Animex
Animex is an international festival of animation, games and VFX, hosted every year for the past 25 years by Teesside University.
For 2024 we’ll be celebrating our 25th anniversary and this will be one of our biggest events yet. Our team are busy working behind the scenes with our international partners and the Tees Valley Combined Authority.
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
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Animex Marketplace
Meet your favourite studios, discover a new one and try out new games and tech.
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Animex Exhibition
An exhibition featuring the latest film by Katherine O’Connor, Potter's Mirror.
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Animex Academy and Spark Teesside 2024
An opportunity for schools to learn more about the world of games.
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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 in the industry, college students can learn about game production through to blockbuster VFX.
See moreSpeakers 2024
DNEG Animation
Elliott Stammers will be talking about rigging Under the Boardwalk at Animex AVFX
Team17 Digital
Opal Cadman will be talking about careers in games at Animex Game
TT Games
Nigel Middleman will be giving an insight into the role of a technical artist at Animex Game
RISE
Andreas Giesen will be talking about the world of Fallout at Animex AVFX
MPC
Chris McKenna will be giving a talk at Animex AVFX
Industrial Light & Magic
Julian Foddy will be talking about the VFX of Star Wars: The Acolyte at Animex AVFX
Larian Studios
Logan Prové will be talking about the cinematic challenges in Baldur's Gate 3 at Animex Game
Ubisoft
Raphael Kidd will be talking about designing levels with dyslexia at Animex Game
Behaviour Interactive
Karolina Latka will be talking about the game design process at Animex Game
Double Eleven
Natalie Wicks will be your host for Animex Game
Larian Studios
Gerry Jacobs will be giving a workshop on benchmarking cinematic and gameplay character animation
Maverick Games
Fern Griffiths will be giving a workshop on level design
Sponsors 2024
