Animex
Animex is an international festival of animation, games and VFX, hosted every year for the past 26 years by Teesside University.
For 2025 we're hosting Animex in our brand new Digital Life building on campus, with a fantastic speaker lineup for 2025 featuring guests from Disney, Sony and Atomhawk.
Be sure to follow our social media @AnimexFestival on Facebook, Instagram and X for updates about tickets, speakers from games and film studios; workshops and other Animex goodies.
Events
Animex 2025
Animex Marketplace
Meet your favourite studios or discover a new one, recruiters or try out new games and tech.
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Animex 2025
Animex 2025
Animex Research and Innovation conference
Teesside University, UK Hybrid conference: in-person and online
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Animex 2025
Animex Screen
Animex Screen showcases amazing work by talented student animators from around the world.
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Animex 2025
Animex Exhibition
An exhibition featuring two talented artists’ work on Films or creative art.
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Animex 2025
Colleges
Delivered by top talent in the industry, college students can learn about game production through to blockbuster animation and VFX.
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Animex 2025
speakers 2025
DNEG Animation
From Nimona to Angry Birds 3, Vanessa crafts expressive animation at DNEG.
FOUNDRY
Jessie brings a decade of VFX expertise to Foundry, guiding artists worldwide.
Remedy Entertainment
From Control to Alan Wake 2, Miro builds breath-taking worlds at Remedy.
Locksmith Animation
Richard Williams, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks few names Shelley crossed path with in her career.
Double Eleven
Phoebe is a concept artist who has experience in both Video Games and Animation Industries.
OMG (Oliver Makes Games) / MetStudios
Game designer, educator, and advocate shaping the future of interactive worlds.
Sponsors 2025
A big thank you to all our sponsors and contributors
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