Agenda 2026
GAFX - 2026 Agenda
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Changing world of Animation and VFX powered by AI
Speaker Name
Manasva Bhargava
Teevra Studios
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Oscar Nominated film - Cardboard by DNEG
Biren Ghose
Jouelle Baracho
Dneg Studios
Narendra Garware
DNEG Animation, India
Pankaj Verma
Dneg Studios
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Behind the Scenes of Netflix Hit animated Show KURUKSHETRA
Speaker Name
Ashish Thapar
HiTech Animation Studios
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Investors's Perspective : The Rise of AI in Content Studios
Speaker Name
Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Moderator
Dr. Manjula. N
Nihansh Bhat
Krafton
P. V. Harikrishnan
Kitven Funds
Rohit Bhatt
99 games
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Deadpool & Wolverine , The Art of Blood And Guts
Speaker Name
Prashant Nair
Framse store
19:00 onwards
Short film screenings by ASIFA
GBR - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Session - Brahma Ai showcase
12:30 - 13:30
Session - "Indian VFX Studios - Rise of the Indies"
Speaker Name
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh, Moderator
Krishna Avril
LittleBlackStar VisualEffects
Binoy S
Trishul Media Entertainment
Nirmal Kumar
Radiance FX
Partheek
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Immersive VR New Experiences
Speaker Name
Sairam Sagiraju
chaarana labs
Rajendra Praveen
Shining Cloud
Abdul Khalid
Filter You – A True Social Xperience Company
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session 4 - “Evolution Reloaded: Turning Imagination into Tradable Assets”
Speaker Name
Biren Ghose
Mr. Anand Varadara
Bisff
Moderator
Ms.Archana Kavil
IP Climb
Mr.Pradeep Kumar
ZEE5
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mallela
Brandxchange
GK Tirunavukarasu
Producers Bazaar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Lets talk Houdini
Speaker Name
Mr. Christopher Hebert
SideFX
Moderator
Mr. Peter Rotenberg
SideFX
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Mr. Sreyans Bardia
BOT VFX
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan
Astra Studios
Mr. Bharanidharan TN
ILM
16:45 - 17:30
Session - State of Global Animation industry
Speaker Name
Kumar Chandrasekaran
Saffronic
Moderator
Vishnu Ram
Assemblage Entertainment
Sarath Narayan
studio56
Milind Shinde
88 Pictures
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation Studios
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
17:30 - 18:15
Session - Emerging Media & Entertainment Tech - Next big opportunity
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
LALIT 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:15 - 13:00
ZBrush Masterclass
Vichar BN
Technicolor Games
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
XR WORKSHOP
Rajendra Praveen
14:45 - 15:25
Breaking Panels - Conversations with acclaimed international comic creators
Moderator
Savio
Danesh Mohiuddin
Roshan Kurichiyanil
Sunando C
15:30 - 16:10
Insight on Netapp Storage
Sandeep Thota
Netapp
16:15 - 16:55
Panel to Profit - The business of comics in India
Moderator
Preeti Vyas
Nikhil Pran
Sohini Mitra
Ajitesh Sharma
Sanjay Gupta
17:00 - 17:40
How to create a striking animation reel (Mentoring session)
Prathik Gopinath
Rubul Das
Kaustav Chakravarty
Damodar V Sawant
Subharaj Biswas
Sean Peter Mullen
17:45 - 18:30
The Creative Gurukul – Interacting with the creative leadership from Mikros.
Vikram Varma
Avanish S Phatak
Sean Peter Mullen
Anil Sam
Somnath Saha
Murali Chinnappa
Kalinga 2 - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:00 - 13:00
Marvel's Spider-Man games : Magic of Procedural Systems
Craig Halperin
VFX Supervisor, Sony’s Insomniac Games
13:00 - 14:00
14:00- 15:00
AI in Games: Shaping the Future of Immersive Experiences
Sriharsha Setty
Vamsi Krishna Veligatla
Manvendra Shukul
Avinash Pandey
Prateek Jain
14:45 - 15:25
FREE
15:30 - 16:10
Women in Gaming: Empowering the Next Generation
Shagufta Khan
Woman Influencer
Vandana Goyal
Megha Gupta
Vaishnavi Palleda
16:15 - 16:55
The Game Development Pipeline: From Concept to Launch
Zain Fahadh
LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:15 - 13:00
Portfolio Review - Launch and Introduction to Industry Partners :
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Animation Portfolio Review
14:45 - 15:25
Assets Portfolio Review
16:15 - 16:55
MESC Session
17:00 - 17:40
Houdini User Group Launch and Meetup
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Changing world of Animation and VFX powered by AI
Speaker Name
Manasva Bhargava
Teevra Studios
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Oscar Nominated film - Cardboard by DNEG
Biren Ghose
