BJORN HURRI

The Art Department Eindhoven 2023

Björn Hurri is an award winning concept artist and art director from Sweden now located in Riga. He has worked for all major publishers and with over 100+ titles (Horizon, Alien Isolation, God of War, Dishonored, League of Legends and more). His list of clients includes companies such as NCsoft, Catalyst Game Labs and SEGA. He is currently working in the entertainment industry as Lead Artist for Opus Artz.

Björn has been a professional artist in the entertainment industries for over 20 years and has also developed an indie game called The Other Brothers as an Art Director. He has contributed to many award winning titles that include Dead Space 2, Bioshock Infinte, Sniper Ghost Warrior 2, Spec Ops: Front Line, Infamous 2, Shadowrun, and Total War.

Björn Hurri is a well respected concept artist, known for his speed and imaginations. Hard working and always striving or perfection, Björn’s diverse experience and talent spans across all genres including characters, props and environments.

He has been teaching artists since 2008 and he also taught a highly popular character design class at CG Master Academy. Björn has shared his knowledge in lectures and demos at 15+ workshops and events in multiple countries and to thousands of people.

JAMES BAXTER
animator
interview
ATEY GHAILAN
illustrator and concept artist
artist talk
NICHOLAS KOLE
illustrator and character designer
artist talk
REAL TALKS WITH LEON VAN ROOIJ AND IRIS COMPIET
panel
GUERRILLA
game company
artist talk
ANGELA SUNG
visual development artist
artist talk
BEATRICE BLUE
whimsical author and illustrator
artist talk
BJORN HURRI
concept artist
artist talk
GUSTAV HOEGEN
Creature FX Designer
artist talk
CURT ENDERLE
production designer and art director
artist talk
DANI DIEZ
art director and visual development artist
artist talk
JOEL EINHORN
effects animator
interview
GODWIN AKPAN
concept artist, illustrator and art director
artist talk
NIKOLAI LOCKERTSEN
freelance concept artist and illustrator
artist talk
LE CUBE
award winning design and animation studio
artist talk
CD PROJEKT RED (WIKTORIA STACHOWSKA)
senior environment artist - City Coordinator
artist talk
PEER LEMMERS
creature animator
artist talk
2VEINTE
design and animation studio
artist talk
TINA NAWROCKI
2D animator and illustrator
artist talk
WOUTER GORT
concept artist
artist talk
EMANUEL WIEMANS
illustrator, animator and storyboard artist
interview
MASCHA HALBERSTAD
film director
artist talk
JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE – MAXON DEMO + TALK
animation studio
demo
NEIL STUBBINGS – MAXON DEMO + TALK
motion design and animation studio
demo
ROB’S PROP SHOP
specialized in creature effects and animatronics
interview
LATIN AMERICAN ANIMATION: A FORCE ON THE RISE
a panel with 2Veinte, Le Cube, Carolina Brandão and Juliana Erazo
panel
PANEL: REPRESENTATION IN THE CREATIVE FIELD
a panel with Godwin Akpan, Kim de Ruyter, Lia Booi and Juliana Erazo
panel
PANEL: WORK-LIFE BALANCE
how to maintain your professional and personal balance? With Iris Compiet, Vera van Wolferen, Björn Hurri, Tina Nawrocki and Spiridon Giannakis
panel
SOUND & VISION
Join the competition!
side program
PROCREATE DEMOS
quickest way to up your Procreate game
demo
NEXT STAGE
the artists to keep an eye on!
artist talk
BEST OF KABOOM
our periscope to some of the most creative animated short films
short film program
ARTIST STUDIOS
check our your favorite artists at work
side program
FLUX LIGHT PERFORMANCE
light installation
installation, side program
THE MAKING OF OINK
exhibition with sets of the award-winning film
expo, side program
FLOORAL AT KETELHUISPLEIN
made by the amazing Tosca van der Weerden
expo, side program
ART MARKET
print, apparel, books and book signing
books, side program
OUTDOOR EXPO WITH DANI DIEZ
breath-taking characters in front of Het Klokgebouw
expo
MEET THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: STRIJP-S
take a look around!
hotspot
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
trips and tricks to be collected ➡️ brush up your portfolio
portfolio reviews, side program
DRINK AND DRAW BERLIN
live sketching experience
live sketching session
INDUSTRY GARDEN
welcome to our greenest networking space
recruitment sessions, side program
AFTERPARTY + PUBQUIZ
join us at Broet for a quiz and drinks
afterparty
AFTERPARTY IN PIXL
let's say goodbye in an epic way
afterparty
SCREENING GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO + Q&A
screening of Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature followed by a q&a with Curt Enderle
film screening
PANEL: EDUCATION
panel
PINOCCHIO EXPO
enjoy some of the puppets and maquettes from this year Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature
expo

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