Government of Karnataka is organising a three-day animation, games and visual effects conference, GAFX 2017, in the city for students, artists and professionals from May 12.

The conference will have workshops, master classes, talks, presentations, screenings of some of the popular content from across the globe, live marathon, artistic competitions and technical hackathons. Bengaluru GAFX will also hold virtual reality demo and experience zones, job and career fair and education symposium, said a press release.

As part of the event, internationally acclaimed animation films, including those nominated for Academy award, will be screened and many of them will be premièred during the event. Global experts in the areas of story, production design, cinematography, character animation and physics and mathematics will participate, along with popular studios and production houses such as Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Double Negative, The Third Floor, and Ubisoft.

Unveiling the logo and website of Bengaluru GAFX Conference 2017 on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said: “I welcome to studio leaders, professionals, students, academia and technology partners to experience the vibrancy at Bengaluru GAFX.” He also invited film studios and production houses to set up shop in the city and assured them of every support.

“Bengaluru has every potential to offer an international platform for animation, visual effect and gaming industry. The objective of this event is to give professionals, artists and students access to quality content and bringing renowned speakers at an affordable price,” said Priyank Kharge, IT, BT and ST Minister.