effects MTL17, the largest international conference for VFX & Animation on the North American East Coast, officially kicked off this morning at 9:30 am with the opening keynote: Making Modern Studio Great presented by Kevin Baillie from Atomic Fiction.

Join and get your tickets now to attend the 42 keynotes and sessions, 6 live demos with 74 speakers from Montreal and around the world!

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Here’s a summary of the key sessions:

War of the Planet of the Apes by Weta Digital on September 6th at 11:30 am (room 510A)

Ballerina, the Creative Process by l’Atelier Animation on September 6th at 1:30 pm (room 510A)

Blood Brothers by Alchemy 24 on September 6th at 1:30 pm (room 512A)

Beauty and the Beast: the Magic of the Household Staff by Framestore on September 6th at 4:30 pm (room 510A)

The VFX in Game of Thrones by Rodeo FX September 7th at 3 pm (room 510B)

Cinesite’s Visual Effects for Starz Modern Classic, “American Gods” by Cinesite on September 7th at 3 pm (room 510A)

Explosive Races and Car Chases Pixomondo on the Fate of The Furious by Pixomondo on September 7th at 11:30 pm (room 510A)