARGET AUDIENCE: 3000 PEOPLE, fans of comics, film and visual effects INSIDE CCXP