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
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
