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PIDS Conference

PIDS Conference

PIDS Festival

(General public day)

Friday, February 2nd

Reception from 8:30 a.m.

PIDS Conference
Round table – Inspiration

How do you set up your studio?

  • Sébastien Chort (Co-founder, Nobody Studio)
  • Paul-Louis Aeberhardt (Co-founder, Some Stuff Studio)
    Moderator: Lionel Fages

Friday, February 2nd
9h30-10h30

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PIDS Conference
Round table – Inspiration

Profession: VFX Producer

  • Sophie Leclerc (VFX Producer, Rodeo FX)
  • Virginie Wintrebert (Production Manager, The Yard)
  • Justine Paynat-Sautivet (Independent VFX Producer)
    Moderator: Simon Vanesse (ARTFX)

Friday, February 2nd
10h30-11h30

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PIDS Conference
Round table – Inspiration

Back home: French VFX maestros back from Hollywood.

  • Sébastien Chort – (Co-founder, Nobody Studio)

  • Valentin Dornel (CTO Menhir FX)

  • Estelle Matranga (VFX Producer, MPC Paris)

  • Denis Scolan (Head of 2D, The Yard)
    Moderator: Florian Girardot (Founder, Meet Your Legend)

     

    This unique round table brings together three renowned artists from the world of visual effects and animation, who forged their expertise through international professional adventures, notably in Canada and the US, before returning to France. Each artist will share their journey, from their exciting beginnings abroad to their return, motivated by a variety of reasons and creative ambitions. We aim to inspire the next generation of creatives by showing how international experiences can shape a successful and influential career. You’ll discover how these professionals navigated the challenges of the VFX and animation world, gaining valuable skills and perspectives, before returning to France to bring their unique touch to the local industry.
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    n addition to their captivating stories, the speakers will offer practical advice and strategies for those aspiring to follow a similar path.

Friday, February 2nd
11h30-12h30

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BREAK

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Etude de cas – VFX


John Wick: Chapter 4
Rodeo FX

  • Javier Roca (VFX Sup.)

Session in English

Friday, February 2nd
14h00-15h00

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Case study – VFX


Indiana Jones 5 +
All the light we cannot see

The Yard

 

  • Harry Bardak (VFX Director)
  • Laurens Ehrmann (CEO, Sr VFX Sup.)

Friday, February 2nd
15h00-16h00

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Master Class


Wes Anderson’s miniatures

 

  • Simon Weisse (Miniature SupervisorVFX)

     

    Simon Weisse is based in Berlin, where he and his team specialize in the manufacture of visual effects models and special props for various film productions such as Le Parfum, Cloud Atlas and Matrix Resurrections. Since The Grand Budapest Hotel, he has been responsible for Wes Anderson’s miniature sets, including L’île Aux Chiens, The French Dispatch, Asteroid City and La Merveilleuse Histoire de Henry Sugar.

Friday, February 2nd
16h30-17h30

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Conversation with…

  • Rachael Penfold (CEO, One of Us)
    Moderator: Roxane Fechner (Le Canard à 3 Pattes)

Session in English

Friday, February 2nd
5:30-6:15 p.m.

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Cocktail
sponsored by VES France & France VFX

Friday, February 2nd
18h15-19h30

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Master Class: Guillaume Rocheron

Followed by the screening ofSam Mendes’ 1917

Moderated by Réjane Vallée (Université d’Evry Paris Saclay, University Professor)

Friday, February 2nd
19h30-23h00

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