Jouelle Baracho
Dneg Studios
Narendra Garware
DNEG Animation, India
Pankaj Verma
Dneg Studios
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Behind the Scenes of Netflix Hit animated Show KURUKSHETRA
Speaker Name
Ashish Thapar
HiTech Animation Studios
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Investors's Perspective : The Rise of AI in Content Studios
Speaker Name
Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Moderator
Dr. Manjula. N
Nihansh Bhat
Krafton
P. V. Harikrishnan
Kitven Funds
Rohit Bhatt
99 games
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Deadpool & Wolverine , The Art of Blood And Guts
Speaker Name
Prashant Nair
Framse store
19:00 onwards
Short film screenings by ASIFA
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 02
10:30 - 11:15
Session - Unleash the avatar game
Speaker Name
Rohan Mayya
Aeos Games
Nilima
Jay Kumar
11:15 - 12:00
Session - Fireside Chat with Pratilipi Founder - Ranjeet Singh : “The Multi Modality of Storytelling”
Speaker Name
Alok Sharma
Mugafi
Ranjeet Pratap Singh
Pratilipi
Dhiraj Prasad
FX Supervisor
Murali
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Making of an IP - The Wonderful Adventures Of SUPPANDI
Speaker Name
Rakshith
Zebu Animation Studios
Aritra Mukherjee
Zebu Animation Studios
Sanjee Gupta
Executive Producer*
Venky
Zebu Studios – Art Director
Peter Anderson
Producer *
Arvind
Neelakantan
12:45 - 13:30
Session - World class AAA Gaming form India
Speaker Name
Justin Farren
Lightfury Games
Uttam Pal Singh
Warner Bros
P. Jayakumar
Toonz Animation
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Indian Mythology - A treasure trove of Stories
Speaker Name
Anand Neelakantan
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Behind the Frame: AI, Data, and the New VFX Tech
Speaker Name
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Moderator
Christopher Hebert (Houdini)
SideFX
Abhilash GK
Lenovo
Gautam Jena
STT
Naman Bhargava
mixar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Making of The Lost Bus by ILM
Speaker Name
Arnab Sanyal
ILM India
16:45 - 17:30
Making of Netflix show - IC 814
Anish Sreedhar
Mr. Chandrasekar Thanvi
PhantomFX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - “Frames of Freedom – VFX Making of ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’”
Speaker Name
Chandrasekhar Thanvi
Phantom Fx
Jayesh Kishandas Vaishnav
Phantom Fx
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Trolls – Fun Fair Surprise - Sharing the experience
Speaker Name
Sathish Kumar S M
Saffronic
Dipika Das
Saffronic
Chandrasekaran Gopinathan
Saffronic
19:00 - Onwards
7 pm onwards short film screenings by ASIFA
GBR - LIVE : DAY 02
11:15 - 12:00
Session - From States to a National Movement: A Unified AVGC-XR Vision for India
Speaker Name
Ashish kulkarni
Punnaryug Artvision Pvt. Ltd.
Riya Arora
PAM-EX ( Punjab AVGC-XR Media & Entertainment Association )
Arpit Dubey
Kayra Animation Private Limited,
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh
Mike Reddy,
TVAGA -Telangana
Sarath Bhooshan
SAIK Kerala
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Scope, impact and future of vertical filmmaking
Speaker Name
Sunayana Suresh
Varsha Prasad
Bullet (Zee TV and Z5)
Shachina Heggar
Flat Curve Studio
Roohi Dixit
Zero Rules – Films
Rajshri Ponnappa,
Filmy Fellowz Studio
12:45 - 13:30
Session - "Managing Creative Teams: Art of Producing"
Speaker Name
R K Chand
Astra Studios
Moderator
Virendra Chauhan
88 Pictures
Jasjit Singh
Ilm
Ishani Priyamvada
Zebu Animation Studios
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Session - "Art Directing BGMI : Identity and Localisation"
Speaker Name
Shyam Deshpande
Krafton India
15:15- 16:00
Session - The Sony Hero Project Panel: Shaping India's Gaming Future
Speaker Name
Ramu ramachandran
Sony India Software Centre
Moderator
Goutham Dindukurthi
Holy Cow Productions
Mario Royston
WeLoadin
Glen Martin
Tathvamasi Studios
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Comics to Transmedia IP
Speaker Name
Alok Sharma
Mugafi
Nikhil Pran
Prans Features
Anand Neelkanthan
Novelist and Screenplay writer
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Making of Mary Margaret Road Grader
Speaker Name
Dhanunjaya Adapa
Saffronic
Mani Ramachandran
Saffronic
Chandrasekaran Gopinathan
Saffronic
17:30 - 18:15
session - “ Board Games development and state of the industry"
Speaker Name
Phalgun Polepalli
Dice Toy Labs and Mozaic Games
18:15 - 19:00
ACM Siggraph Computer Animation Festival Screenings
LALIT 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 10:40
Story board Masterclass : by Julia Briemle
Moderated by
Aditi Kiran
Zebu
10:45 - 11:25
The Writers Room The art and science of writing for comics
Gayathri
Moderator
Vishwajyoti Ghosh.
