SPEAKERS 2026

Two evenings with 30+ international speakers from the worlds of Film | Gaming | Animation | Immersive | and more!

Fede Alvarez (Director / Writer / Producer)
Uruguayan filmmaker Fede is known for visceral genre films. He broke out with Evil Dead (2013) and the hit Don’t Breathe. His work spans film and TV, including Calls and Alien: Romulus (2024), an acclaimed, award-nominated franchise installment with global box-office success and influence.
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Caleb Heymann (Director of Photography)
Known for precise visual storytelling and intuitive use of light, texture, and movement. Working across film, television, documentary, and commercials, his credits include Stranger Things. His work emphasises grounded realism, strong atmosphere, and emotionally resonant, immersive imagery.
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Represented by James Carson (CG Supervisor) - KPOP Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Imageworks is an Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation studio known for photoreal live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and full-CG features.
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Represented by Simon Léveillé (Director)
Moment Factory is a global multidisciplinary entertainment studio redefining immersive experiences and human connections in the most innovative ways.
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Tobias Wiesner (Compositing Supervisor) - Last of Us, Season 2
Tobias is a VES Award-winning Compositing Supervisor at Wētā FX, where he oversees the integration of live-action, CG, and FX elements into cohesive, story-driven visual effects for film and TV productions.
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Represented by Jay Worth (VFX Supervisor) - Fallout, Season 1 & 2
Worth is an Emmy and Visual Effects Society award winner. He has collaborated with Jonathan Nolan and Kilter films as well as J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot throughout his career. He has worked on series such as Fallout, Westworld, Lost, Fringe, Alias, Person of Interest and The Magicians.
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Dylan Sisson (Artist & Designer)
Exclusive: 72-second Screening of Toy Story 5
Dylan Sisson is a seasoned digital artist with over 25 years of expertise in animation and visual effects. He's been a key figure at Pixar Animation Studios since 1999, significantly contributing to the evolution and promotion of RenderMan.
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Represented by Sacha Milroy (Exec Producer / CEO) & Kath Duggan (Movement Specialist & Performer)
Punchdrunk pioneers immersive theatre, placing audiences at the centre of expansive worlds. Renowned for its mask shows and global successes including Sleep No More, Punchdrunk collaborates across music, fashion, film, and television, redefining performance through exploration, scale, and cross-cultural storytelling and landmark live experiences.
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Represented by Camille Balsamo-Gillis (Co- Founder).
Pro Machina builds and shoots miniatures for practical FX in blockbuster films like The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Alien: Romulus.
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Represented by Nic Cabana (Co-Founder & Animator).
Nic Cabana is an Annie-nominated animation veteran whose career includes work on acclaimed projects such as Game of Thrones, Jurassic World, Bumblebee, The Suicide Squad, Fantastic Beasts, and Paddington 2.
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Giovanna Ferrari (Director and Writer) - Eíru
Giovanna has worked on several feature films across Europe as both a storyboard artist and animator. She was head of story and animation director on My Father’s Dragon for which she was awarded an Irish Animation Award in 2023.
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Represented by Gavin Little (Owner)
Echolab is a creative audio studio dedicated to crafting distinctive soundtracks for both commercial and artistic projects with a unique perspective.
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Matthew Scott (Founder and CEO)
Matthew is a multi-award winning and renowned Digital Media Entertainment pioneer with world firsts in new content formats, mobile media platforms, hyperlocal news platforms, interactive media, live streaming, immersive experiences, digital twin technology, generative AI and Web3.
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Jennifer Zheng (Associate Creative Director)
As a Chinese babe in Northern Ireland Jen learned to draw by sketching the same boiled egg for a month because her dad told her “Leonardo Da Vinci did it”-he didn’t. Now she’s found a career where that behavior’s normal: Animation. She’s hatched into a Queer, BAFTA nominated, Sundance screened, Associate Creative Director at BUCK.
On the side she is an award-winning Standup Comedian, occasional drag performer and erotica zine publisher.
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Represented by Katherine Jones (CG Supervisor)
Recently supervising KPOP Demon Hunters and In Your Dreams. Her credits include the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. Previously a VFX supervisor at Stereo D, she is a Women in Animation member.
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Marcin Gawin, Helena Hamilton, Deepa Mann-Kler.
Showcasing some of the best projects by artists from Immersive Arts UK. A national network supporting immersive and experiential art, culture and technology. It connects artists, producers, researchers and venues, advocates for the sector, shares knowledge, and develops skills, funding opportunities and policy to grow immersive practices across the UK through collaboration, research, innovation and audience engagement nationwide.
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MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED |

Come for the talks, stay for the experience.

Alongside the 2 stages, our night market will tickle your senses. We bring you an arcade, tech demonstrations, live performances, craft beer and cocktails, food village, digital art installations, record store and even some digital ping pong! All set in a misty Blade Runner inspired environment.

We are pulling out all the stops for this edition, make sure you are there to see it!