Promised Land Art Festival

September might seem like an eternity away, but we already made some plans. And you’re invited! Promised Land Art Festival returns to EC1 Łódź, Poland, September 8th-10th, 2024! Mark your calendars, request those days off, start arranging transportation, and stay tuned! 🗓️

Time flies! We are only 2 months away from #PromisedLand2024! Don’t forget to book your tickets and see you in Łódź on September 8th! 👋 👉 https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

Though your main purpose for traveling to Łódź, Poland might be #PromisedLand2024, there are many other places worth checking out during your stay. In the second article of the PLAF ATTENDEE 101 series, we'll go over what Łódź has to offer to its visitors 👉 https://lnkd.in/dx7qhwhx

Our next #PromisedLand2024 speaker is Remi Nowakowski! 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. Currently he works at CD PROJEKT RED, where his main focus is on project art direction and team management. He has worked on a vast portfolio of games throughout his career, including, among others, Dead Island, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, and most recently Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. 🎟 For more details and tickets go to https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

Meet our first sponsor — Displate ✨ With over 3 million collectors worldwide, Displate is home to the most beloved metal posters on the planet. Displates connect geeky fandoms, iconic video games, TV shows, movies, and more — all in one massive catalog of over 1.5 million artworks. During #PromisedLand2024 you'll have a chance to check out Displate's metal posters in person and learn about their production process. If you're curious about them now, visit https://displate.com/ 🎟️ Promised Land Art Festival tickets are still available at https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

Our next #PromisedLand2024 speaker is Richard Cowgill! Richard is a veteran of the game industry, having worked for over 20 years as a game designer and artist. He has been proud to contribute to major titles, such as Battlefield 2, Borderlands 1, and Borderlands 2. He now helps NVIDIA develop technologies and communicate those learnings to Unreal Engine developers. 🎟 https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

Meet the next #PromisedLand2024 speaker: Erol Kentli! Erol managed to weaponize his childhood geekdom & obsession with video games and now finds himself a veteran of the games industry. He has 30 years of experience running art teams and departments at companies such as Eidos, Codemasters, Crytek, Sony, Splash Damage, Magnopus, and nDreams and working on a wide variety of titles and franchises. 🎟️ For more details and tickets go to https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

The next #PromisedLand2024 speaker is Karla Ortiz! Karla has contributed to many big-budget Hollywood projects, and most notably her design of Doctor Strange for Marvel's Doctor Strange. Her work is also recognized in the fine art world, showcasing her figurative and mysterious art in notable galleries. 🎟️ For more details and tickets go to https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

Welcome our next #PromisedLand2024 speaker: Homam Bahnassi! Homam is a Principal Tech Artist with two decades of experience in game development. Throughout his career he has worked on several AAA titles, contributed to Unreal Engine enterprise features, and co-authored several articles in ShaderX/GPUPro about real-time rendering techniques. Currently, he works at Nvidia on the latest ray tracing technologies and RTX SDKs in Unreal. For more details and tickets go to https://lnkd.in/dsVKJ3yj

Join us at Art for All — an event for young creatives and enthusiasts of games, films and pop culture! 🎨🎮 An evolution of Open Day, Art For All is an accompanying event to #PromisedLand2024, created for the purpose of helping young artists and professionnals find their path into game development, visual arts and other creative industries. The halls of EC1 Łódź will be roamed by professionals from across the industry, with opportunities for attendees to have their portfolios reviewed as well as meet and chat with industry experts through many activities such as lectures, life drawing sessions, demos and more! Let’s meet for Art For All at EC1 Łódź, Poland, September 7th, 2024! Tickets will be available soon! Stay tuned 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSeKbHdd