Spearheaded by VES Germany and now in its 6th year, the international education series \u201cVES Megabrain Masterclass\u201d continues to engage VFX artists with educational webinars by experts taking live Q&A on a wide variety of subjects. Held\u00a0last April, \u201cMasterclass Volume 11\u201d featured Dr. Diana Arellano, Senior Lecturer for Technical Directing at Animationinstitut of the Filmakademie Baden-W\u00fcrttenberg; Christopher Herrick, CG Supervisor, VFX Generalist and Character Artist; and\u00a0Sebastian Sch\u00fctt, Lead Compositor at Image Engine. \u201cMegabrain Masterclass\u201d will record its 12th session focusing on \u201cWomen in VFX\u201d in April 2026 with presentations by Amanda Heppner, WeFX; Valentina Rosselli, ILM; and Kader Bagli, RiseFX. The series has branched out to include \u201cMegabrain Insight,\u201d live events focused on the future of the industry, and \u201cMegabrain Students,\u201d virtual panels that include international state-of-the-art student projects. All Masterclass sessions are recorded and available to the entire global membership on the VES website.<\/p>\n
Over the past year, members of VES Germany traveled across Europe and represented the Society, speaking and networking at global events: IBC Amsterdam, SIGGRAPH and VIEW. Vice-Chair Jonas Kluger noted, \u201cOur members are active across the globe, attending conferences, sharing knowledge and representing German VFX talent internationally. Positioned at the center of Europe, we\u2019re surrounded by countries with thriving VFX industries, which makes collaboration and connection a natural part of who we are. We\u2019re proud to be a hub where creativity and community come together.\u201d<\/p>\n
What makes VES Germany so special is that \u201cit is a tight-knit network where you learn from some of the most diverse and talented people in the field, all while staying connected to the global VES Sections and the bigger conversation about where the industry is heading. These close connections make collaboration natural and meaningful, turning the community into more than just a professional network,\u201d said Christine Resch.<\/p>\n
2026 is packed with activity for VES Germany: Live nomination events for the 24th Annual VES Awards will be held in both Berlin and Munich (a first for the Section!); travel is already booked for international conferences; the location for the FMX2026 mixer is being scouted; and \u201cMegabrain Students Volume 2\u201d will record live in March. In June, fostering cross-section collaboration, VES Germany and VES France will co-host a major event for the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Many more exciting events are planned throughout the year.<\/p>\n
The Visual Effects Society would like to congratulate Chair Agon Ushaku, a 2025 VES Section Honoree, for the years of hard work he has put into leading the VES Germany Section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spearheaded by VES Germany and now in its 6th year, the international education series \u201cVES Megabrain Masterclass\u201d continues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824,205942],"class_list":{"0":"post-678237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany","11":"tag-ves-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115849600844354971","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}