Join Foundry at SIGGRAPH and connect with our technical and creative specialist teams to discuss the latest workflows and preview upcoming features, attend masterclasses and summits, and celebrate with VFX peers at our community meet-ups. Check out our activities below and be sure to save your spot at our exclusive events.
Register with the code FOUN1062 for a free Exhibition pass or a discounted Conference pass.
Foundry will be hosting several product-focused activities during the show, including demos of our suite of tools and in-depth conversations. Let us know if you’re heading to SIGGRAPH and what you want to see from us.
Foundry is sponsoring and leading a range of events. Check out our agenda below including masterclasses, summits, artist meet-ups and more.
OpenAssetIO Town Hall
Wednesday, August 6 | 9:00 AM PDT
Virtual meeting
Join David Feltell, Foundry’s Senior Software Engineer at Open Source Days virtual town hall for a review of OpenAssetIO and the recent milestones reached, see prototypes in action, discuss future work to be done.
DigiPro: Combining the benefits of Nodes and Layers
in a USD World
Saturday, August 9 | 4:10 PM PDT
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Foundry’s Lead Software Engineer, James Pedlingham, shares how to combine nodes and layers in a USD world with Katana’s UsdSuperLayer node and the ‘procedural on-demand’ approach it provides.
Texture Artist Meet-Up
Monday, August 11 | 6:00 PM PDT
Central Restaurants - Vancouver Bentall
Connect with fellow texturing enthusiasts, meet Foundry’s Mari team, and kick back over drinks and delicious bites.
Education Summit
Tuesday, August 12 | 10:00 AM PDT
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Emerald Room
Matt Leonard from ILM’s Jedi Academy will share insights with educators and trainers about preparing students for an evolving industry. Plus, learn how to approach teaching Nuke’s 3D system and get access to new curriculum resources.
Katana Summit
Tuesday, August 12 | 2:00 PM PDT
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Emerald Room
Discover Rising Sun Pictures’ approach to multishot lighting with Katana and creating stylized looks with Lollipop Shaders. Attendees can also preview upcoming Katana features and network with fellow lighters.
Three VFX Supervisors, One Vision: Giving Soul
to the Frame in Sinners
Tuesday, August 12 | 5:00 PM PDT
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Emerald Room
Join members of the VFX team behind Sinners for an intimate discussion about the creative and technical collaboration between Production VFX Supervisor Michael Ralla, ILM’s Nick
Marshall, and RSP’s Guido Wolter.
Nuke's Timeline Tools Masterclass: From Ingest to Delivery
Wednesday, August 13 | 2:00 PM PDT
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Pearl Room
Frank Rueter, the creator of Nukepedia and founder of Ohu FX, will show how you can optimize your VFX editorial and post-production workflows. Join to gain practical tips that you can apply to enhance your pipeline.
Meet us at the booth
Tuesday, August 12 - Thursday, August 14
SIGGRAPH Exhibition
Meet Foundry at booth #528 in the Vancouver Convention Center for daily demos and presentations featuring our team of technical experts.