Escapeverse Live is Back: 24th - 26th Feb 2026

Escapeverse Live is back!  Escapeverse Live  is a free, global online event celebrating VFX, animation, games and tech art. 

Escapeverse Live  runs from 24th - 26th February 2026, and we'll be sharing behind-the-scenes insights from the best of the screen industries. 

To find out more, and learn when tickets become available, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/hs5d67rh

Escapeverse Live "Goes Live" - Tickets On Sale Now

EscapeVerse Live is now accepting bookings; the festival returns on 24-27 February 2025.  

The 2025 EscapeVerse Live Festival will be held live online.  

To book your tickets either in-person or online, follow this link.  

The 2025 Escaperverse Festival at Escape Studios celebrates the latest developments in Animation, VFX and Interactive Media.

Join us at EscapeVerse Live and find out about the latest tech, the latest jobs, and how to break into the thriving - but rapidly evolving - creative industries.

Escapeverse Online Returns 24-27 Feb 2025

Save the Date! EscapeVerse Live (formerly the VFX Festival) is back - returning on 24-27 February 2025.  

The 2025 EscapeVerse Live Festival will be held live online.  

To book your tickets either in-person or online, follow this link.  

VFX Festival - Day 2

Day Two of the 2024 VFX Festival

Day Two of the VFX Festival starts today 4 June 2024 at the BFI IMAX on London's South Bank at Waterloo.  

The 2024 VFX Festival at Escape Studios celebrates the latest developments in Animation, VFX and Interactive Media.  

Today's highlights include the making of Doctor Who (9.45am), with James Coore, VFX supervisor at Realtime, recruitment (that means jobs!) at 1pm with Blue Bolt and Realtime, and VFX Producer Sarah Tulloch on how the makers of Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" re-created the Battle of Toulon, at 3pm. 

VFX Festival - Day 1

VFX Festival - Day 1

Day One of the VFX Festival is now underway - it runs from today 3 June through to tomorrow 4 June 2024 at the BFI IMAX on London's South Bank at Waterloo.  

The 2024 VFX Festival at Escape Studios celebrates the latest developments in Animation, VFX and Interactive Media.  

Today's talks include ILM on how they created VES-award-winning shots on The Creator, DNEG Animation on how they rigged "Under The Boardwalk", and Union FX on the creation of Poor Things.

The VFX Festival Returns 3-4 June 2024

2024 VFX Festival

Save the Date! The VFX Festival is back - returning to London on 3-4 June 2024 at the BFI IMAX on London's South Bank at Waterloo.  The  2024 VFX Festival will be a hybrid event, both online and in person.  

The 2024 VFX Festival at Escape Studios celebrates the latest developments in Animation, VFX and Interactive Media - come along and find out about the latest tech, the latest jobs, and how to break into the thriving - but rapidly evolving - creative industries.   

To book your tickets either in-person or online, follow this link.  

VFX Festival - Final Day Today

Ian Palmer introduces the VFX Festival

Today is the final day of the VFX Festival at Escape Studios. Today's presentations, classes and panel talks focus on how emerging talent can break into the VFX, animation and games industries.

Today's industry guests include ILM, Union FX, Creative Assembly, The Mill, Untold, Time Based Arts, Electric Theatre Collective, Epic Games, Blue Zoo, The Third Floor and DNEG.  

VFX Festival "Emerging Talent" Continues Today

The VFX Festival continues today

The VFX Festival continues today, with today's theme being "Emerging Talent". Today's talks, classes and panel discussions focus on how emerging talent can break into the VFX, animation and games industries.

Like last year, the 2023 VFX Festival is a hybrid event, both online and also in person.   The VFX Festival runs for two more days from at our midTown Campus at 190 High Holborn WC1. 

VFX Festival "Edu" at Escape Studios Today 21st Feb

2023 VFX Festival Edu begins today

The 2023 VFX Festival begins today, focusing on education, and on how school leavers and recent graduates can break into the animation, games and VFX festivals.

Like last year, the 2023 VFX Festival is a hybrid event, both online and also in person. The event runs for three days from 21-23 February at our midTown Campus at 190 High Holborn WC1. 

Last Call for the VFX Festival 21-23 Feb 2023

2023 VFX Festival is Coming Soon

Last call for the 2023 VFX Festival - it is selling out fast, especially the in-person tickets. 

Like last year it will be a hybrid event, both online and also in person. The event runs from 21-23 February.

