Exkival returns to Paris: free animation and workshops for everyone

The Exkival Festival returns to the Villette gallery on May 30 and 31 with free admission. The event will bring together 11 workshops, 6 conferences, 4 exhibitions, 3 screenings, and 2 evening events, offering activities ranging from virtual reality to 2D digital animation, with VJing demonstrations and DJ sets by professionals such as Florian Delgéhier, Noémie Besombes, and Sophie Lagier.

Festival Exkival animation workshop scene, diverse participants using graphic tablets and styluses creating 2D digital animation on large monitors, VR headset user gesturing in a virtual environment, VJing demonstration with DJ setup and mixing console, projected abstract visuals on wall, professional artists like Florian Delgéhier guiding attendees, colorful neon lighting, crowded gallery space with exhibition panels and screening area, cinematic photorealistic style, dynamic action showing creative process, technical tools visible, industrial loft interior with exposed beams

Technical workshops: from VR to 2D digital animation 🎨

Attendees will be able to experiment with virtual reality tools and 2D digital animation techniques in the scheduled workshops. The conferences will address production processes and workflows in animation, while the exhibitions will showcase works by creators in the industry. The screenings and evening events will include VJing sessions and DJ sets, offering a space to explore the intersection of technology and animated art at no cost.

Completely free: even the VJing is tax-free 🎉

The best part is that admission is free, so you won't have to sell a kidney to see quality animation. You can drop by the workshops, pretend you understand virtual reality, and end up dancing at the evening events with DJ sets. And if you get bored, you can always blame the algorithm of the moment or scold Florian Delgéhier for not including a workshop on how to survive an animation marathon without caffeine.