28 & 29 August 2026 · Rotterdam
28 & 29 August 2026
· Rotterdam ·
IMPORTING TALENT · EXPORTING CREATIVITY
IMPORTING TALENT
EXPORTING CREATIVITY
Back in 2027. Get the date and early bird tickets before anyone else.
28/29 august
+20 international Speakers
2 days
28 august Annabel in Rotterdam
29 august gathering in Rotterdam
Limited tickets
28/29 august
+20 international Speakers
2 days
28 august Annabel in Rotterdam
29 august gathering in Rotterdam
Limited tickets
28/29 august
+20 international Speakers
2 days
28 august Annabel in Rotterdam
29 august gathering in Rotterdam
Limited tickets
SPONSORED BY
MEET THE LINEUP
MEET THE LINEUP
Andrée Wallin
Director | Concept Artist
Star Wars | Jurassic world | Oblivion
Maxx Burman
CO-CEO of KITBASHGROUP
Artstation | Kitbash3D | Greyscalegorilla | Sketchfab
Andrei Kurylovich
Concept Designer
Game of Thrones | Horizon Forbidden West
GUERRILLA
GAME STUDIO
Horizon & Killzone Franchise
Jama Jurabaev
Founder Big Medium Small | Concept Artist
Star Wars | Jurrasic World | Ready Player One
Darek Zabrocki
CEO of Focal Point school | Creative Director
Planet of the Apes | Assassin's Creed
Stephy Fung
Digital fashion artist
GUCCI | Lenovo | DELL
Wojtek Fus
Director | Concept Artist
The Witcher 3 | Love Death & Robots | Bloodshot
Florent Lebrun
Concept artist | Matte painter
The Last of Us Part I & II | Wildwood | Sword of the Sea
Juliet Nneka
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR
DC Comics covers | Procreate | Warner Bros
Justus West
Music producer
Cowboy Carter | Perfect Ten | Bigger Love
David Masson
Costume & Character Designer | Director
Deadpool & Wolverine | WandaVision | Shogun
Eva Toorenent
Illustrator | Gallery Artist
Wacom | 3D-Total | US Games | Creative Bloq
Aly Farroukh
Senior Character & Creature 3D Artist
Diablo | League of Legends | Love Death + Robots
Wouter Gort
Art Director | Concept Designer
Destiny 2 | chicken and the covenant foot | Undone
Pierre Lazarevic
Concept Artist | Visual Development
Dune: Prophecy | Wildwood |
Suza Vos
Digital Fashion Artist & Lecturer
Adidas | Fendi | Off-White | Versace | RTFKT
Lloyd Allan
Concept Artist | Visual Development
Horizon: Forbidden West | Diablo Immortal
Lava Hijzelaar
2D Animator
Glen Keane Productions | SPA Studios
Emmanuel ‘Els’ Afriyie
Music Producer
Rema | Frenna | Jonna Fraser |
Pathfinder Studios
OKKIO
Music Producer
Andrée Wallin
Director | Concept Artist
Star Wars | Jurassic world | Oblivion
Maxx Burman
CO-CEO of KITBASHGROUP
Artstation | Kitbash3D | Greyscalegorilla | Sketchfab
Andrei Kurylovich
Concept Designer
Game of Thrones | Horizon Forbidden West
GUERRILLA
GAME STUDIO
Horizon & Killzone Franchise
Jama Jurabaev
Founder Big Medium Small | Concept Artist
Star Wars | Jurrasic World | Ready Player One
Darek Zabrocki
CEO of Focal Point school | Creative Director
Planet of the Apes | Assassin's Creed
Stephy Fung
Digital fashion artist
GUCCI | Lenovo | DELL
Wojtek Fus
Director | Concept Artist
The Witcher 3 | Love Death & Robots | Bloodshot
Florent Lebrun
Concept artist | Matte painter
The Last of Us Part I & II | Wildwood | Sword of the Sea
Juliet Nneka
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR
DC Comics covers | Procreate | Warner Bros
Justus West
Music producer
Cowboy Carter | Perfect Ten | Bigger Love
David Masson
Costume & Character Designer | Director
Deadpool & Wolverine | WandaVision | Shogun
Eva Toorenent
Illustrator | Gallery Artist
Wacom | 3D-Total | US Games | Creative Bloq
Aly Farroukh
Senior Character & Creature 3D Artist
Diablo | League of Legends | Love Death + Robots
Wouter Gort
Art Director | Concept Designer
Destiny 2 | chicken and the covenant foot | Undone
Pierre Lazarevic
Concept Artist | Visual Development
Dune: Prophecy | Wildwood |
Suza Vos
Digital Fashion Artist & Lecturer
Adidas | Fendi | Off-White | Versace | RTFKT
Lloyd Allan
Concept Artist | Visual Development
Horizon: Forbidden West | Diablo Immortal
Lava Hijzelaar
2D Animator
Glen Keane Productions | SPA Studios
Emmanuel ‘Els’ Afriyie
Music Producer
Rema | Frenna | Jonna Fraser |
Pathfinder Studios
OKKIO
Music Producer
