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Returning to Bournemouth in 2019 for its 8th year, BFX is recognised as one of the world’s premier animation, film and games festivals. Designed and curated by Bournemouth University, BFX showcases the latest practices and knowledge found in today’s Digital Economy to inspire new talent and educate the next generation of practitioners.

Festival goers can book to attend masterclasses delivered by leading industry professionals, as well as network at the dedicated Recruitment Day, featuring a range of studios who will be on hand to conduct portfolio reviews and give advice to aspiring professionals.

Taking place from the 1st - 4th October at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), this year’s festival will feature presentations, workshops and master classes delivered by leading industry professionals, screenings of the best VFX and Animation movies as well as the latest developments from the Games industry. The presentations are both entertaining and educational, giving you unprecedented insight behind the screens of the creation of some of your favourite films, television series, commercials, games and software.

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Guide Prices

Early bird Tickets (ends August 31st) :

Full Price - £75
Group - £45 per person (min 10 people ticket price per person)
Student - £60
One day Ticket Full - £30
One day Ticket Group - £18 (min 10 people ticket price per person)
One day ticket Student - £24
Recruitment Day ticket - £15

General Admission - Festival ticket (starts Aug 1st) :

Full Price - £90
Group Ticket - £54 (min 10 people ticket price per person)
Student - £72
One day ticket - £35
Group - £21 (min 10 people ticket price per person)
Student - £28

Ticket sales end 29th September

Bournemouth International Centre
Exeter Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 5BH

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Tel01202 055555

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Opening Times

Event Dates (5 Oct 2020 - 11 Oct 2020)
Day	Times
Tuesday - Friday	09:00	- 18:00

* Ticket prices vary from £15.00 for entry to the recruitment day to £90.00 for the full festival. Early bird tickets are on sale now. Masterclass tickets are sold seperately, please refer to the BFX website for full details.

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The BFX Festival will be held at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC). On arrival please follow signs to the Purbeck entrance at the rear of the building.

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The nearest train station to the BIC is Bournemouth. The venue is a 5 minute bus or taxi journey from the station, or a 25 minute walk. Buses run frequently from the Bournemouth travel interchange (opposite Bournemouth train station) and will drop you outside the venue. The journey takes approximately 5 minutes or you can walk to the venue in 25 minutes.

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