Cinema Stage
Unification Showing
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1994's "Star Trek: Generations" on Monday, November 18th, 2024 with a very special experience exploring Star Trek history...
Artist Panel: Early Adopters
In this inspiring session, some of the earliest adopters of the Render Network share their journeys, creative breakthroughs, and views on the past and future of 3D art, NFTs, and generative AI. Nick DenBoer (Smearballs), Davy Force, and David Brodeur (Brilly), moderated by Phil Gara.
Render Network Development Updates
Phillip Gara, Spenser Dickerson and Dino Muhić present the latest updates across the Render Network, highlighting major advances in decentralized GPU rendering, creative workflow integrations, and generative AI tools. Key developments include new native support for Cinema 4D, Redshift, Blender Cycles, and the introduction of differential uploads, the Download Manager app, and AI model integrations like Photon and Flux.
“You don’t need trillion-dollar data centers.
With Render, we’re proving you can run powerful
AI on distributed, lower-end GPUs.”
GPU Markets and Compute
Panelists discuss how their organizations can benefit from distributed GPU compute to conduct inference, rendering, and other tasks in a cost and time efficient manner.
Experiments with Render Agents
Danny Newman and Paul Roales of RenderLabs, along with guest speaker Mike Anderson, CEO of THINK, showcase AI tools and agentic workflows at RenderCon 2025. The RenderLabs team is a resource for builders looking for the best AI tools and agentic workflows.
Creating a Next Generation Studio
Barton Damer, founder and creative director of Already Been Chewed (ABC), breaks down the process behind his studio’s visually stunning campaign for the Nike Air Max 1000 - a sneaker designed and manufactured entirely through 3D printing.
Render for Virtual Production
In this technical and creative deep dive, Alex Pierce, founder and CEO of Simplates, showcases how his studio is transforming virtual car production workflows with high-resolution, CG-rendered driving plates tailored for LED stages. Simplates provides seamless, stabilized, and fully customizable 360° background plates that exceed Netflix quality standards, and leverages the Render Network to deliver massive incredibly efficient solutions.
Introducing SUBMERGE
Artechouse x Render
The talk explores how digital art is evolving beyond traditional screens into immersive physical environments, reshaping how audiences engage with media.
Render Royale Intro
Render Royale is a monthly global 3D contest hosted by the Render Network Foundation. Artists can enter their best work - based on a new theme each month - and get free Render credits to bring their scenes to life.
Artist Panel: The Roddenberry Archive
Moderated by Star Trek advisor, Daren Dochterman, this panel dives into the process of how Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY and Founder of the Render Network, teamed up with the Roddenberry Archive to create a repository for the vision, art, and spirit of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
Immersive Media Production for the Archive
Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY, hosts a panel with Leonidas Jaramillo (Director of Photography) and Carlos Baena (Director, Animator) to unpack the unique challenges, breakthroughs, and philosophy behind the Unification and Regeneration immersive Star Trek short films produced as part of the Roddenberry Archive, and how these works push the frontier of volumetric filmmaking, spatial storytelling, and real-time CG production for Apple Vision Pro and future immersive platforms.
