PICTURE THIS_17 ALEX MCDOWELL PRODUCTION AND PRODUCER

35 years experience som production designer Works at the intersection of design, technology and storytelling.

His focus remains on leading edge practice and new outcomes using story and design across multiple media, including those not yet imagined.

Has collaborated with directors including , , Tim Burton, , Anthony Minghella, Zach Snyder, and Colin Trevorrow. PICTURE THIS_17 SOPHIE BECH HEAD OF EXPERIENCES AT ROKOKO

Rokoko is a hardware startup based in Copenhagen and San Francisco. They are the inventors of the sensor-based motion capture solution, the Smartsuit. Their vision is to create a physical virtual presence that completes the VR experience and democratizes motion capture.

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has a wide variety of experience in multiple fields within the art industry, which has provided her with a unique insight into cross- disciplinary creative environments. PICTURE THIS_17 MAX KESTNER DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR

Graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.

M ade several feature length documentaries in Denmark and has won several Danish Academy Awards.

is finishing his feature fiction debut with "Man Divided," a sci-fi drama set in a future world threatened by a disastrous flooding. “Man Divided” will premiere in 2017. PICTURE_THIS 17 MARTIN MADSEN HEAD OF NORDISK FILM SHORTCUTS VFX DEPARTMENT

Educated as a Media designer back in 2001

Been working with Visual Effects on moving pictures since 2005.

Over the years he has created visual effects on about 75 feature films as well as a few TV shows.

Last year he won the Danish Academy Award for Visual effects for his work on “The Shamer's Daughter”. PICTURE THIS_17 ALLAN LÜKOW PRODUCER

“The Operator of complicated stuff” - a nickname obtained through many years of successful onset operation of motion control camera robots, live camera tracking devices, advanced multilayer video assist systems and virtual production tools.

Allan has worked with directors like Tarsem Singh, Lars von Trier and Nicolaj Arcel helping bringing their visions to the screen and MoCopenhagen, a rental company Allan is CEO and founder of, have supplied "Game of Thrones" with onset visualisations equipment for the VFX shooting on Season 5, 6 and 7 PICTURE THIS_17 ROLF COULANGES CINEMATOGRAPHER

Rolf Coulanges has been an active member of the board of the German Association of Cinematographers BVK since 1996.

In 2015 be became a member of the IMAGO board and since last year he has been serving as vice president of this international organisation of cinematographers.

In 1983 he received a degree in Cinematography and Direction from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. PICTURE THIS_17 JAN FRÖLICH

is Senior Image Scientist at ARRI Munich

He recently submitted his PhD on high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) imaging.

During his PhD he worked for Dolby Laboratories contributing to the development of the ITU Rec.2100 ICtCp color encoding and the Dolby Vision HDR and WCG content distribution platform PICTURE THIS_17 SILVIA RASHEVA PRODUCER

Background is in CG production, post- production and VFX. PICTURE THIS_17 VESELIN EFREMOV DIRECTOR

has 16 years of experience as an artist and art director in the game development industry

Veselin has written, directed, and art-directed, and Silvia has produced the short films "The Blacksmith" (2015) and "Adam" (2016), created with the Unity game engine PICTURE THIS_17 AMAURY LA BURTHE

first worked as a researcher for The Sony Computer Science Laboratory and as a designer for video game company Ubisoft.

In 2009 he founded the start-up AudioGaming focused on creating innovative technologies with a focus on sound and interactivity. AudioGaming expanded its activities in 2013 through its brand Novelab which is creating immersive and interactive experiences (video games, VR, installations, etc.).

worked on projects like Type:Rider as executive producer and on Notes on Blindness VR as co- creative director and executive producer. Within Novelab/AudioGaming he acts as creative director and head of innovation BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA PETER BUCKINGHAM

is a thinker, strategist analyst and doer in digital innovation, film and media, with particular focus on connecting audiences with creative work

His work has covered all aspects of production, distribution and exhibition

Thirty years in the private and public sectors has given Peter a broad overview of the issues and challenges facing individual artists, businesses and organisations in maximising reach to, and engagement with, audiences and consumers.

His current work at Sampomedia explores new ways and methods to achieve this. He sits on various boards. He also advises on public sector innovation and media investments. PICTURE THIS_17 KATE BULKLEY

An award-winning business journalist both on camera and in print, Kate contributes to national UK newspapers and also writes regularly for specialist publications, including DTVE (formerly Cable & Satellite Europe), Hollywood Reporter and Broadcast Magazine in the UK.

Kate is past Chairman of The Broadcasting Press Guild, (2004 to 2006) an association of the UK’s media writers & TV critics (www.broadcastingpressguild.org) She has been the Awards Secretary for the Guild's annual Television & Radio Awards since 2007. She is past Chairman of the the Royal Television Society's Early Evening Events Committee (2006-2010) and she remains on the committee (www.rts.org.uk).