Sanjana Kapur
Rachita Taneja
Alok Sharma
11:30 - 12:10
KARNATAKA AVGC POLICY WORKSHOP
Ms. Archana
GM KITS Department
12:15 - 13:00
Visual Development Masterclass
Akshay Sanjeev Chavan
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Kids Content - Youtube Champions
Bharat GG
Moderator
Chuchu tv
Powerkids
Videogyan
14:45 - 15:25
Esports Industry Roundtable
By Animationxpress
15:30 - 16:10
Pushing Boundaries in Concept and DMP using AI
Gowri Velusamy D
The Mill
16:15 - 16:55
NINTH DIMENSION MAsterclass
Anurita Das
17:00 - 17:40
Comic Creation Masterclass with the Art Director & Editor-in-Chief of Tinkle Learn the nuances of Comic Book Creation from the creative chiefs of Tinkle
Savio
Gayathri
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
KALINGA 2 - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 10:40
Growing Indie Development in Karnataka: Opportunities and Support
Prashanth DG
Rhea Gupte
GoK representative
Arunabh Hazarika
Burhanuddin Beawerwala
10:45 - 11:25
FREE
11:30 - 12:10
Building Esports Ecosystems: Opportunities for Karnataka
Abhijeet (Ghatak) Andhare
Ashwin Haryani
Tanaya Nag
Rohit Potphode
eSports Influencer
12:15 - 13:00
FREE
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Creating Opportunities for Students in Gaming
Rahul Sehgal
Vaibhav Chavan
Mohammed Ali Shaik
Sameer Ahmed
14:45 - 15:25
Introduction into Technicolor Games Dragon Age Veilguard VFX work
By Animationxpress
16:00 - 17:00
88 Pictures game Launch*
Milind Shinde
16:15 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
10:00 - 13:00
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Changing world of Animation and VFX powered by AI
Speaker Name
Manasva Bhargava
Teevra Studios
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Oscar Nominated film - Cardboard by DNEG
Biren Ghose
Jouelle Baracho
Dneg Studios
Narendra Garware
DNEG Animation, India
Pankaj Verma
Dneg Studios
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Behind the Scenes of Netflix Hit animated Show KURUKSHETRA
Speaker Name
Ashish Thapar
HiTech Animation Studios
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Investors's Perspective : The Rise of AI in Content Studios
Speaker Name
Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Moderator
Dr. Manjula. N
Nihansh Bhat
Krafton
P. V. Harikrishnan
Kitven Funds
Rohit Bhatt
99 games
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Deadpool & Wolverine , The Art of Blood And Guts
Speaker Name
Prashant Nair
Framse store
19:00 onwards
Short film screenings by ASIFA
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 03
10:30 - 11:15
Session - Blue Zoo -Creative with Character
Speaker Name
Grace Lane
Blue Zoo Animation Studio
10:00 - 10:40
Session - Behind the Magic of Disney's Mufasa by MPC
El Suliman
Animation Supervisor, Mufasa, MPC
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Behind the Lens DOP Session
Manoj Paramahamsa
Stageunreal pvt ltd
Arvind Kashyap
12:45- 13:30
Session - "Just a Minute with E Suresh"
Suresh Eriyat
Eeksaurus
13:30 - 14:30
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Future-Ready Education: Building India’s AVGC-XR Talent Ecosystem
B.S.Srinivas
Arena Animation / VedAtma College of Design, Technology & Management
Easo Thampy Mathew
Aptech
Dr Vidya Shankar Shetty
Presidency university Bangalore
Dr Anuradha Chatterjee
School of Design and innovation, RV University
Dr H B Raghavendra
CMR University
Prof. Ramesh. B
Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University
Smt. Khushboo Goel Chowdhary
Secretary to Government
Department of Higher Education
Government of Karnataka
16:00 - 16:45
Session - “Indian Comics: Legacy, Manga and New Wave”
Jateen Thakkar
VFX Sup, MPC
Richie Mehta
Emmy winning Film Director
16:45 - 17:45
Session - Karnataka Originals: The IP Launch Stage
Sandip Welingm
Aptech
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy K
Studio Jatayu
Navya Palliprath
NEO Entertainment Studios
R K Chand
Astra Studios
Goutham Dindukurthi
Holy Cow Productions
Phalgun Polepalli
Mozaic Games & TTOX
Vivek Bolar
AUM Animation Studios Pvt Ltd.
16:15 - 16:55
Behind the Scenes of the VFX Blockbuster Chhava by Assemblage
17:00 - 17:40
Karnataka AVGC & XR Showcase
B.S.Srinivas
Moderator:
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation
Kranti Sharma
MPC
Rohit Bhatt
99 Games
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
GBR - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session1: State of VFX in Kannada Movies
Prajwal
PLAngle
Nirmal
Radiance VFX
Rahul V
Pinaki Studios
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session2 : Elevate Startups Showcase
Himanshu Goel
Futr Studios
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Vivek Bolar
Aum Animation
11:30 - 12:10
Gen AI in Audio Visual Content creation
Himanshu Goel
Moderater
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
12:15 - 13:00
HR Panel - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in VFX
Kranti
Moderater
Dhamodiwala Delna
DNEG
Vikrant Kapur
Technicolor Group
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Investors Panel - What are we looking for?
