From October 12-17, over 150 award-winning speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI will converge on Turin, Italy, for VIEW Conference 2025. Attendees will have the chance to hear from film directors, studio heads, VFX leaders and a broad range of creative professionals as they dive into the the cutting-edge projects of today, and give their perspective on what is to come in the future.
This year’s packed program includes keynotes, talks, panels, workshops, master classes, portfolio reviews and more. Check out the full program now live at the VIEW Conference website, where you can also buy tickets for either in-person or online access.
Special guests include:
Industry Giants
- Doug Chiang – Senior VP & Exec Design Director, Lucasfilm – Winner of the VIEW Visionary Award 2025
- Ian Hunter – Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor, Interstellar, First Man
- Janet Lewin – Senior VP, GM & Head, Industrial Light & Magic
Feature Directors
- Domee Shi – Elio
- Madeline Sharafian – Elio
- Alessandro Carloni – The Cat in the Hat
- Pierre Perifel – The Bad Guys 2
- Maggie Kang – KPop Demon Hunters
- Chris Appelhans – KPop Demon Hunters
- Alex Woo – In Your Dreams
VFX Supervisors
- Christian Mänz – How to Train Your Dragon
- Pablo Helman – Wicked: For Good
- David Seager – TRON: Ares
- David Vickery – Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Craig Hammack – Lilo & Stitch
- Ryan Tudhope – F1: The Movie
- Daniele Bigi – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Michael Ralla – Sinners
Executives
- Ramsey Naito – President, Paramount Animation & Nickelodeon Animation
- Phil Tippett – Filmmaker & Founder, Tippett Studio
- Kevin Baillie – Head of Studios, Eyeline Studios
- Fiona Walkinshaw – CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore
- Shane Valdez – Founder & CEO, SuperFile
- Jonas Kluger – Founder, Das Element
- Matthias Buehler – Founder & CTO, vrbn
- Rick Champagne – Director of Global Media2 Strategy & Marketing, NVIDIA
Creative Directors, Designers & Artists
- Dylan Cole – Production Designer, Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Nate Fox – Creative Director, Sucker Punch Productions
- Pawl Fulker – Creative Director & Sr. Visualization Supervisor, Proof London Ltd.
- Kate Gabriel – Creative Director CG, No. 8
- Maciej Kuciara – Artist & Director
- Kieran Belshaw – Concept Artist
- Eric Pouliot – Tech Director, The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Asa Mathat – Award-Winning Photographer
These are just a few of the 100-plus speakers scheduled to present their projects and insights at VIEW Conference 2025!


