Programme

AnimfxNZ 11 consists of the main conference with break out workshops on Tuesday 15 November; a series of Master Classes from industry leaders on Wednesday 16 November; and a day put on by Weta on Thursday November 17.

We have more exciting Games, Animation and Visual Effects speakers that will be announced very shortly!

AnimfxNZ main conference - Tuesday 15th November
Te Papa
Time Speaker
8:30am - 9:00am Registration
9:20am - 10:10am Lance Priebe
Club Penguin and the Future of Online Gaming
10:10am - 11:00am Soundings theatre
Patrick Hudson
Shifting from Big Budget to Downloadable and Mobile Games: Cultural and Production Implications
Oceania room
11:00am - 11:20am Morning tea
11:20am - 12:10pm Soundings theatre
Tracey Sellar
Microsoft Games Studio: Improving your Game with User Research
Oceania room
12:10pm - 12:50pm Soundings theatre
Scott Foe
Big Games in Small Packages
Oceania room
Carl Rosendahl
Company Pitch Session
12:50pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm Soundings theatre
Josh Selig
Kids Animation - Creation, Series Development and IP
Oceania room
David Rosenbaum
Video Game Basics 101
2:30pm - 3:20pm Soundings theatre
Hal Josephson
21st Century Digital Delivery: Getting Content to Customers
Oceania room
Sean Kauppinen
Emerging Markets and Platforms for Games – where the Industry is Going
3:20pm - 3:40pm Afternoon tea
3:40pm - 4:40pm Enrico Casarosa
PIXAR La Luna Premiere: Pixar is premiering their latest short film La Luna in the Southern Hemisphere, at AnimFXNZ 11, with a sneak peak by Director Enrico Casarosa!
4:40pm - 5:00pm Closing remarks
5:00pm - 6:30pm INTERactive Networking Drinks
The New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA) welcomes all AnimfxNZ attendees to INTERactive for post event drinks and socialising. New Zealand's video games industry grew 45% in the last year and is developing stronger links with the animation and vfx colleagues, so there's lots to celebrate.
Wednesday 16th November - Master Classes at Te Papa
Workshop Time Cost
8:15am - 9:00am Registration
Games Master Class
Full day
9:00am-3:00pm
$99
Animation Master Class
Full day
9:00am-3:00pm
$99
Entrepreneurship in Entertainment Technology
Full day
9:00am-3:00pm
$99
Thursday 17th November - Master Classes at Telstra Clear Centre, Te Papa
Workshop Time Cost
Weta Digital Day
Details
comming soon
tbc
Games Business Master Class
Half day
10:00am-2:00pm
$75
Sidhe Big Night Party! - Thursday 17th November
6pm - late
Red Square
28 Blair St

The perfect way to cap off a week of stimulating Games, Animation, VFX and Entertainment talks. Unwind with an open bar, network and get to know your fellow AnimfxNZ attendees.

Strategic partners

Air New Zealand

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Gold sponsors

Grow Wellington

Ministry of Science and Innovation the lead agency driving science and innovation in New Zealand

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Supporting sponsors

Weta Sauce FX Studios Sidhe - we make games

Park Road Post Production Berry and Walker

AnimfxNZ is *the* conference for the animation, visual effects, games & digital film industries. Back by popular demand, AnimfxNZ 11 features a formidable lineup of speakers.