Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM | The Portside Pub, Vancouver, BC

Presented by: Epic Games

With: Puget Systems, NVIDIA

Sponsored by: Animatrik, The Sequence Group, ArtStation, Waterproof

REGISTER HERE.

Join the Society for Game Cinematics for an evening of connection, creativity, and community at SIGGRAPH 2025.

The evening kicks off at 6:00 PM with an exclusive presentation by Epic Games, spotlighting advanced rigging workflows and new features in Unreal Engine 5.6, reshaping how characters come to life in interactive cinematics.

From 7:00 PM onward, the space transforms into a lively mixer with hundreds of creators and practitioners expected to attend.

Whether you're directing scenes, animating worlds, or blending code with storytelling, this is your chance to network with fellow innovators, discover collaborators, and be part of the growing cinematic community bridging games, film, and VFX. Open to artists, developers, animators, and VFX professionals across industries, this special event celebrates the craft of cinematic storytelling in all its forms - from real-time game engines to traditional pipelines and beyond.

Light appetizers & drink tickets will be provided.

Registration through eventbrite is required, but does not guarantee entry. Capacity will be limited and on a first-come first-serve basis. Event is overbooked to account for no-shows.