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Agenda 2025

GAFX - 2025 Agenda

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

LUNCH BREAK

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 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

LUNCH BREAK

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 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

LUNCH BREAK

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

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

LUNCH BREAK

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

15:30 - 16:10

Indian Broadcasters - Current State

Chand

Moderator

Ronojoy Chakravortjy

Sony Yay

Rajeshwari

ETV Bharat Kids

Anindyo Chatterjee

Applause

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 03

10:00 - 10:40

The Making of Secret Agent: Jack Stalwart – Behind the Scenes with ReDefine Originals

Siva Prasad Raju

Redefine

10:00 - 10:40

Session 2 - Behind the Magic of Disney's Mufasa by MPC

El Suliman

Animation Supervisor, Mufasa, MPC

11:30 - 12:10

Session 3 - Hombale Films Showcase - Animated Movie "Narasimha"

Chaluve Gowda

Hombale FIlms
Ashwin – Film Director

12:15 - 13:00

Session 4 -Immersive Entertainment Showcase - The Mill

Mark Benson

President

Will Macneil

Creative Director

RK Chand

Mill India ED

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

Session 5 - Producing VFX Blockbusters:

Bahubali

KGF

Pushpa2

Stree 2

Jawan

14:45 - 15:25

Session 6 - Making of Photoreal Creatures : Poacher by MPC

Jateen Thakkar

VFX Sup, MPC

Richie Mehta

Emmy winning Film Director

15:30 - 16:10

Behind the tech of Moana 2

Avneet Kaur

Head of Disney

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

LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 02

10:00 - 13:00

Startups - Investor Connect

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

10:00 - 13:00

Startups - Investor Connect

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

LUNCH BREAK

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 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

LUNCH BREAK

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

GBR - LIVE : DAY 02

10:00 - 10:40

Heads of Production - The Future of VFX Production

A.R. Seshaprasad

Moderator 

Elayaraja

Virendra Chauhan

Deepak Bhatia

Sameer Talwalkar

10:45 - 11:25

From Concept to Screen: The Role of Tech in M&E

Burny

Sudhakar Reddy

Indivar

Netapp

Anurita Das

11:30 - 12:10

Create in India for the world and its challenge

Munjal

Moderator 

Jayakumar

A.R. Seshaprasad

Veerendra Patil

Milind

Arjun Madhavan

12:15 - 13:00

GBR-Session 4 : Illuminating Stories: The Art of Lighting in The Garfield Movie & That Christmas

By

Arun PA

Lighting Supervisor, DNEG India

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

Immersive Reality Panel Discussion on Immersive Experiences in Medical, Education etc"

Moderated by

Rajendra Praveen

Speaker from Avatar.AI*
Speaker from Metadome*

14:45 - 15:25

Intelligent Tools for Smarter Production: The Role of AI

Veerendra Patil

Moderator

Guru

Samit Shetty

Pradnya K

Nikhil

15:30 - 16:10

The Rise of VFX Influencers

Moderator by

Samit Shetty

Ruturaj Phadke

16:15 - 16:55

The Rise of Real - Time Production: What It Means for Talent :

Kranti Sharma to moderate

GRIBB (FolksVFX)

Moderator

BEJOY

PhantomFX

Mike (Madhava Reddy)

Yatham

Manish

88 pictures

Kumar

Saffronic

17:00 - 17:40

Skilling India: Centre & State-Level Efforts in AVGC Talent Development

B.S.Srinivas

Moderator

Sri Atul Kumar

Keynote Speaker

Tiwari

Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Mr. Mohit Soni

CEO

Mr. Shrikanth Sinha

CEO

Mr. Sanjay Khimesara

President

KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 02

10:00 - 10:40

Croakology- A Jugalbandi from Eeksaurus and Toonz

E Suresh

Nilima

Jay Kumar

10:45 - 11:25

Orion & The Dark – Process breakdown

Vinodh Prasanna

LRC Senior Supervisor

Parthiban S

LRC Supervisor

Dhiraj Prasad

FX Supervisor

Murali

11:30 - 12:10

Making of animated movie PIECE BY PIECE

Veerendra patil

Moderator

Howard Baker

Animation Director*

Sanjee Gupta

Executive Producer*

Venky

Zebu Studios – Art Director

Peter Anderson

Producer * 

Arvind

Neelakantan

12:15 - 13:00

JAI JAGANNATH - Small town success Story session

Durga Prasad Dalai

Founder / CEO – Ele Animation

Uttam Pal Singh

Warner Bros

P. Jayakumar

Toonz Animation

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

Making of Kalki by Firefly & Dneg

14:45 - 15:25

Showcase of the Gladiator 2 - ILM

Louise hussey

Executive Producer, ILM

15:30 - 16:10

MAX & The Midknights - Behind the Scenes

By

Ushma

Xentrix

Abhsihek

Xentrix

Tharuna

Xentrix

16:15 - 16:55

IP Creation & Monetization

By

Rajiv Chilaka

Creator of Chhota Bheem, Greengold Animation

17:00 - 17:40

Making of Netflix show - IC 814

Anish Sreedhar

Mr. Chandrasekar Thanvi

PhantomFX

18:00 - Onwards

ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS

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