Moderater
Chand
Mr. Dharshan
VS, MD, KITS, Dept of ITBT, GoK
Abhinav Shukla
ACME Content Fund
Kislay Shashwat
Lumikai
Shylaja
Ventara Ventures
14:45 - 15:25
Promoting Diversity in AVGC Education: State Strategies for Inclusion
Moderator
B.S.Srinivas
Dr. M.C. Sudhakar (Keynote Speaker)
Higher Education Minister, Government of Karnataka
Mr. Srikar Mysore Sridhar IAS
Principal Secretary of Higher Education, GoK
Ms. Supriya Yarlagadda
CEO, Annapurna Studios
Ms. Meghna Ghai Puri
Whistling Woods
15:15 - 16:00
Session - "Content Distribution Trends and Emerging Markets"
Ankur Bhasin
Encore Films
Murat Yavan,
Blue Media, Turkey
Natalia
1HDTV, Russia
Chandra K Jha
Mountain River Films, Nepal
Shyam Kurup
Indywood Distribution Network, Kerala
Vishal Kanungo
Aeroplay Entertainment, Singapore
16:15 - 16:55
Partnering for Innovation: The Latest in Advanced Technology
Shajy Thomas
Moderator
Rangaswamy
HPE
Xavier
Nysa
Pradnya Kanade
Green Rain Studios
Narayanan
Netapp
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Lalit 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
FREE
10:45 - 11:25
Fresh Ink :The rising stars of Indian comics
Reena Puri (Moderator)
Somesh Kumar
Tadam Gyadu
from Arunachal Pradesh
Sahil Upalekar
Ritoparna Hazra
11:30 - 12:10
Making the transition from Academic Learning to a Thriving Career in VFX and Animation
Jayanti Mahapatra
12:15 - 13:00
The Unreal Approach in creating TV content – ‘Polar Rescue Team’
Sabyasachi
Mikros Animation
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Unreal usergroup meeting
By
Epic Games, Unreal Engine Team
14:45 - 15:25
Workshop on building Pitch Decks for Startups
by B2B Buyers
Ken Anderson
Catherine Branscom
Angela Salt
15:30 - 16:10
An adventure called COMICS- Discover the journey of acclaimed comic book creators
Reena Puri
Moderator
Abhijit Kini
Saumin Patel
Kishore Mohan
Devaki Neogi
16:15 - 16:55
The Creative Gurukul – Interacting with the creative leadership from
Mikros Animation
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Kalinga 2 - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
Game Engines: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job
Avinash Pandey
Kinshuk Sunil
Druhin Mukherjee
10:45 - 11:25
FREE
11:30 - 13:00
Quality Assurance in Games: Ensuring a Polished Experience
Jeet Thakkar
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:25
Creating Immersive Game Environments
Burhanuddin Beawerwala
15:30 - 16:10
FREE
16:15 - 17:40
Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Gaming
Marmik Mankodi
Shylaja Rao
Tanesha Vijay Singh
Navya Poovamma Areyada
Abhinav Adlakha
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
The art of Compositing for VFX By
Bhaskarachari Komaragiri
Technicolor Acdemy
10:45 - 12:10
Plug in new Master class - Wonder Dynamics : AI powered Animation by Autodesk
Samit Shetty
12:15 - 13:00
FREE
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:25
Foundry Nuke User group and Masterclass
ARK Solutions
15:30 - 15:55
Animating for Games
Lizzielet Gracia
Technicolor Academy
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Changing world of Animation and VFX powered by AI
Speaker Name
Manasva Bhargava
Teevra Studios
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Oscar Nominated film - Cardboard by DNEG
Biren Ghose
Jouelle Baracho
Dneg Studios
Narendra Garware
DNEG Animation, India
Pankaj Verma
Dneg Studios
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Behind the Scenes of Netflix Hit animated Show KURUKSHETRA
Speaker Name
Ashish Thapar
HiTech Animation Studios
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Investors's Perspective : The Rise of AI in Content Studios
Speaker Name
Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Moderator
Dr. Manjula. N
Nihansh Bhat
Krafton
P. V. Harikrishnan
Kitven Funds
Rohit Bhatt
99 games
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Deadpool & Wolverine , The Art of Blood And Guts
Speaker Name
Prashant Nair
Framse store
19:00 onwards
Short film screenings by ASIFA
GBR - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Session - Brahma Ai showcase
12:30 - 13:30
Session - "Indian VFX Studios - Rise of the Indies"
Speaker Name
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh, Moderator
Krishna Avril
LittleBlackStar VisualEffects
Binoy S
Trishul Media Entertainment
Nirmal Kumar
Radiance FX
Partheek
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Immersive VR New Experiences
Speaker Name
Sairam Sagiraju
chaarana labs
Rajendra Praveen
Shining Cloud
Abdul Khalid
Filter You – A True Social Xperience Company
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session 4 - “Evolution Reloaded: Turning Imagination into Tradable Assets”
Speaker Name
Biren Ghose
Mr. Anand Varadara
Bisff
Moderator
Ms.Archana Kavil
IP Climb
Mr.Pradeep Kumar
ZEE5
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mallela
Brandxchange
GK Tirunavukarasu
Producers Bazaar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Lets talk Houdini
Speaker Name
Mr. Christopher Hebert
SideFX
Moderator
Mr. Peter Rotenberg
SideFX
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Mr. Sreyans Bardia
BOT VFX
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan
Astra Studios
Mr. Bharanidharan TN
ILM
16:45 - 17:30
Session - State of Global Animation industry
Speaker Name
Kumar Chandrasekaran
Saffronic
Moderator
Vishnu Ram
Assemblage Entertainment
Sarath Narayan
studio56
Milind Shinde
88 Pictures
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation Studios
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
17:30 - 18:15
Session - Emerging Media & Entertainment Tech - Next big opportunity
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
GBR - LIVE : DAY 02
11:15 - 12:00
Session - From States to a National Movement: A Unified AVGC-XR Vision for India
Speaker Name
Ashish kulkarni
Punnaryug Artvision Pvt. Ltd.
