Exclusive screening & panel with VFX artists
The team at effects MTL is extremely excited to announce the screening of X-Men Apocalypse on June 1st at effects MTL at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, only a few days after the official global release of the film in cinemas. The film will be preceded by an exclusive panel discussion between the audience and 3 experts who worked on the film’s visual effects – Anders Langlands, VFX Supervisor and James Rustad, CG Supervisor at MPC will be joined by Matt Sloan, VFX Supervisor at 20th Century Fox.
Attendees will get the exclusive opportunity to ask their questions to creative experts prior to the screening as well learn which sequences were the most complicated to complete, which tools were used to create specific shots for the film and much more.
X-Men Apocalypse Keynote
effects MTL is also very glad to be welcoming some of the VFX team behind X-Men Apocalypse that will be presenting their keynote – VFX of X-Men Apocalypse – Atomising Cairo on 2nd June, as a complement to the movie screening being held the previous day.
Jerome Escobar (CG Supervisor at MPC), Joan Panis (FX Director at MPC) and Matt Sloan (VFX Supervisor at 20th Century Fox) will reveal the technical tricks behind how they created the visual effects for some of the most action packed and chaotic scenes in the upcoming X-Men Apocalypse movie where the entire city of Cairo is completely atomised.
Who can attend this keynote?
All conference pass holders (counts as a session in 1-3-5 packages), student and VIP passes for effects MTL give the participants access to this keynote. Those who have not yet registered for the event can pick up a ticket for as little as $40 at www.effectsmtl.com
A small sample of what else is happening at effects MTL 2016
– 1St June: Keynote – Deadpool’s Action Opener, by Ryan Tudhope, Atomic Fiction
– 1St June: The art of pitching for Hollywood, by Lori Nelson (Warner Bros) et Blanca Lista (Jim Henson Company)
– 2nd June: Closing Session – The Character behind the Animator, by Lino DiSalvo, ON Animation Studios
– 1st – 2nd June: Free job fair (free access granted upon sending of CV)
To see the full program and all the special activities taking place at the event visit – http://www.effectsmtl.com/
Some important figures
The first effects MTL event took place in June 2015 and attracted more than 1,000 attendees including 312 businesses. There were also 330 attendees looking for partners and clients in the Business Lounge and more than 100 potential employees participating in the job fair. The conference program contained 31 talks presented by 60 international speakers.
Reserve your tickets for effects MTL 2016 – June 1st – 2nd at the Palais des congrès in Montreal
effects MTL is the biggest international conference for the VFX and animation industries on the North East Coast of America. The conferences, panels and live demos run on 4 main themes – VFX, Animation, Art and Technology and Business and Production. For those looking to do business, there is the opportunity to organise business meetings in the Business Lounge with senior decision makers and international buyers (using the Online Meeting Application), as well as participate in more informal networking events over the 2 days.
On top of the conference program there are a number of special activities planned, in particular the free job fair for those companies looking to recruit fresh new talent (and for those looking for new job opportunities/internships in the industry). And finally, the Expo Zone will showcase 30 of the biggest players in the local and international industry including Atomic Fiction, Cinesite, Rodeo FX, Popcorn FX, ON Animation Studios, Squeeze Studio Animation, Félix & Paul, Lost Boys Studios, Double Negative, Method Studio, Hybride Technologies…and many others.
About effects MTL effects MTL is a Connection Events production. Connection Events specialises in the organisation of international business events in the video game, visual effects and animation industries. This international conference for professionals in the VFX and animation industry will take place at the Palais des Congres on the 1 – 2 June (Montreal, QC, Canada). effects MTL is partnered with Digital Spring for the second year running and is one of the key events in the festival’s program.
