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18 April:
- Rob Bliss | concept art & character design
- Armand Serrano
- Karla Ortiz | concept art
- Crash McCreery | character & creature design
- Anna Mantzaris
- Somnath Pal | illustration & animation
- Milo Cremer Eindhoven (Submarine)
- Lava Hijzelaar (Glen Keane Productions) | 2D animation
- Edwin Rhemrev | set design & art direction
- Ian Mackinnon (Mackinnon & Saunders) | character development & animation
- Jeffrey Thompson | art direction & design
- Didier Konings | concept art & directing
- Pedro Conti | character development & directing
- Joachim Vleminckx (Larian Studios) | art direction & environments
- Farhang Namdar (Larian Studios) | game & level design
- Rasmus Poulsen (Technouveau) | art direction & concept art
- Rüdiger Kaltenhäuser (Glassworks) | animation
- Klaus Scherwinski | visual storytelling, dynamic figure drawing, animation
19 April:
- Crash McCreery | character & creature design
- Rob Bliss | concept art & character design
- Didier Konings | concept art & directing
- Erwin v/d IJssel | motion design & directing animation
- Sylvain Marc | production design & illustration
- Somnath Pal | illustration & animation
- Catharine & Mark (Form Play) | animation
- Tim Allen (Aardman Animations) | stop motion animation
- Ian Mackinnon (Mackinnon & Saunders) | character development & animation
- Albert ‘t Hooft (Anikey) | 2D animation & storyboarding
- Saverio Wilkens (Anikey) | character design & animation
- Mark Meeuwenoord (Polymorf) | VR & interactive design
- Rasmus Poulsen (Technouveau) | art direction & concept art
- Joe Sparkes (BUCK) | Cel animation
- Klaus Scherwinski | visual storytelling, dynamic figure drawing, animation

LARIAN STUDIOS
award-winning video games developers
panel

KARLA ORTIZ
concept and visual development artist
artist talk

ROB BLISS
industry titan concept artist
interview

ALEX HIRSCH
storyboard artist and writer
artist talk

CRASH McCREERY
creature designer + production designer + concept artist
artist talk

TIM ALLEN
stop motion animator
artist talk

JEFFREY THOMPSON
art direction and design
artist talk

ARMAND SERRANO
independent production designer
artist talk

JAMA JURABAEV
CONCEPT ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR AND MATTE PAINTER
artist talk

PEDRO CONTI
director and art director
artist talk

MACKINNON AND SAUNDERS
creative director and founder of Mackinnon & Saunders
artist talk

SYLVAIN MARC
production designer, illustrator and animation director
artist talk
ANNA MANTZARIS
director
artist talk
ANIMADE
learn from the best
artist talk

FORM PLAY
whimsical animation studio
artist talk

DANAR WORYA
concept artist
artist talk
LAVA
animator and illustrator
artist talk

PRIME RENDER STUDIOS
animation studio
artist talk

MICHAEL RELTH
illustrator, animator and author
artist talk

DIDIER KONINGS
DIRECTOR AND CONCEPT ARTIST
artist talk

TECHNOUVEAU (RASMUS POULSEN)
art direction and concept design
artist talk

KIKA KLAT
artist talk

LITTLE CHICKEN
game company
artist talk

SOMNATH PAL
illustrator, designer and storyteller
artist talk

FLORIAN LEGTERS
production designer
artist talk

EDWIN RHEMREV
set designer and animator
artist talk

REAL TALKS WITH LOISH & IRIS COMPIET
a sit-down with two industry legends
panel

POST-PRODUCTION IN YOUR PRE-PRODUCTION
panel discussion
panel

ART MARKET
print, apparel and book signing
art market

INDUSTRY GARDEN
welcome to our greenest networking space
side program

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
tips and tricks to be collected!
portfolio reviews, side program

ARTIST STUDIOS
check your favorite artists at work!
artist studios

DRINK AND DRAW SKETCH SESSIONS
live sketching experience
live sketching session

THE ART DEPARTMENT FILM FEST
exciting curated film program!
film fest

STUDENT ANIMATION COMPETITION (CALL IS CLOSED)
get selected for TAD film fest!
film fest

MEET THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: STRIJP-S
take a look around!
hotspot

PLAYGROUNDS ANIMATION PITCH
NEW ANIMATION IDEA? START YOUR PROJECT WITH €5.000
pitch

PLAYGROUNDS VR PITCH
GET YOUR VR PROJECT KICKSTARTED WITH A BUDGET OF €5.000
pitch

SOUND & VISION
Join the character design competition
side program

SKETCH & SKATE WORKSHOP
up for a pre-event sketching session on the 17th
live sketching session

INDUSTRY DRINKS
informal networking drinks
industry meeting

BOOKSHOP
prints, books & signings
book signing

FIELD TRIPS
discover creativity in Strijp-S
field trips

URBAN SKETCHING SESSION
up for a pre-event Urban Sketching session on 17 April?
live sketching session

CREATIVE BRAINSTORM NL WITH JULIANA ERAZO
get your project rolling
brainstorm

NEXT STAGE
up-and-coming talent
artist talk

STEYE HALLEMA
on The Imaginary Friend
interview

CONVOLOOT PANEL: NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER DOs & DON’Ts
with Loish, Jama Jurabaev, Danar Worya and Spiridon Giannakis
panel

AWARD SHOW ANIMATION PITCH
award show

MEET THE HOSTS!
warming us up, powering us with energy!
hosts and moderators

CONVOLOOT PANEL: WHY DO WE CREATE? INSPIRATION AND PERSPECTIVES
with Crash, Karla Ortiz, Wouter Tulp and Spiridon Giannakis
panel

D&D SKETCH BATTLES
ready, steady, sketch!
live sketching session

PANEL: NON FICTIONAL PERSPECTIVE STORYTELLING
with Douwe Dijkstra, Aimée de Jongh, Kel O'Neill and Absaline Hehakaya
panel

AFTERPARTY FRIDAY 19 APRIL!
say goodbye in style!
afterparty

AFTERPARTY THURSDAY 18 APRIL!
dance & draw the night away
afterparty

POLYMORF
interdisciplinary experience design collective
artist talk

AWARD SHOW VR PITCH + STUDENT ANIMATION COMPETITION
not 1 but 2 awards today!
award show

COLLABORATION: FROM IDEA TO THE SCREEN
with Jefferey Thompson and Hannah-Lau Walker, moderated by Leon van Rooij
panel

TAD X PLGR DISCORD
an extra layer for your TADEindhoven experience!
hotspot
