# Event Details - **Event Name**: VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Your backstage access to VFS’s award-winning Animation Concept Art program is May 23.About this EventExperience VFS’s Animation Concept Art program & your future in film, TV, & games.VFS All Access Pass is your exclusive backstage access to our #1-ranked Animation Concept Art program and an opportunity to experience your future in the entertainment and game industries. Meet & chat with faculty, join an Alumni Roundtable on career-building, experience a photobashing demo, and more.EXPERIENCE ALL THAT THE PROGRAM OFFERSVFS’s Animation Concept Art program trains multi-disciplined artists to create for film, television, and games – all in just 1 year. Learn about the program’s curriculum (everything from digital painting to storyboarding, character design, life drawing, digital sculpting, & beyond), our new Hybrid Model, how you’ll create a powerful portfolio, and how VFS’s School of Animation trains artists that have worked on Avatar: Fire and Ash, KPop Demon Hunters, Severance, Battlefield 6, and more.ALUMNI ROUNDTABLE: BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL CONCEPT ARTIST CAREERVFS Animation Concept Art alumni will join us for a roundtable where they’ll share exclusive industry insights & career tips, discuss their VFS student experience, and explain how VFS’s Animation Concept Art program helped them reach career success. Stay tuned for the announcement of these guests!EXPERIENCE A PHOTOBASHING DEMOPhotobashing is a digital art technique that blends various photographic and digital elements into a stunning, often realistic, artwork. In a demo led by VFS Animation instructors, learn the techniques of gathering reference photos and stitching them together in Photoshop as the base foundation of realistic and exciting digital paintings.DISCOVER HOW WEBTOONS ARE REVOLUTIONIZING THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRYWebtoons – digital graphic novels & comics available exclusively in a vertical format on computers/smartphones – are quickly rising in popularity. Learn how Webtoons & Clip Studio Paint will soon be added to VFS’s curriculum and how the Animation Concept Art program can kickstart your career illustrating for webcomics.INDUSTRY TALK: DEMYSTIFYING GENERATIVE AIIn an Industry Talk led by Colin Giles, you’ll discover the role of AI as a tool for ideation and iteration, its potential pitfalls and limitations, and how VFS integrates this technology into its School of Animation curriculum.YOUR PERSONAL PORTFOLIO REVIEWThe VFS Animation department is looking forward to reviewing your work – anything from napkin doodles to sketches, models, videos and beyond – that illustrates your passion for the craft of animation. This is your chance to see if you meet the prerequisites for our Animation Concept Art program.MEET THE HEAD OF VFS’S SCHOOL OF ANIMATIONMeet Colin Giles – Animator, Director, and Head of VFS’s School of Animation – with credits including Sausage Party, Eight Crazy Nights, and commercial content for Cartoon Network, Ford, the NBA, and Starbucks. Discover how Colin has created award-winning curriculum for VFS’s School of Animation through production-based & collaborative training models.Event DetailsDate: Saturday, May 23, 2026Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PSTLocation: 151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1E1Cost: Free*Light food & drink will be provided."You will have work in this industry forever. People will want to work with you, and you will be a rockstar.”Lino DiSalvoFrozen, Wreck-It Ralph, TangledClassical Animation AlumWatch our 2025 Showreel to discover how VFS is your creative velocity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fuwY3h7GOM - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/vfs-all-access-pass-|-animation-concept-art/100001983908542857 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, entertainment, sports, workshops, parties, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: 151 W Cordova St - **lat**: 49.2833535 - **long**: -123.1080421 - **full address**: 151 W Cordova St, 151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/36e4f6813b50dde70240c82f0363f2bc4afe82185b5e63c8538edcc50d696f9a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc01080e-gmir.jpg?v=1776145026 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art being held? - **A:** VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm at 151 W Cordova St, 151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art? - **A:** VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art is organized by Vancouver Film School. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Vancouver, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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