Over the past decade I have attended numerous international conferences and workshops in this field, and yet I was completely surprised and blown away by the unique and exhilarating experience it was attending NTDF for the first time. I have never experienced such a collegial, enthusiastic and unpretentious gathering of experts in any field! I’m ashamed to admit that I had no idea the VFX industry in the Nordic countries was so well established and professional. It was a true honor for me to speak at NTDF ’11, and I hope to get another change to develop synergy between the Nordic studios and DreamWorks Animation.