Thu Sep 18, 2025 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm NZST
| EventWellington
TEQ Talks
Wellington Edition
TEQ Talks
Wellington Edition
anand presented by
VES NZ and the VFX Guild
The Visual Effects Society of NZ, VFX Guild of NZ, and Victoria University of Wellington invite you to TEQ Talks — fascinating short talks by innovators & creatives from VFX, sound, animation and beyond, about the topics they’re most passionate about.
Networking drinks to follow at Cafe Havana
Marie Tricart & Guillaume Renier
Co-founders, 37 Degrees Studio
Creativity Without Context
Marie and Guillaume are co-founders of 37Degrees Studio, and VFX Leads at various VFX studios, specialising in storytelling, world-building, and visual innovation.
Nadia Koolina & Haojun Huang
DozeFace Animation Lab
From Idea to Animation Lab: The DozeFace Story
Nadia is the lab-lead and creative producer at DozeFace Animation Lab with a background in VFX, animation, and tech—crafting thoughtful stories and nurturing collaborative teams.
Jun is an animation director and multidisciplinary artist blending world-building, design, and poetic imagery across film, art, and installation.
Raqi Syed & Areito Echevarria
Victoria University of Wellington
From Script to Screen in a Single Houdini File
Raqi Syed is a Technical Artist and Filmmaker. Her practice and teaching focus on the materiality of light, animation, and an anti-racist critical aesthetics of visual effects.
Areito Echevarria is an Academy-winning VFX artist, researcher, and educator exploring storytelling through the lens of computation and design.
Rick Stemm
Design Manager, PikPok
The Kungfu of Game Design
Rick is one of the most prolific speakers in the New Zealand games industry, and is always excited to meet new people – like you!