Animex
Animex is an international festival of animation, games and VFX, hosted annually for over 27 years by Teesside University.
Following another successful edition, we would like to thank all of our speakers, industry partners, students and visitors who helped make the festival such a memorable event.
We look forward to welcoming back our global community of creatives, professionals and enthusiasts for the 2026 edition.
Follow us on social media @AnimexFestival on Facebook and Instagram for updates about tickets, speakers from games and film studios; workshops and other Animex goodies.
Events
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Animex Marketplace
Meet your favourite studios or discover a new one, recruiters or try out new games and tech.
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Animex Exhibition
Each year, the Animex Exhibition showcases the work of talented artists across film, games, and creative art.
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Animex Screen
Animex Screen showcases amazing work by talented student animators from around the world
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Colleges
Delivered by top talent, students can learn about game production, blockbuster animation and VFX.
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speakers 2026
Framestore
Stuart began life as a research physicist, before his passion for CG led to a successful VFX career
VALVE
Mike has been animating for 40 years for such companies as Walt Disney, Pixar, Valve and Warner Bros
DNEG Animation
Ken is an Animation Director at DNEG Animation with over 25 years of experience in the industry
DNEG Animation
Bringing character designs into 3D through modelling and digital sculpting
Remedy Entertainment
Miro Vesterinen is the Head of Environment Art at Remedy Entertainment.
Expression Games
Jonathan Pearmain is a Sr Character Artist at Expression Games, leading the team on 'Hell Let Loose'
Cartoon Saloon
Emilie has worked in a range of different creative roles in Cartoon Saloon
Expression Games
Jonathan Pearmain is a Sr Character Artist at Expression Games, leading the team on 'Hell Let Loose'
Freelance
I’m all about making stuff; art, games, music, food, and getting nerdy about how to it all works!
Sponsors 2026
A big thank you to all our sponsors and contributors
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