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20^thPICTOPLASMA BERLIN

CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL
OF CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER DESIGN AND ART

1 — 5 MAY 2024

Pictoplasma, the world’s leading conference and Uber-festival of contemporary character design in illustration, animation, graphic and urban arts celebrated its 20th anniversary. For all who were unable to join in person, all conference talks, presentations and panels are now available as VoD !

ONLINE ACCESS TO ALL 2024 TALKS

The central Pictoplasma Conference presented 18 key lectures by the world’s most influential artists and upcoming talents, cutting-edge illustrators, designers and leading animation filmmakers, offering the chance to learn from and be inspired by some of today’s most innovative and avant-garde artists.

Ana Seixas

Portuguese Illustrator and ceramicist now following her passion and running her own brick-and-mortar shop in the centre of Porto to create and showcase her colourful, bold and quirky characters in one place.

BORA

French interdisciplinary queer artist exploring different media to create a universe where imagination is a form of activism

Christopher Rutledge

USA

CG artist, animator and master of “Houdini” based in Los Angeles creating grotesquely detailed yet charmingly floppy characters

Clémentine Bal

Artist crafting other-worldly character sculptures that materialise as multi coloured mountains or anthropomorphic volcanoes, hybrid ghosts, or semi-human creatures

Eric Schwarz

DE, FR

Eric aka @comicblues loves oversharing his thoughts on life, love and loneliness on social media

Genie Espinosa

Barcelona based illustration freelance gone full-on bright coloured, birthing bold, fearless, strong, angry, unapologetic characters

Joe Bennett

USA

Los Angeles based artist, animator and co-creator of acclaimed adult science fiction drama ‘Scavengers Reign’ for HBO Max

Joe Taylor

British graphic designer gone full-time animator and illustrator, building a visual world of surreal, funny, and sometimes disturbing encounters

Joseph Melhuish

3D artist slash animation director famed for his glossy, acid saturated, contorted CGI character creations

Josephine Rais

Illustrator creating strong, often female-led compositions for multidisciplinary projects: from illustrations, to original works and strategic design

Los Calladitos

Mexican muralist duo bringing their creation to walls across the globe from Latin America and the US to Europe, currently immersed in crafting an animated series

Mila Useche

COL

Colombian artist working for the likes of Disney, Warner Brothers or Nickelodeon, recently avoiding client work to create personal projects and physical art pieces

Oskars Pavlovskis

Latvian character artist combining digital and analogue illustration techniques, academic drawing, comic art, sculpture and 3D computer graphics

Parn Aniwat

THA

Bangkok born, Texas-based artist known as Wood You Mind, creating whimsical toys from chunks of timber

Peter The Roman

Digital artist with a background in traditional painting, creating melted and bloated figurative forms with a luring, almost lustful physicality

PHILIP HUNT

So Lazo

ELSL

Illustrator from El Salvador, now living in Berlin, who is also a book author, occasional tattoo artist and full-time shy clown

Sophie Koko Gate

Artist, animation director, and writer based in London

SCREENINGS 2024

The 2024 animation section presented new short films in four programs, featuring the latest and freshest generation of characters in motion, be it narrative shorts, music visuals, experimental animation, and anything in between – with many of the filmmakers present to discuss their work in Q&A sessions.

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BERLIN VENUE

Pictoplasma Berlin 2024 takes place at the extensive premises of a former crematorium, the silent green, a beautiful, vibrant cultural venue that has already hosted several memorable Pictoplasma events. silent green houses all activities at one lively venue, with conference talks, panels, animation screenings, workshops and exhibitions happening both inside and Open Air.