Three days of creative exchange, innovation, and new perspectives on animation, visual arts, gaming, comics, and emerging technologies. 👉 Access to the MarAni 2026 Forum requires a MarAni Pass, Golden Pass, Platinum Pass or VIP Pass. DAY 1 — NOVEMBER 9 14:00–15:00 Meeting with Fortiche Production, the Studio Behind the ARCANE TV Series • Henri Arbiser — Fortiche Production, France • Gwendoline Chauvel — Fortiche Production, France Moderator: To be announced 15:00–16:00 Animation Production & the AI Invasion • Serge Avedikian — Actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (France–Armenia) • Henri Magalon — Director, France Moderator: Diana Martirosyan — Film critic, Armenia 16:00–17:00 Animation Production & the AI Invasion • Luiza Petrosyan — Head of the Animation Department, Public Television of Armenia • Aghvan Khachatryan — Co-founder and CEO, Popok Animation • Tigran Arakelyan — Animation director, art director, and co-founder, OnOff Studio • Tigran Grigoryan — Director of Story & Visual Development, Kinodaran Moderator: Raffi Movsisyan DAY 2 — NOVEMBER 10 14:00–15:00 Fighting the NPR Uncanny Valley in Blender • Toni Mortero — 3D Artist, Spain 15:00–16:00 Eurimages–Armenia Collaboration and Animation • Iris Cadoux — Eurimages, France • David Banuchyan — Director of the Cinema Foundation of Armenia Moderator: Diana Martirosyan — Film critic, Armenia 16:00–17:00 From Gaming to Comics Art • Jordan Mechner — Author, game designer, graphic novelist, artist, and screenwriter, USA 17:00–18:00 The Tail Wags the Dog: When Music Directs the Image • Andriesh Gandrabur — Composer, music producer, and sound designer, Armenia DAY 3 — NOVEMBER 11 15:00–16:00 New Tools for New Realities: Prototyping Animation with Your Hands • Dan Franke — VR artist, director, and game designer, Germany • Tigran Arakelyan — Animation director, art director, and co-founder, OnOff Studio, Armenia • Toni Mortero — 3D Artist, Spain Moderator: José Luis Farias — Founder of Paramotion Films and producer, Spain 16:00–17:00 From Italy to Marvel, DC, and Beyond • Armin Taghdisirad — Character designer and art director, Italy 17:00–18:00 A Strange Studio • Igor Heras Fernández (Monster Pit) — Illustrator, concept artist, and art director, Spain