Riya Arora
PAM-EX ( Punjab AVGC-XR Media & Entertainment Association )
Arpit Dubey
Kayra Animation Private Limited,
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh
Mike Reddy,
TVAGA -Telangana
Sarath Bhooshan
SAIK Kerala
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Scope, impact and future of vertical filmmaking
Speaker Name
Sunayana Suresh
Varsha Prasad
Bullet (Zee TV and Z5)
Shachina Heggar
Flat Curve Studio
Roohi Dixit
Zero Rules – Films
Rajshri Ponnappa,
Filmy Fellowz Studio
12:45 - 13:30
Session - "Managing Creative Teams: Art of Producing"
Speaker Name
R K Chand
Astra Studios
Moderator
Virendra Chauhan
88 Pictures
Jasjit Singh
Ilm
Ishani Priyamvada
Zebu Animation Studios
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Session - "Art Directing BGMI : Identity and Localisation"
Speaker Name
Shyam Deshpande
Krafton India
15:15- 16:00
Session - The Sony Hero Project Panel: Shaping India's Gaming Future
Speaker Name
Ramu ramachandran
Sony India Software Centre
Moderator
Goutham Dindukurthi
Holy Cow Productions
Mario Royston
WeLoadin
Glen Martin
Tathvamasi Studios
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Comics to Transmedia IP
Speaker Name
Alok Sharma
Mugafi
Nikhil Pran
Prans Features
Anand Neelkanthan
Novelist and Screenplay writer
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Making of Mary Margaret Road Grader
Speaker Name
Dhanunjaya Adapa
Saffronic
Mani Ramachandran
Saffronic
Chandrasekaran Gopinathan
Saffronic
17:30 - 18:15
session - “ Board Games development and state of the industry"
Speaker Name
Phalgun Polepalli
Dice Toy Labs and Mozaic Games
18:15 - 19:00
ACM Siggraph Computer Animation Festival Screenings
GBR - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session1: State of VFX in Kannada Movies
Prajwal
PLAngle
Nirmal
Radiance VFX
Rahul V
Pinaki Studios
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session2 : Elevate Startups Showcase
Himanshu Goel
Futr Studios
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Vivek Bolar
Aum Animation
11:30 - 12:10
Gen AI in Audio Visual Content creation
Himanshu Goel
Moderater
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
12:15 - 13:00
HR Panel - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in VFX
Kranti
Moderater
Dhamodiwala Delna
DNEG
Vikrant Kapur
Technicolor Group
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Investors Panel - What are we looking for?
Moderater
Chand
Mr. Dharshan
VS, MD, KITS, Dept of ITBT, GoK
Abhinav Shukla
ACME Content Fund
Kislay Shashwat
Lumikai
Shylaja
Ventara Ventures
14:45 - 15:25
Promoting Diversity in AVGC Education: State Strategies for Inclusion
Moderator
B.S.Srinivas
Dr. M.C. Sudhakar (Keynote Speaker)
Higher Education Minister, Government of Karnataka
Mr. Srikar Mysore Sridhar IAS
Principal Secretary of Higher Education, GoK
Ms. Supriya Yarlagadda
CEO, Annapurna Studios
Ms. Meghna Ghai Puri
Whistling Woods
15:15 - 16:00
Session - "Content Distribution Trends and Emerging Markets"
Ankur Bhasin
Encore Films
Murat Yavan,
Blue Media, Turkey
Natalia
1HDTV, Russia
Chandra K Jha
Mountain River Films, Nepal
Shyam Kurup
Indywood Distribution Network, Kerala
Vishal Kanungo
Aeroplay Entertainment, Singapore
16:15 - 16:55
Partnering for Innovation: The Latest in Advanced Technology
Shajy Thomas
Moderator
Rangaswamy
HPE
Xavier
Nysa
Pradnya Kanade
Green Rain Studios
Narayanan
Netapp
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Changing world of Animation and VFX powered by AI
Speaker Name
Manasva Bhargava
Teevra Studios
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Oscar Nominated film - Cardboard by DNEG
Biren Ghose
Jouelle Baracho
Dneg Studios
Narendra Garware
DNEG Animation, India
Pankaj Verma
Dneg Studios
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Behind the Scenes of Netflix Hit animated Show KURUKSHETRA
Speaker Name
Ashish Thapar
HiTech Animation Studios
