
Date
Location(s)
Time
10:00 - 18:30
Entrance fee
All festival tickets 13+14 May
SOLD OUT
Timetable
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE: ALTE MÜNZE
Berlin creatives, rebels and rascals, here we come! For The Art Department we dive into the process of creating and put a spotlight on the artists that are responsible of designing worlds, characters and stories of some of the biggest productions.
Our main program is sold out but, we still have tickets available for our evening program, you can buy them here.
And great news! We’re also hosting 2 two-day workshops on 11 + 12 May. One with story artist John Nevarez en one with film and story artist Even Mehl Amundsen. Secure your place here.
For our current program, please look below. We will keep adding names the coming weeks, so stay tuned via our site, newsletter or socials.

ZEEN CHIN
illustrator and concept artist
interview

THE LINE
animation studio
artist talk

CRASH McCREERY
creature + production designer + concept artist
artist talk

JOHN NEVAREZ
film and story artist
artist talk

CURT ENDERLE
production designer
artist talk

DJAMILA KNOPF
illustrator
artist talk

IRIS COMPIET
traditional artist and illustrator
interview

MAX ULICHNEY
illustrator, character designer and art director
artist talk

TORSTEN SCHRANK
character designer
interview

ESBEN LASH
illustrator and concept artist
artist talk

BASTIEN LECOUFFE DEHARME
visual artist, illustrator and digital painter
artist talk

NATHAN JUREVICIUS
illustrator
artist talk

MATT RADFORD
visual effects artist
artist talk

DOMINIK MAYER
concept artist & illustrator
artist talk

JOHNSON TING
concept artist and art director
artist talk

GUSTAV HOEGEN
creature FX Designer
artist talk

KARAKTER
design studio
demo

SOMEFORM STUDIO
design studio
artist talk

DAVID KARLAK
writer and director
artist talk

DENNIS ZARNOWSKI
sculptor
demo

LEON TUKKER
concept artist
demo

AIXSPONZA – MAXON DEMO
3D artist + creative director
demo

PROCREATE DEMO BY NIKOLAI LOCKERTSEN
concept artist and illustrator
demo

CONVOLOOT PANEL: INDEPENDENT WORK & OWN IP’S
with Spiridon, Even Mehl Amundsen, Djamila Knopf and Dominik Mayer
panel

CONVOLOOT PANEL: FREELANCING & FAIR PAY
with Esben Lash, Johnson Ting, Iris Compiet and Bastien LeCouffe Deharme
panel

ANYTHING BUT WORK
a brand new evening program!
evening program

DRINKS AT DRINK AND DRAW BERLIN (FUNKHAUS)
join us on 14 May after The Art Department
afterparty

WORKSHOP CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BY EVEN MEHL AMUNDSEN
don't miss out on this chance!
workshop

MINI WORKSHOPS DRINK & DRAW BERLIN + ARTIST STUDIOS WITH BAYAR TSEDENSODNOM & DIEGO GISBERT LLORENS
enhance your drawing skills and get to see artworks created right under your own eyes
demo

GET TO KNOW OUR NEW VENUE: ALTE MÜNZE
welcome to the fresh home of The Art Department
hotspot

DRINK AND DRAW BERLIN
live sketch sessions
live sketching session

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
side program

MEET THE NEIGHBORHOOD
explore Berlin!
hotspot