5 best events to make contacts

Siggraph (US & asia) www.siggraph.org

this renowned annual conference on computer graphics is the big one anyone to do with VFX and CGI heads to.

FMX www.fmx.de

All aspects of animation, effects, games and transmedia is discussed by the world’s best artists over four days at europe’s leading conference for digital entertainment.

industry Workshops www.industryworkshops.co.uk

not only does industry Workshops offer practical, application-oriented workshops, it also gathers some of the biggest names in the industry.

trojan horse www.trojan-unicorn.com

sip an ice-cold beer with some of the world’s best artists in the sunny paradise of Portugal at thu.

game developers Conference (gdc) www.gdconf.com

it’s the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, so you’re sure to meet influential people here.