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Investors's Perspective : The Rise of AI in Content Studios
Speaker Name
Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Moderator
Dr. Manjula. N
Nihansh Bhat
Krafton
P. V. Harikrishnan
Kitven Funds
Rohit Bhatt
99 games
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Deadpool & Wolverine , The Art of Blood And Guts
Speaker Name
Prashant Nair
Framse store
19:00 onwards
Short film screenings by ASIFA
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 02
10:30 - 11:15
Session - Unleash the avatar game
Speaker Name
Rohan Mayya
Aeos Games
Nilima
Jay Kumar
11:15 - 12:00
Session - Fireside Chat with Pratilipi Founder - Ranjeet Singh : “The Multi Modality of Storytelling”
Speaker Name
Alok Sharma
Mugafi
Ranjeet Pratap Singh
Pratilipi
Dhiraj Prasad
FX Supervisor
Murali
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Making of an IP - The Wonderful Adventures Of SUPPANDI
Speaker Name
Rakshith
Zebu Animation Studios
Aritra Mukherjee
Zebu Animation Studios
Sanjee Gupta
Executive Producer*
Venky
Zebu Studios – Art Director
Peter Anderson
Producer *
Arvind
Neelakantan
12:45 - 13:30
Session - World class AAA Gaming form India
Speaker Name
Justin Farren
Lightfury Games
Uttam Pal Singh
Warner Bros
P. Jayakumar
Toonz Animation
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Indian Mythology - A treasure trove of Stories
Speaker Name
Anand Neelakantan
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Behind the Frame: AI, Data, and the New VFX Tech
Speaker Name
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Moderator
Christopher Hebert (Houdini)
SideFX
Abhilash GK
Lenovo
Gautam Jena
STT
Naman Bhargava
mixar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Making of The Lost Bus by ILM
Speaker Name
Arnab Sanyal
ILM India
16:45 - 17:30
Making of Netflix show - IC 814
Anish Sreedhar
Mr. Chandrasekar Thanvi
PhantomFX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - “Frames of Freedom – VFX Making of ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’”
Speaker Name
Chandrasekhar Thanvi
Phantom Fx
Jayesh Kishandas Vaishnav
Phantom Fx
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Trolls – Fun Fair Surprise - Sharing the experience
Speaker Name
Sathish Kumar S M
Saffronic
Dipika Das
Saffronic
Chandrasekaran Gopinathan
Saffronic
19:00 - Onwards
7 pm onwards short film screenings by ASIFA
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 03
10:30 - 11:15
Session - Blue Zoo -Creative with Character
Speaker Name
Grace Lane
Blue Zoo Animation Studio
10:00 - 10:40
Session - Behind the Magic of Disney's Mufasa by MPC
El Suliman
Animation Supervisor, Mufasa, MPC
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Behind the Lens DOP Session
Manoj Paramahamsa
Stageunreal pvt ltd
Arvind Kashyap
12:45- 13:30
Session - "Just a Minute with E Suresh"
Suresh Eriyat
Eeksaurus
13:30 - 14:30
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Future-Ready Education: Building India’s AVGC-XR Talent Ecosystem
B.S.Srinivas
Arena Animation / VedAtma College of Design, Technology & Management
Easo Thampy Mathew
Aptech
Dr Vidya Shankar Shetty
Presidency university Bangalore
Dr Anuradha Chatterjee
School of Design and innovation, RV University
Dr H B Raghavendra
CMR University
Prof. Ramesh. B
Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University
Smt. Khushboo Goel Chowdhary
Secretary to Government
Department of Higher Education
Government of Karnataka
16:00 - 16:45
Session - “Indian Comics: Legacy, Manga and New Wave”
Jateen Thakkar
VFX Sup, MPC
Richie Mehta
Emmy winning Film Director
16:45 - 17:45
Session - Karnataka Originals: The IP Launch Stage
Sandip Welingm
Aptech
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy K
Studio Jatayu
Navya Palliprath
NEO Entertainment Studios
R K Chand
Astra Studios
Goutham Dindukurthi
Holy Cow Productions
Phalgun Polepalli
Mozaic Games & TTOX
Vivek Bolar
AUM Animation Studios Pvt Ltd.
