May 2nd, Tuesday
Freelancers Day

Sam is a digital illustrator and content creator, sharing his work with the world and inspiring others to find their passion for drawing.

Wieger Poutsma has more than 25 years of experience in the field of digital imaging and postproduction and is accompanied when needed, by a small team of highly skilled creative specialists that are carefully selected for every single project. As a result Wieger has worked for many international companies, photographers and artists over the years and has become one of the leading artists in the business.

May 3rd, Wednesday
Animation Day

With 10+ years of experience in production, Kaya Kuhn is a versatile producer, specializing in post-production and animation. She started her career in the South African film industry in live action post-production where she notably post-produced six seasons of reality television series ‘The Voice’. In 2017 she took the leap into producing animation at renowned studio ‘Triggerfish’. Since then, she line produced critically acclaimed short films ‘Zog’ (BBC1) and ‘The Snail and The Whale’ (BBC1), co-produced animated feature film ‘Seal Team’ (Netflix), and most recently was the senior producer on the groundbreaking anthology ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ (Disney+) which is set to release in 2023. She was the consultant producer for animated short ‘Aau’s Song’ which forms part of anthology ‘Star Wars: Visions Volume 2’ (LucasFilms). She is also involved with Triggerfish Academy and Foundation in running training and mentorship programs for aspiring African producers.

Lesego Vorster was born and raised in Diepkloof, Soweto. Having the love for drawing at an early age, he knew his path would involve drawing of some kind. He graduated from Wits with an Honours in Fine Arts degree and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Animation.With his interest in imparting the knowledge which he himself found hard to uncover, he went and taught at The Animation School in Johannesburg for just under 3 years before embarking on a journey to go do his Masters at the prestigious Gobelins l’ecole de l’image in Paris, France. Since his return, he has been instrumental in launching and is managing the animation programme at Tshimologong Digital Precinct and has co-founded his own studio, The Hidden Hand Studios, which focuses on high-end animation with a strong focus on African 2D aesthetics.

May 4th, Thursday
Studio Day

May 5th, Friday
Portfolio Day

Trojan Horse was a Unicorn, also known as THU, is an experience of its own kind. It brings all areas of the digital entertainment & interactive industry together through community-driven initiatives, events and projects. Over the years it has grown to one of the leading creative community events with speakers and participants from around the world. And for many of them it has been truly life changing.