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RenderMan at Siggraph 2025

The RenderMan team will be at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver!

Sponsored by AMD, AWS, DELL, and NVIDIA, the RenderMan Art & Science Fair will showcase the latest RenderMan innovations from Pixar. A series of great demos at the Dell exhibit booth gives you a great opportunity to meet Pixar artists and industry collaborators, so make sure to stop by. We will also be showcasing the Walking Teapot Museum at the Siggraph exhibition floor, where we'll hold surprise Walking Teapot giveaways, so stay tuned on social media!


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Wednesday August 13th, 7:00 – 11:00 PM





During our A&SF featured presentation a fantastic set of speakers will showcase the amazing advancements with RenderMan XPU, as well as the latest innovations in RenderMan Stylization.

You'll also get to visit demo pods where Pixar artists and engineers will be highlighting the latest innovations in RenderMan XPU, openUSD, Stylization, and more ... and of course, you’ll also leave with the new 2025 RenderMan Walking Teapot!

How can I attend?

The RenderMan Art & Science Fair is an invitation-only event. The show is at full capacity and we do not anticipate a waitlist at this time.


Prize Raffle

A lucky winner will take home some fantastic prizes from Foundry, Greyscalegorilla, RenderMan, and Xencelabs, including a Pen Display 16 Essentials, so don't lose your raffle ticket!


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New Art Challenge

During the A&SF we'll also be launching the latest RenderMan Art Challenge!

The art challenges are a unique and exciting opportunity for creatives around the world to showcase their talents using Pixar’s RenderMan software.

Mark your calendars for a challenge of galactic proportions for a chance to win amazing prizes from our friends at AMDDELL, NVIDIA, Ranch Computing, Adobe, Foundry, fxphd, Greyscalegorilla, KitBash3DOzone, SideFX, SpeedTree, Thoughtful3D, and Xencelabs who co-sponsor this community event with tens of thousands in prizes, including a Dell Pro Max 16 Plus mobile workstation, powered by NVIDIA RTX Pro Blackwell!


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RenderMan Walking Teapot Museum

by Pixar's Dylan Sisson

August 12th - August 14st | 10am - 6pm

Vancouver Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3

Take a walk down memory lane and admire the collection of Pixar's RenderMan Walking Teapots spanning the past 20 years! Don't miss these highly sought-after collectibles, as they are rarely showcased in one place.

...and stay tuned on social media for surprise Walking Teapot giveaways!
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Pixar and Beyond! Creativity, Technology, and RenderMan

by Pixar's Dylan Sisson and Mark Manca

NVIDIA’s RTX Rendering Days

August 12th | 11am
West Building, Rooms 111-112

Vancouver Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3

Learn how XPU is empowering artists and production pipelines with faster iteration, state-of-the-art tools, and stylized rendering — all powered by modern CPU and NVIDIA GPU hardware. Get a first look at how Pixar is reimagining final-frame rendering with XPU and putting artists at the center.


RenderMan at DELL Booth

August 12th - 14th
10am - 1pm and 1 - 4pm

Vancouver Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3

Learn about the latest and greatest in RenderMan with live demos from industry collaborators and wonderful artists, including Ozone, 9 to 3 Animation, Tallee Klewicki, as well as Pixar's Leif Pedersen and Eugene Riecansky.








RenderMan at Houdini Hive Lounge

by Eugene Riecansky and Leif Pedersen

August 14th | 10am
Room 107/108

Vancouver Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3

Come meet Eugene Riecansky and Leif Pedersen as they break down great tips and tricks to make a fantastic Art Challenge entry.

Meet the Team


Our RenderMan team will be in Vancouver all week.
If you'd like to arrange a meeting please contact us.

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