16:15 - 16:55
Behind the Scenes of the VFX Blockbuster Chhava by Assemblage
17:00 - 17:40
Karnataka AVGC & XR Showcase
B.S.Srinivas
Moderator:
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation
Kranti Sharma
MPC
Rohit Bhatt
99 Games
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
HALLS
GBR - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Session - Brahma Ai showcase
12:30 - 13:30
Session - "Indian VFX Studios - Rise of the Indies"
Speaker Name
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh, Moderator
Krishna Avril
LittleBlackStar VisualEffects
Binoy S
Trishul Media Entertainment
Nirmal Kumar
Radiance FX
Partheek
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Immersive VR New Experiences
Speaker Name
Sairam Sagiraju
chaarana labs
Rajendra Praveen
Shining Cloud
Abdul Khalid
Filter You – A True Social Xperience Company
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session 4 - “Evolution Reloaded: Turning Imagination into Tradable Assets”
Speaker Name
Biren Ghose
Mr. Anand Varadara
Bisff
Moderator
Ms.Archana Kavil
IP Climb
Mr.Pradeep Kumar
ZEE5
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mallela
Brandxchange
GK Tirunavukarasu
Producers Bazaar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Lets talk Houdini
Speaker Name
Mr. Christopher Hebert
SideFX
Moderator
Mr. Peter Rotenberg
SideFX
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Mr. Sreyans Bardia
BOT VFX
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan
Astra Studios
Mr. Bharanidharan TN
ILM
16:45 - 17:30
Session - State of Global Animation industry
Speaker Name
Kumar Chandrasekaran
Saffronic
Moderator
Vishnu Ram
Assemblage Entertainment
Sarath Narayan
studio56
Milind Shinde
88 Pictures
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation Studios
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
17:30 - 18:15
Session - Emerging Media & Entertainment Tech - Next big opportunity
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
GBR - LIVE : DAY 02
11:15 - 12:00
Session - From States to a National Movement: A Unified AVGC-XR Vision for India
Speaker Name
Ashish kulkarni
Punnaryug Artvision Pvt. Ltd.
Riya Arora
PAM-EX ( Punjab AVGC-XR Media & Entertainment Association )
Arpit Dubey
Kayra Animation Private Limited,
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh
Mike Reddy,
TVAGA -Telangana
Sarath Bhooshan
SAIK Kerala
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Scope, impact and future of vertical filmmaking
Speaker Name
Sunayana Suresh
Varsha Prasad
Bullet (Zee TV and Z5)
Shachina Heggar
Flat Curve Studio
Roohi Dixit
Zero Rules – Films
Rajshri Ponnappa,
Filmy Fellowz Studio
12:45 - 13:30
Session - "Managing Creative Teams: Art of Producing"
Speaker Name
R K Chand
Astra Studios
Moderator
Virendra Chauhan
88 Pictures
Jasjit Singh
Ilm
Ishani Priyamvada
Zebu Animation Studios
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Session - "Art Directing BGMI : Identity and Localisation"
Speaker Name
Shyam Deshpande
Krafton India
15:15- 16:00
Session - The Sony Hero Project Panel: Shaping India's Gaming Future
Speaker Name
Ramu ramachandran
Sony India Software Centre
Moderator
Goutham Dindukurthi
Holy Cow Productions
Mario Royston
WeLoadin
Glen Martin
Tathvamasi Studios
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Comics to Transmedia IP
Speaker Name
Alok Sharma
Mugafi
Nikhil Pran
Prans Features
Anand Neelkanthan
Novelist and Screenplay writer
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Making of Mary Margaret Road Grader
Speaker Name
Dhanunjaya Adapa
Saffronic
Mani Ramachandran
Saffronic
Chandrasekaran Gopinathan
Saffronic
17:30 - 18:15
session - “ Board Games development and state of the industry"
Speaker Name
Phalgun Polepalli
Dice Toy Labs and Mozaic Games
18:15 - 19:00
ACM Siggraph Computer Animation Festival Screenings
GBR - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session1: State of VFX in Kannada Movies
Prajwal
PLAngle
Nirmal
Radiance VFX
Rahul V
Pinaki Studios
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session2 : Elevate Startups Showcase
Himanshu Goel
Futr Studios
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Vivek Bolar
Aum Animation
11:30 - 12:10
Gen AI in Audio Visual Content creation
Himanshu Goel
Moderater
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
12:15 - 13:00
HR Panel - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in VFX
Kranti
Moderater
Dhamodiwala Delna
DNEG
Vikrant Kapur
Technicolor Group
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Investors Panel - What are we looking for?
