The VFX Festival: After Hours

Escape Studios, part of Pearson College London, is thrilled to announce the 7th annual VFX Festival, which celebrates the best in VFX, Games, Animation and Motion Graphics. The two-day event, based in central London, will run from 5th – 6th June 2019 and is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of filmmakers, gamers and animators, to ensure the continued growth of the creative industries in the UK.

This 2-day event will take place on 5th – 6th June 2019 in the heart of London, within walking distance from many award-winning studios and creative companies. Hosted in state-of-the-art facilities in Holborn, these late afternoon technical talks and advanced workshops are dedicated to experienced industry and young professionals looking for knowledge-building and networking opportunities and students looking to progress their career in the creative industries.

On 5th June industry tutors, on behalf of Epic Games, will deliver engaging sessions on Unreal Engine - a complete suite of development tools made for anyone working with real-time technology. From enterprise applications and cinematic experiences to high-quality games across PC, console, mobile, VR and AR, Unreal Engine 4 gives you everything you need to start, ship, grow and stand out from the crowd.

SideFX will be hosting sessions after hours on 6th June to showcase the use of their products in the best industry productions. Houdini is used by numerous leading digital content creation facilities including: Pixar Animation Studios, Ubisoft, Walt Disney Animation, Blizzard Entertainment, Blue Sky Studios, Digital Domain, DNEG, Electronic Arts, Framestore, Guerrilla Games, Sony Pictures Imageworks - and thousands more.

During the event, Escape Studios’ industry partner Framestore will deliver a production presentation on 'Avengers: End Game'. More details to be announced soon.