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SUMMARY:Animation Theater 1: Open Worlds
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to build a world from nothing? This program 
 brings together short films that take the art and philosophy of video game
  world-building seriously — from sweeping open-world epics to the quiet in
 timacy of indie landscapes.\n\nSalvation\n\nSalvation plunges viewers into
  a world on the brink of chaos, where champions confront both internal and
  external conflicts that threaten the balance of their realm. The cinemati
 c follows key heroes as they face moral dilemmas, epic battles, and allian
 ces that define the fate of their world. Through...\n\n\nMatt Costa (None)
 \n---------------------\nWelcome to Noxus\n\nUnder Leblanc's omnipresent g
 aze, Mel returns to the lands of his ancestors, Darius leads a military ca
 mpaign in Freljord, and Katarina infiltrates the upper echelons of the Bla
 ck Roses secret society.\n\nThe 1st thematic season of 2025 in League of L
 egends. This season is centered around Noxus and th...\n\n\nArnaud Delord,
  Bart Maunoury, Stéphane Annette, and Pascal Charrue (Fortiche)\n---------
 ------------\nRocketship Mai\n\nRocketship Mai follows a fearless six-year
 -old girl who is on a daring mission\nto tackle Time (literally) so she ca
 n spend more moments with her ailing father.\nWith her anxious copilot Bun
 ny by her side, Mai speeds through the galaxy to box\nclocks, battle overs
 ized foes (like... a million times larg...\n\n\nArlyn Nertomb (Bloomhouse 
 Productions) and Nattasha Strestha, Crystal Woo, Airin Budiman, Katie Winc
 hester, Bec Cranswick, Anastasia Walker, and Michelle Lorimer (No Affiliat
 ion)\n---------------------\nEinvala\n\nIn an age long past, where gods an
 d mortals coexisted in fragile harmony, Bjorn, a valiant Viking warrior, i
 s entrusted with a sacred mission. Guided by the ancients, he must recover
  the fragments of the Astral Stone, a divine artifact shattered during the
  fall of the old realms. Across lands ravage...\n\n\nGuénaël Royer, Michel
  Abiad, Chloé Extanasié, Alex Mongkhounepraseuth, Anaëlle Belhouchat, Yoan
  Huynh, Typhaine Priez, Laura Chen, Harold Yabut, and Alessandro Pevez (Ne
 w3dge)\n---------------------\nLove & Gold\n\nTwo thieves enter the same d
 ungeon searching for a gem worth incredible wealth, but what they find alo
 ng the way is worth more than all the treasure in the dungeon combined.\n\
 n\nConnor Van Dyke and Jaysen Duckworth (Brigham Young University)\n------
 ---------------\nLuma\n\nIn a Solarpunk Universe, Ren and Cora’s peaceful 
 life is shattered by an odd phenomenon spreading through water. They have 
 to go on an adventure to find the source of it and save their ecosystem.\n
 \n\nEva Pringault, Merlin Sokolowski, Mehdi Kaoune, Arthur Pezi, Alix Offe
 r, Lisa Barbin, Maxime] Leyris, Erwann Legoff, and Yovan Rozo (New3dge)\n-
 --------------------\nOcean Futurisms: Havsrå\n\nOcean Futurisms is a coll
 aborative project between TBA21–Academy, Radical Ocean Futures and Inferst
 udio. Through three original animated short films, the project invites aud
 iences to step into alternative, science-based futures for the ocean. Blen
 ding scientific forecasts with immersive storyt...\n\n\nNathan Su, Bethany
  Edgoose, and Sarah Su (Inferstudio)\n---------------------\nTwilight's En
 d\n\nCenturies ago, Zaahen made a choice. Today, Xin Zhao must make his ow
 n.\n“Twilight’s End” is the narrative payoff for the 2025 Twilight arc, ac
 ting as the story finale for that League of Legends season.\n\n\nArnaud De
 lord, Bart Maunoury, and Stéphane Annette (Fortiche)\n--------------------
 -\nUntitled John Wick Game - Reveal Trailer\n\nLife unfolding on the rain-
 soaked streets of New York stands in sharp contrast to the calm of the Con
 tinental, where amid warm lights, pleasant music, and refined drinks, a ta
 ilor goes about his work. At first, the identity of his client is shrouded
  in mystery, but it becomes clear that the suit bei...\n\n\nCsaba Vicze (D
 IGIC Pictures) and Jerome Ortmann and Shaun Norton (Saber Interactive)\n--
 -------------------\nMonitor\n\nA story of early parenthood that preys on 
 the fears of new parents. Someone is always watching…\n\nMonitor is an ind
 ependent short film from Michael Berardini, a Director of Scrat Tales and 
 Batwheels. The short is done in a unique style blending 2D characters in a
  3D environment to give the enti...\n\n\nMichael Berardini (No affiliation
 )\n\nInterest Area: Gaming & Interactive\n\nKeyword: Games\n\nRegistration
  Category: Full Conference Supporter, Full Conference, Experience
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