Moderater
Chand
Mr. Dharshan
VS, MD, KITS, Dept of ITBT, GoK
Abhinav Shukla
ACME Content Fund
Kislay Shashwat
Lumikai
Shylaja
Ventara Ventures
14:45 - 15:25
Promoting Diversity in AVGC Education: State Strategies for Inclusion
Moderator
B.S.Srinivas
Dr. M.C. Sudhakar (Keynote Speaker)
Higher Education Minister, Government of Karnataka
Mr. Srikar Mysore Sridhar IAS
Principal Secretary of Higher Education, GoK
Ms. Supriya Yarlagadda
CEO, Annapurna Studios
Ms. Meghna Ghai Puri
Whistling Woods
15:15 - 16:00
Session - "Content Distribution Trends and Emerging Markets"
Ankur Bhasin
Encore Films
Murat Yavan,
Blue Media, Turkey
Natalia
1HDTV, Russia
Chandra K Jha
Mountain River Films, Nepal
Shyam Kurup
Indywood Distribution Network, Kerala
Vishal Kanungo
Aeroplay Entertainment, Singapore
16:15 - 16:55
Partnering for Innovation: The Latest in Advanced Technology
Shajy Thomas
Moderator
Rangaswamy
HPE
Xavier
Nysa
Pradnya Kanade
Green Rain Studios
Narayanan
Netapp
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2026 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:30
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Changing world of Animation and VFX powered by AI
Speaker Name
Manasva Bhargava
Teevra Studios
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Oscar Nominated film - Cardboard by DNEG
Biren Ghose
Jouelle Baracho
Dneg Studios
Narendra Garware
DNEG Animation, India
Pankaj Verma
Dneg Studios
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Behind the Scenes of Netflix Hit animated Show KURUKSHETRA
Speaker Name
Ashish Thapar
HiTech Animation Studios
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:45 - 17:30
Session - Investors's Perspective : The Rise of AI in Content Studios
Speaker Name
Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Moderator
Dr. Manjula. N
Nihansh Bhat
Krafton
P. V. Harikrishnan
Kitven Funds
Rohit Bhatt
99 games
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Deadpool & Wolverine , The Art of Blood And Guts
Speaker Name
Prashant Nair
Framse store
19:00 onwards
Short film screenings by ASIFA
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 02
10:30 - 11:15
Session - Unleash the avatar game
Speaker Name
Rohan Mayya
Aeos Games
Nilima
Jay Kumar
11:15 - 12:00
Session - Fireside Chat with Pratilipi Founder - Ranjeet Singh : “The Multi Modality of Storytelling”
Speaker Name
Alok Sharma
Mugafi
Ranjeet Pratap Singh
Pratilipi
Dhiraj Prasad
FX Supervisor
Murali
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Making of an IP - The Wonderful Adventures Of SUPPANDI
Speaker Name
Rakshith
Zebu Animation Studios
Aritra Mukherjee
Zebu Animation Studios
Sanjee Gupta
Executive Producer*
Venky
Zebu Studios – Art Director
Peter Anderson
Producer *
Arvind
Neelakantan
12:45 - 13:30
Session - World class AAA Gaming form India
Speaker Name
Justin Farren
Lightfury Games
Uttam Pal Singh
Warner Bros
P. Jayakumar
Toonz Animation
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Indian Mythology - A treasure trove of Stories
Speaker Name
Anand Neelakantan
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Behind the Frame: AI, Data, and the New VFX Tech
Speaker Name
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Moderator
Christopher Hebert (Houdini)
SideFX
Abhilash GK
Lenovo
Gautam Jena
STT
Naman Bhargava
mixar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Making of The Lost Bus by ILM
Speaker Name
Arnab Sanyal
ILM India
16:45 - 17:30
Making of Netflix show - IC 814
Anish Sreedhar
Mr. Chandrasekar Thanvi
PhantomFX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - “Frames of Freedom – VFX Making of ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’”
Speaker Name
Chandrasekhar Thanvi
Phantom Fx
Jayesh Kishandas Vaishnav
Phantom Fx
18:15 - 19:00
Session - Trolls – Fun Fair Surprise - Sharing the experience
Speaker Name
Sathish Kumar S M
Saffronic
Dipika Das
Saffronic
Chandrasekaran Gopinathan
Saffronic
19:00 - Onwards
7 pm onwards short film screenings by ASIFA
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 03
10:30 - 11:15
Session - Blue Zoo -Creative with Character
Speaker Name
Grace Lane
Blue Zoo Animation Studio
10:00 - 10:40
Session - Behind the Magic of Disney's Mufasa by MPC
El Suliman
Animation Supervisor, Mufasa, MPC
12:00 - 12:45
Session - Behind the Lens DOP Session
Manoj Paramahamsa
Stageunreal pvt ltd
Arvind Kashyap
12:45- 13:30
Session - "Just a Minute with E Suresh"
Suresh Eriyat
Eeksaurus
13:30 - 14:30
15:15 - 16:00
Session - Future-Ready Education: Building India’s AVGC-XR Talent Ecosystem
B.S.Srinivas
Arena Animation / VedAtma College of Design, Technology & Management
Easo Thampy Mathew
Aptech
Dr Vidya Shankar Shetty
Presidency university Bangalore
Dr Anuradha Chatterjee
School of Design and innovation, RV University
Dr H B Raghavendra
CMR University
Prof. Ramesh. B
Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University
Smt. Khushboo Goel Chowdhary
Secretary to Government
Department of Higher Education
Government of Karnataka
16:00 - 16:45
Session - “Indian Comics: Legacy, Manga and New Wave”
Jateen Thakkar
VFX Sup, MPC
Richie Mehta
Emmy winning Film Director
16:45 - 17:45
Session - Karnataka Originals: The IP Launch Stage
Sandip Welingm
Aptech
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy K
Studio Jatayu
Navya Palliprath
NEO Entertainment Studios
R K Chand
Astra Studios
Goutham Dindukurthi
Holy Cow Productions
Phalgun Polepalli
Mozaic Games & TTOX
Vivek Bolar
AUM Animation Studios Pvt Ltd.
16:15 - 16:55
Behind the Scenes of the VFX Blockbuster Chhava by Assemblage
17:00 - 17:40
Karnataka AVGC & XR Showcase
B.S.Srinivas
Moderator:
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation
Kranti Sharma
MPC
Rohit Bhatt
99 Games
