Presenter

Biography
Jeff Budsberg is a Visual Effects Supervisor and has been at DreamWorks Animation for over 18 years. He has been heavily involved in OpenVDB since its inception. His accomplishments include receiving a Sci-Tech Academy Award for the DWA foliage toolset, a VES Award for Outstanding VFX on The Wild Robot, an Annie Award win & VES Award nomination for FX on The Croods, and an Annie nomination for FX on Kung Fu Panda 3. Previously, Jeff has worked at Pacific Data Images and Pixar, and received an MS in Computer Graphics and a BFA in Painting at Cornell University.
Presentations
Talk
3:06pm - 3:28pm PDT Wednesday, 13 August 2025 West Building, Ballroom C
Arts & Design
New Technologies
Production & Animation
Research & Education
Livestreamed
Not Recorded
Animation
Dynamics
Pipeline Tools and Work
Rendering
Simulation
Full Conference
Virtual Access
Wednesday
Course
9:00am - 12:15pm PDT Sunday, 10 August 2025 West Building, Rooms 109-110
Production & Animation
Research & Education
Not Livestreamed
Recorded
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Dynamics
Fabrication
Geometry
Modeling
Pipeline Tools and Work
Simulation
Full Conference
Virtual Access
Sunday
Production Session
2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT Monday, 11 August 2025 West Building, Ballroom AB
Production & Animation
Livestreamed
Not Recorded
Animation
Art
Industry Insight
Lighting
Rendering
Full Conference
Virtual Access
Monday