We're hosting the 2023 VFX Festival at Escape Studios at our midTown Campus at 190 High Holborn, and streaming the events for a live online audience. To book your tickets, follow this link to thevfxfestival.com.

VFX Festival "Emerging Talent" 22-23 Feb 2023

VFX Festival "Emerging Talent" 2023 

The VFX Festival "Emerging Talent" Starts on Wednesday 22 February 2023, part of the 2023 VFX Festival at Escape Studios.  

The VFX Festival "Emerging Talent" is aimed at students currently studying within Higher or Further Education, recent graduates looking to kick start a career, and also professionals wanting to learn more about the industry.  The festival schedule includes industry talks, presentations, panel discussions, career advice and recruitment opportunities.

"VFX EDU" Comes to Escape on 21 February 2023

The VFX Festival 2023 "EDU", part of The VFX Festival 2023, takes place on Tuesday 21 February 2023 at our central London campus at 190 High Holborn, starting at 10am. 

VFX Festival EDU 2023 is aimed at school and college students under 18 years old who are interested in learning about a career in visual effects, animation, game art and motion graphics.

VFX Festival is Back February 21-23 2023

2023 VFX Festival is Coming Soon

The VFX Festival is back!  In the New Year the 2023 VFX Festival returns to Escape Studios. 

Like last year it will run as a hybrid event, both online and also in person. The event runs from 21-23 February. 

We're hosting the 2023 VFX Festival at Escape Studios at our midTown Campus at 190 High Holborn, and streaming the events for a live online audience. To book your tickets, follow this link to thevfxfestival.com.

The VFX Festival Today - "Emerging Talent"

Ian Palmer leads a panel at the VFX Festival

The VFX Festival is Back! Today's event is titled "Emerging Talent" and takes place all day today Wednesday, 9th March.  The day is aimed at students currently studying within Higher or Further Education, with a focus on jobs, careers and employment. 

What are the crucial skills needed to find work in the industry today? What vacancies are out there, and how can students tailor their demo reels to meet the current needs of industry?

"Animators & Mirrors" with Disney Art Director Dorothea Schoentag on 8 March at the VFX Fest

Dorothea Schoentag

Escape Studios' VFX Festival is hosting an animation event titled “Animators and Mirrors” tomorrow 8th March at 3.15pm with Disney Art Director Dorothea Schoentag.

Dorothea Schoentag is an Art Director at Walt Disney Animation; her work includes “The Avengers”, “Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse”, “Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates” and many other projects. To sign up, follow this link. 

VFX Festival is Back 9-10 March 2022

VFX Festival 2022

The VFX Festival is back!  This year the 2022 VFX Festival will take place as hybrid event, both online and also in person.

We're hosting the event at Escape Studios at our midTown Campus at 190 High Holborn, and streaming the events for a live online audience.

To book your tickets, follow this link to thevfxfestival.com.

VFX Festival is Back in March 2021

Escape Studios’ Ninth Annual VFX Festival is back in March; this year as an online event. 

The theme of the festival in 2021 is "Limitless Creativity" and, as always, the festival features talks, presentations, and career advice aimed at students, emerging talent, and industry professionals. 

Real-Time Rendering with Blue Zoo on Nov 10

The Escape Studios VFX Festival is back, this time online.  Join us on Tuesday 10 November at 2pm for a webinar with Phil Stewart, "Head of Real-Time" at Blue-Zoo Animation.  

Phil will explain the important of Real-Time rendering at Blue-Zoo. How does the new pipeline affect the production of short films, TV series and commercials? 

We Have Lift-Off! VFX Festival Goes Online

The VFX Festival is back. Hosted by Escape Studios, the VFX festival is a celebration of visual effects, animation, games and motion graphics.

For the last seven years the festival has been hosted in London, most recently at the South Bank Centre, but now, for the first time, the VFX festival is going virtual, with online talks and panel discussions.

Next week we're hosting two free events, part of the Virtual Series for Schools and Colleges. First up is We Have Lift-Off!: Your first steps to a career in VFX, Animation and Games, which takes place on Tuesday, 19th May at 2pm.  To sign up for the event, follow this link.

VFX Festival Lineup 16-18 March 2020

The countdown to Escape Studios' 2020 VFX Festival - the 8th edition - is on.  As in previous years, we've got some great speakers coming to talk about the latest developments in Animation, Games and VFX.  In 2020, the festival will focus on discovering and developing new and emerging talent.  Two parts of The VFX Festival 2020 - EDU and Emerging Talent - will take place on 16 - 18 March at the Southbank Centre - the UK’s largest arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames.