Animex Festival 2014 Line-up Announced !!
Animex prides itself on being an inclusive event where people meet to be educated, inspired and entertained.At Animex you can learn from the foremost in the field and get the chance to meet and discuss the state-of-the-art, see behind the scenes of the biggest hits, do business and have a great time at one of the premier games and animation events anywhere in the world.
Animex prides itself on being an inclusive event where people meet
to be educated, inspired and entertained.At Animex you can learn from
the foremost in the field and get the chance to meet and discuss the
state-of-the-art, see behind the scenes of the biggest hits, do business
and have a great time at one of the premier games and animation events
anywhere in the world.
Consisting of a unique
blend of talks, workshops, networking events, exhibitions and
screenings, Animex promotes an ethos of collaboration and sharing,
bringing the world of computer games and animation to audiences of any
level of expertise, regardless of background and prior knowledge.At
Teesside University in Middlesbrough, England, Animation exec Max Howard
& top game designer Georg Baker is in the middle of the orators set
for the 2014 edition of the Animex international festival of animation
and computer games.
The five-day event in
February; for computer games & animation 10 to 14 features a mix of
talks, workshops, master classes, film screenings, exhibitions and
promotes an collaboration and sharing among the creators and
spectators.
The festival organizer Gabrielle
Kent says We are very proud to proclaim the line-up for Animex 2014
once more attracting some of the largest names in the industry to the
University and the Tees Valley. Every year we try and better ourselves
and there is no difference in 2014 also and we have an amazing line up
of talented orators and we will be welcoming Animex Comics for its
second year.
This year orators include Georg
Baker of Hotsauce Interactive is a video-game developer, designer and
producer with more than 13 years of industry experience. He has worked
for Lion head Studios on BAFTA Award-winning games like Black &
White, The Movies and Fable 1, 2 and 3, in a variety of roles like
programming, design and production.
Cara
Ellison is a game critic & journalist who write for a number of
publications about games, including The Guardian, New Statesman, PC
Gamer and Rock Paper Shotgun. Max Howard made and ran animation studios
for Disney in London, Paris, Orlando and Los Angeles, working some of
Disneys most memorable films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The
Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King.