MEET THE LINEUP
Andrée Wallin
Director | Concept Artist
Star Wars | Jurassic world | Oblivion
Maxx Burman
CO-CEO of KITBASHGROUP
Artstation | Kitbash3D | Greyscalegorilla | Sketchfab
Andrei Kurylovich
Concept Designer
Game of Thrones | Horizon Forbidden West
GUERRILLA
GAME STUDIO
Horizon & Killzone Franchise
Jama Jurabaev
Founder Big Medium Small | Concept Artist
Star Wars | Jurrasic World | Ready Player One
Darek Zabrocki
CEO of Focal Point school | Creative Director
Planet of the Apes | Assassin's Creed
Stephy Fung
Digital fashion artist
GUCCI | Lenovo | DELL
Wojtek Fus
Director | Concept Artist
The Witcher 3 | Love Death & Robots | Bloodshot
Florent Lebrun
Concept artist | Matte painter
The Last of Us Part I & II | Wildwood | Sword of the Sea
Juliet Nneka
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR
DC Comics covers | Procreate | Warner Bros
Justus West
Music producer
Cowboy Carter | Perfect Ten | Bigger Love
David Masson
Costume & Character Designer | Director
Deadpool & Wolverine | WandaVision | Shogun
Eva Toorenent
Illustrator | Gallery Artist
Wacom | 3D-Total | US Games | Creative Bloq
Aly Farroukh
Senior Character & Creature 3D Artist
Diablo | League of Legends | Love Death + Robots
Wouter Gort
Art Director | Concept Designer
Destiny 2 | chicken and the covenant foot | Undone
Pierre Lazarevic
Concept Artist | Visual Development
Dune: Prophecy | Wildwood |
Suza Vos
Digital Fashion Artist & Lecturer
Adidas | Fendi | Off-White | Versace | RTFKT
Lloyd Allan
Concept Artist | Visual Development
Horizon: Forbidden West | Diablo Immortal
Lava Hijzelaar
2D Animator
Glen Keane Productions | SPA Studios
Emmanuel ‘Els’ Afriyie
Music Producer
Rema | Frenna | Jonna Fraser |
Pathfinder Studios
OKKIO
Music Producer
WHAT WAS CCF?
Creative Cargo Festival was a two-day gathering in Rotterdam for the people who craft stories from their imagination: concept artists, designers, illustrators, animators, musicians and storytellers from film, games, fashion and beyond.
The last few years, creatives have been told their craft is fading.
We thought the opposite. Creative Cargo Festival was built around two questions:
How did we keep going?
And why did we keep going?
Two days spent answering them together.
What happened:
Day one was the festival: keynotes, live demos, portfolio reviews with world-renowned artists, studios and more, capped off with an afterparty.
Day two was the gathering, with no stage or programme — just Rotterdam,
good people and honest conversations. Local & International talent and voices, and conversations that moved creativity forward.
WHAT WAS CCF?
Creative Cargo Festival was a two-day gathering in Rotterdam for the people who craft stories from their imagination: concept artists, designers, illustrators, animators, musicians and storytellers from film, games, fashion and beyond.
The last few years, creatives have been told their craft is fading.
We thought the opposite. Creative Cargo Festival was built around two questions:
How did we keep going?
And why did we keep going?
Two days spent answering them together.
What happened:
Day one was the festival: keynotes, live demos, portfolio reviews with world-renowned artists, studios and more, capped off with an afterparty.
Day two was the gathering, with no stage or programme — just Rotterdam,
good people and honest conversations. Local & International talent and voices, and conversations that moved creativity forward.
WHAT WAS CCF?
Creative Cargo Festival was a two-day gathering in Rotterdam for the people who craft stories from their imagination: concept artists, designers, illustrators, animators, musicians and storytellers from film, games, fashion and beyond.
The last few years, creatives have been told their craft is fading.
We thought the opposite. Creative Cargo Festival was built around two questions:
How did we keep going?
And why did we keep going?
Two days spent answering them together.
What happened:
Day one was the festival: keynotes, live demos, portfolio reviews with world-renowned artists, studios and more, capped off with an afterparty.
