CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S LINEUP
Activities at Promised Land Art Festival are led by world-renowned artists across a variety of industries. Below, you can check out this year’s speakers, with the list updating frequently ahead of the event itself.
Jakub Bogacki is a huge Unreal Engine enthusiast who constantly discovers new ways to use the tool.
Marek is a graduate of the Katowice Academy of Fine Arts’ Faculty of Design. He joined Platige Image in 2015 as CG Supervisor and in 2021 took over the Head of CG in the Commercial Department.
Zoltán is a graduate of the VIA University College's Faculty of ICT Engineering. He's been working to broaden his skills through a variety of projects, such as AR, VR, cinematics, virtual production...
Pablo Carpio is a Concept Artist and Art Director from Spain. He is working as a freelance artist for companies such as Pixar, Marvel Studios, Ubisoft, Riot Games, and others.
Marek Madej is a Senior Expert Concept Artist at Elsewhere Entertainment, a newly established Activision studio. He has been working in the industry since 2007, spending a major part of his career at CD PROJEKT RED.
Sebastian Lochmann was born in Eisenach, Germany. He started his freelance work as an illustrator for the Scientific Faculty in Erlangen — as well as a sculptor for Alien designer H.R.Giger in Switzerland.
Tomasz Wikliński has been making video game trailers for the past decade, doing his best to get you on the hype train for projects big and small.
Veera Hokkanen is a Senior Concept Artist with over eight years of professional games industry experience.
Remi is an Art Director with a background in texturing and 2D art. He’s been a part of the games industry for over 25 years, working for studios such as Techland and CreativeForge Games.
Richard is a veteran of the game industry, having worked for over 20 years as a game designer and artist. He now helps NVIDIA develop technologies and communicate those learnings to Unreal Engine developers.
Erol managed to weaponize his childhood geekdom & obsession with video games and now finds himself a veteran of the games industry.
Karla Ortiz is a Puerto Rican, internationally recognized, award-winning artist.
Homam is a Principal Tech Artist with two decades of experience in game development. Throughout his career he has worked on several AAA titles.
Émilie Beauchamp is currently serving as the Associate Art Director at WB Games Montréal. With over 12 years of industry experience.
Albert Szostkiewicz is a VFX Supervisor with over 20 years of experience in the visual effects industry. Albert has a diverse background that spans working on computer games, TV commercials, and high-profile Hollywood movies.
Alyssa Zarate is an Art Director & Environment Supervisor based in Vancouver, BC. She has worked on films and series such as the new entry into the Star Wars franchise, The Acolyte to name a few.