Save the date for Made By : The Yard, a full day to explore creation, technology, and collaboration for international productions.
On February 10, the professional event Made By invites creative industry professionals to Rennes for a full day of discussions, insights, and encounters at the crossroads of cinema, audiovisual production, and digital innovation. Organised by the association Clair Obscur, with the support of the Direction of Economy, Employment and Innovation of Rennes Métropole, Made By is a professional meeting designed to strengthen the local ecosystem of image and sound while encouraging innovation and collaboration across creative industries.
For this eighth edition, we are honored that Made By has chosen to shine a spotlight on The Yard VFX. Curated by our teams, the event will offer a rare opportunity to explore the realities, challenges, and future of visual effects through the experience of a studio working at the highest international level. The day event will deeply resonate with the opening of the Travelling Film Festival, whose 2026 edition focuses on Los Angeles, as the program will share perspectives on the Hollywood filmmaking industry, and how French creative studios operate within — and help shape — the global audiovisual landscape, through collaborations.
Programme Highlights
9am – 9:30am
Welcome Coffee & Opening Speech
9:30am – 10am
Presentation of The Yard VFX
Laurens Ehrmann, Founder and Creative Director at The Yard VFX
10:15am – 11:15am
VFX made in France in a globalized market: state of the art and strategic challenges
- Raphael Benoliel, Founder, FIRSTEP
- Laurens Ehrmann, Founder and Creative Director at The Yard VFX
- Caroline Julliard-Mourgues, Deputy Head of Department – Attractiveness Department, Film France CNC
- Yann Marchet, General Delegate PIDS ENGHIEN and France VFX
- Moderator : Joelle Cleworth, Head of Marketing at The Yard VFX
11:30am – 12:30pm
From Hollywood to Paris…and back : behind-the-scenes of the production of Predator : Badlands
- Bertrand Cabrol, CG Supervisor at The Yard VFX
- Virginie Wintrebert, Head of Production at The Yard VFX
2pm – 3:30pm
Emerging technologies and international competitiveness: How a French studios reinvent its tools to stay in the global race
- Marc Christie, Associate Professor at University of Rennes
- Thomas Grosperrin, Deputy Head of the Technical Industries and Innovation Department, CNC
- Alexis Oblet, Chief Technology Officer at The Yard VFX
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Skills renewal and attractiveness of the VFX industry
- Camille Campion, Co-founder and Mentor, Creative Seeds
- Jean-Michel Bihorel, Co-founder and Mentor, Creative Seeds
- Alexandre Pagot, Head of Lille Campus, ArtFX
- Laurens Ehrmann, Founder and Creative Director, The Yard VFX
- Alexis Oblet, Chief Technology Officer, The Yard VFX
- Virginie Wintrebert, Head of Production, The Yard VFX
- Moderator : Yann Marchet, General Delegate of PIDS ENGHIEN and France VFX
Made By : The Yard – Professional Conference
📅 Tuesday, 10 February 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Le 360 – Maison des Associations (6 cours des Alliés, 35000 Rennes, FRANCE)
🎟 Register online here