The workshop, titled "Green Competitiveness: Sustainable Practices in Film and the Video Game Industry," will be led by Morana Ikić Komljenović. She is a producer with over 25 years of international experience and an advocate for sustainability in the audiovisual sector. She holds an international CQI-IRCA certificate for leading environmental management system audits, is the author of the handbook A Practical Guide to Sustainable Audiovisual Production, and a member of the Working Group on Sustainability at Eurimages.

The workshop will address key sustainability issues in the film and video game industries, with a focus on new standards that are shaping the market and audience demands. Participants will learn how sustainable practices are becoming not just an ethical choice but a competitive advantage in creative industries that require innovative and responsible business models. A portion of the time will also be dedicated to specific questions and needs of participants' individual projects.

The workshop will be held on October 2nd, from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM. To register for this free workshop, please send your name, surname, and brief information about your project (if you have one) to info@blendzagreb.eu.

Lecturer at Algebra University College Bernays and associate in the Game Development program, multimedia artist Ivan Šivak, will reveal to workshop participants the magic of transforming an ordinary 2D illustration or photograph into a dynamic 3D space – literally in the blink of an eye! Using simple techniques, Šivak will share his many years of experience in comics, illustration, and animation, and explain how to enrich a static image to create an impressive 3D world. At the end of the process, participants will add a camera and animate its path to create a stunning 3D effect and bring the photograph to life.To apply for this free workshop, you need to send one 2D photograph or digital drawing to info@blendzagreb.eu and briefly explain why you want to bring that particular scene to life.

Slow development? Fragile projects? Painful bugs?
In this workshop, you’ll learn best practices for structuring Unity projects that lead to scalability, stability, and professional success. From scene organization and object management to working with audio and other key systems—we’ll show you how to build projects that withstand the test of time and teamwork. The workshop leader, Andrija Zorić, is a video game development expert with over ten years of industry experience. He currently runs his own studio, Bad Elektron in Zagreb, where he manages teams and develops projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence and interactive worlds. He has worked on internationally successful titles such as Kingdom Two Crowns and Townscaper VR, and has also stood out as a scout for the publisher Raw Fury. To apply for this free workshop, send a short description of your favorite video game—and why it has resonated with you the most—to info@blendzagreb.eu
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