After pet uspješnih izdanja konferencije PROFilm Days, Croatia movieska industrija i video game industry 'blendaju’ se i stvaparadiseu novu platformu za razgovor o aktualnim temama - Blender: Film & Games. Conference će se keep sutra, October 4, 2024 at Algebra University and panels and workshops are free for all those interested, with prior registration which is open today until 18:00 on this one links. The program will take place on two stages and in the workshop premises, while the AV Career Day will be organized in the lobby of the University of Algebra, which will inform all interested participants about the possibilities of finding a career in the audiovisual industry.
They organize the Blender conference Zagreb Film Office and Games Croatia (HAVC). Project Games Croatia is intended for the promotion and further development of the Croatian video game industry at the national, European and world level, all with the aim of developing and growing this rapidly growing sector through promotion at international fairs and conferences. Also, the conference is held with the support of partners University of Algebra, City Office for Culture and Civil Society, Tourist Board of the City of Zagreb. Film and gaming associations also provided great support: HDFK, HDFD, CGDA, Croatian esports association, Reboot, Hu-iz-vi, PISMO, and Međimurski lepi dečki brewery, Free Spirit Distillery and GameBoost Energy.
This year it is also held for the first time as part of the conference Day of audiovisual careerswhich is intended for anyone who wants a career in film or video game creation. The following companies and educational institutions will present their programs at the promotional desks in the lobby of the University of Algebra:
- Introducing Video Games: The Dunkers (Five Russians), Dark Queen (Downtown Game studio), Bura: The Way the Wind Blows (Tiny Meow studio), Professor Baltazar (Gamechuck)
- Academy of Dramatic Arts (ADU) / VERN University / Algebra University / PISMO Incubator / Games Croatia, HAVC
Below we highlight some of the panels that visitors will be able to follow tomorrow, and the complete program can be found in the attachment to the press release:
- The first Croatian feature film about the sports legend - Dražen // speakers: Ivor Šiber, Yesterday / Ljubo Zdjelarević, Cinematheque // Moderator: doc. Ph.D. Bosko Picula, Faculty of Political Sciences
- How we create sets of world movie hits! // speakers: Naomi Liston (Belfast, Ireland) / Klaus Grosse Darrlemann (Berlin, Germany); Location managers of hits such as: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch and Red Sparrow // Moderator: Mia Pećina Drašković, Zagreb Film Office
- World successes of Croatian video games // speakers: Boris Barbir, Pine Studio / Davor Hunski, Croteam / Tomislav Uzelac, 2X2 Games / Ivan Murat, Nanobit / Mario Mihokovic, LGM & Overseer Games // Moderator: Trojan Quince, Broadcast.hr
- Virtual production: The use of game engines in the production of feature films, series, TV programs // speakers: Antonio Nuic, film director / Jurica Šimunković, Digital Dynamics & Novalis Europe / Hrvoje Boljkovac, Light Film International / Boris Hergešić, Livada Production / Andrija Zorić, Algebra University/ Armin Konjalić, LED Unit (Riga, Latvia) // Moderator: Velimir Grgić, Pulsar Production
- Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti - Hrvatski kandidat za 97. nagradu Oscar i prvi hrvatski movie which is osvojio Zlatnu Palmu u Cannesu! // Nebojsa Slijepčević, director // Moderator: Ph.D. Višnja Pentić / filmologist and film critic
- Sound Design i Music - Sličnosti i razlike kod oblikovanja zvuka i glazbe za movieove i video games // speakers: Ivan Zelic, sound shaper / Dalibor Grubačević, composer / Davor Manojlović, composer / Ana Krstajić, composer (Belgrade, Serbia) // Moderator: Damjan Mravunac, composer and sound designer
- Where to get educated to work in the audiovisual industry? // speakers: Academy of Dramatic Arts, Vice Dean for Teaching, Mato Ilijić / PISMO Incubator, head of the incubator Vlado Vujica / University of Algebra, assistant professor of art. Predrag Šuka, Head of Multimedia Production Studies / VERN University, Head of Film, Television and Multimedia Design Studies, Assoc. Ph.D. Ozana Ramljak // Moderator: Antonija Mandić
- Game designer / Game director and film director: Creative blending of direction // Davor Hunski, Croteam / Boris Vuković, film director & game designer / Rea Budić, Tiny Meow studio / Filip Zadro, film director / Tea Stepanić, BlackMill Games // Moderator: Igor Belan, HCL.hr
Three workshops will be held in special halls:
- How to realize a script for a hit movie? // Workshop manager: Branko Ružić // from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m
- How to make a screenplay for a hit video game? // Workshop leader: Siniša Bahun // from 14:30 to 18h
- FILM & GAMING: From 2D photography to the 3D world // Workshop leader: Ivan Šivak // from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the program lasts from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and all news about the conference can be followed on the official conference website and on social networks: Instagram i Facebook page conferences.