Day two was the gathering, with no stage or programme — just Rotterdam,
good people and honest conversations. Local & International talent and voices, and conversations that moved creativity forward.
THE PROGRAMME
August 28 · 2026
Day 1: Festival Day
10:00 · 20:00
How did we keep going?
A full day of keynotes, panels, portfolio reviews and workshops with world-renowned artists from film, games, fashion and entertainment, followed by an afterparty at Annabel in Rotterdam.
August 28 · 2026
Day 1: Festival Day
10:00 · 20:00
How did we keep going?
A full day of keynotes, panels, portfolio reviews and workshops with world-renowned artists from film, games, fashion and entertainment, followed by an afterparty at Annabel in Rotterdam.
August 28 · 2026
Day 1: Festival Day
10:00 · 20:00
How did we keep going?
A full day of keynotes, panels, portfolio reviews and workshops with world-renowned artists from film, games, fashion and entertainment, followed by an afterparty at Annabel in Rotterdam.
August 29 · 2026
Day 2: Creative Gathering
14:00 · 19:00
Connect & Celebrate
It was an informal evening gathering with no stage or programme — just Rotterdam, good people and honest conversations. Drinks, music and a shared love for creative work at Bird in Rotterdam.
August 29 · 2026
Day 2: Creative Gathering
14:00 · 19:00
Connect & Celebrate
An informal evening gathering to celebrate creativity. Speakers, students and makers come together over drinks, music and a shared love for the work. Venue announced soon.
August 29 · 2026
Day 2: Creative Gathering
14:00 · 19:00
Connect & Celebrate
It was an informal evening gathering with no stage or programme — just Rotterdam, good people and honest conversations. Drinks, music and a shared love for creative work at Bird in Rotterdam.
Tickets for 2027
Not on sale yet. The list gets them first.
What was Creative Cargo Festival?
Creative Cargo Festival (CCF) was a two-day creative festival in Rotterdam that brought together 20+ international artists from film, games and animation. Day one was a full festival day of talks, panels and portfolio reviews; day two was an informal evening gathering to celebrate creativity together. Our motto: Importing Talent · Exporting Creativity.
How can I hear about tickets for 2027?
Tickets are not on sale yet. Sign up for 2027 to get the date and early bird tickets before anyone else.
What was included in a 2026 ticket?
A 2026 festival ticket covered both days: Day 1 at Annabel with talks, panels, portfolio reviews and the afterparty, plus the Creative Gathering on Day 2 at BIRD Rotterdam.
When did it take place?
Creative Cargo Festival took place on 28 & 29 August 2026 in Rotterdam. Day 1 (28 August) was at Annabel, Rotterdam. Day 2 (29 August) was the Creative Gathering at BIRD Rotterdam.
Who spoke at the festival?
The 2026 lineup featured 20+ international artists, art directors and creative leads from major film, game and animation productions. You can see the full lineup on the Speakers page.
How do I sign up for 2027?
Use the Sign up for 2027 button to join the list for the date and early bird tickets.
How can I become a sponsor or partner?
We offer a range of sponsor and partner packages for companies who want to connect with the creative industry and our audience. Reach out via info@creativecargofestival.com and we'll send you the sponsor deck.
What was Creative Cargo Festival?
Creative Cargo Festival (CCF) was a two-day creative festival in Rotterdam that brought together 20+ international artists from film, games and animation. Day one was a full festival day of talks, panels and portfolio reviews; day two was an informal evening gathering to celebrate creativity together. Our motto: Importing Talent · Exporting Creativity.
How can I hear about tickets for 2027?
Tickets are not on sale yet. Sign up for 2027 to get the date and early bird tickets before anyone else.
What was included in a 2026 ticket?
A 2026 festival ticket covered both days: Day 1 at Annabel with talks, panels, portfolio reviews and the afterparty, plus the Creative Gathering on Day 2 at BIRD Rotterdam.
When did it take place?
Creative Cargo Festival took place on 28 & 29 August 2026 in Rotterdam. Day 1 (28 August) was at Annabel, Rotterdam. Day 2 (29 August) was the Creative Gathering at BIRD Rotterdam.
Who spoke at the festival?
The 2026 lineup featured 20+ international artists, art directors and creative leads from major film, game and animation productions. You can see the full lineup on the Speakers page.
How do I sign up for 2027?
Use the Sign up for 2027 button to join the list for the date and early bird tickets.
How can I become a sponsor or partner?
We offer a range of sponsor and partner packages for companies who want to connect with the creative industry and our audience. Reach out via info@creativecargofestival.com and we'll send you the sponsor deck.