HP ZED Paris starts today

Last year, HP brought the UK's animators, 3D artists and VFX specialists together at HP ZED, a special pop-up studio in London's Soho. And today, HP kicks off an amazing week of events in Paris.

From now until Friday, you will have the opportunity to participate, share and learn with the best players in the creative sphere - from filmmakers to facilitators to leading 3D artists.

All events are free but places are limited. To reserve your place, go to the website, click on the event you wish to attend and complete the registration form.

Register for free today!

There'll be workshops led by professionals from companies including HP, Progiss, Autodesk and Isotropix (in French), animation sessions with Cut&Paste (in English), as well as talks from The Foundry, Pixar, The Mill, The Third Floor, Cinesite and Framestore (in English).

Here's the full list of events, plus links to our sneak-preview interviews with some of the key speakers...

Animation session

Company: Cut & Paste
Date and time: Monday 7 April, 2014 (0900-1700)
Language: English

Open Blue Umbrella: A Pixar Masterclass

Saschka Unseld, director of The Blue Umbrella, will reveal how the Pixar movie was made

Company: Pixar
Date and time: Monday 7 April, 2014 (1900-2200)
Language: English

Sneak preview: Pixar's Saschka Unseld on bringing umbrellas to life

Animation Session

Company: Cut & Paste
Date and time: Tuesday 8 April, 2014 (0900-1700)
Language: English

Clarisse, an interactive workflow to the final images

Discover how Clarisse iFX can revolutionise your workflow

Company: Isotropix
Date and time: Tuesday 8 April, 2014 (1400-1600)
Language: French

Sneak preview: Why Clarisse offers a revolution in rendering software

Think the next level: a presentation with The Third Floor

Duncan Burbidge, studio manager at The Third Floor, Inc, presents some of the latest work of the company and outline the tools and processes used

Company: 3rd floor Inc.
Date and time: Tuesday 8 April, 2014 (1900-2200)
Language: English

Sneak preview: The Third Floor on the secrets of previs

Pixels, processing and precision: session specifically dedicated to students

Company: HP, Intel, Progiss
Date and time: Wednesday 9 April, 2014 (1400-1700)
Language: French

Fashion your skills to perfection: Behind the scenes with The Foundry

Company: The Foundry
Date and time: Thursday 10 April, 2014 (1430-1730)
Language: English

Presentation by The Mill

Director of Nuke at The Mill, Hugo Guerra's talk is eagerly awaited

Company: The Mill
Date and time: Thursday 10 April, 2014 (1900-2200)
Language: English

Recent innovations for DME segment Autodesk

Company: Autodesk
Date and time: Friday 11 April, 2014 (1400-1700)
Language: French

World War Z raises the dead: Masterclass texturing and modelling

Company: Framestore (Dan Mason) and James Stone (Cinesite)
Date and time: Friday 11 April, 2014 (1900-2200)
Language: English

Sneak previews: Dan Mason on juicy zombies and working on the fly + James Stone on scorpiochs, Belgium and 3D modelling

Win a trip to Los Angeles!

Masters of CG is a competition for EU residents that offers the one-in-a-lifetime chance to work with one of 2000AD's most iconic characters: Rogue Trooper.

We invite you to form a team (of up to four participants) and tackle as many of our four categories as you wish - Title Sequence, Main Shots, Film Poster or Idents. For full details of how to enter and to get your Competition Information Pack, head to the Masters of CG website now.