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Changing Channels: Epic Games discusses making TV and film with games technology

The Unreal Engine provider shares how its technology is being used in TV and film, including The Mandalorian, at 7pm BST / 2pm ET / 11am PT

Our free Changing Channels digital conference continues! For our next session, Epic Games' Ben Lumsden will look at how TV and film productions are being made with games technology.

The business development manager will share how Unreal Engine is being used to create the special effects for high-budget TV and film productions, including Disney's Star Wars series, The Mandalorian.

Changing Channels explores the crossover between video games, film, TV, books and more, and runs until 10pm BST / 5pm ET / 2pm PT today.

You can watch the whole event via live.gamesindustry.biz, at our YouTube channel, or you can tune into this session below. Register your free ticket here, and you'll be sent invitation details for the post-conference networking.

Later in the day we'll have talks and panels from Tinybuild, BBC Studios, and more. Find the full schedule here or on the GI Live website.

Changing Channels is part of our GI Live initiative: seven weeks of digital events, plus extensive coverage of major conferences such as GDC, Devcom, PAX Online and EGX Digital. You can find out more here.

The 'Making TV and film with games technology' session starts at 7pm BST / 2pm ET / 11am PT.

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Marie Dealessandri joined GamesIndustry.biz in 2019 to head its Academy section. A journalist since 2012, she started in games in 2016. She can be found (rarely) tweeting @mariedeal, usually on a loop about Baldur’s Gate and the Dead Cells soundtrack. GI resident Moomins expert.