18 July 2026, Los Angeles, California
Call for Submissions

The Digital Production Symposium (DigiPro 2026) brings together the world’s premier creators of digital visual effects, animation, and interactive experiences. Engineers, scientists, artists, and filmmakers gather to share solutions, challenges, insights, and novel ideas that bring innovation to real-world production.
Topics

We welcome submissions on any topic related to digital motion picture production or interactive content creation, including both those which had a strong impact and those that failed spectacularly for insights on lessons learned. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Practical production processes and workflows.
Computer graphics techniques for visual effects and animated features.
Emerging production technologies: cinematic VR/AR, virtual production, AI, etc.

It is important to the DigiPro organizers that the conference represents the entire population of the visual effects and digital content creation industries. To that end we encourage submissions from diverse and underrepresented voices.
We are excited to host talks that catalyze discussions and leave the audience inspired to explore further. Code sharing is encouraged whenever possible. Each presentation should be grounded in some way in practical production experience. Talks should not be sales pitches or product promotions; nor should they be primarily production overviews.

Each submission should convey:

The key idea or innovation
Technical substance and detail
Associated production experience
Insights and lessons learned

Format
Submissions may take the form of a Technical Paper or a Talk (similar to SIGGRAPH’s submission formats).

Technical Paper submissions are typically 5-12 pages, and while the formatting does not need to be final at the time of submission, the overall content should be complete in order for the reviewers to evaluate properly.
Talk submissions are typically in the form of an Extended Abstract of 1-4 pages. Talks may also be submitted as a slide deck, a video with voice-over, or other novel format, as long as the submission properly conveys the content, style, and value of the talk.

For both formats, additional supplemental material (e.g. videos, images) is encouraged where possible to best convey the topic for the reviewers.

Submissions will be reviewed by an International Program Committee. Accepted submissions will be presented at the symposium. The conference presentation is usually 25 minutes, including Q&A, though at the committee’s discretion.

Accepted Technical Papers and Extended Abstracts will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Note that although we do not require specific formatting at submission time, the final version of the main publication for the ACM Digital Library must be prepared according to the ACM SIGGRAPH Author Instructions.
How to Submit

Written material should be submitted in PDF form; videos should be Quicktime, MPEG, or AVI.
To make a submission, visit the DigiPro 2026 site on EasyChair.
If you do not already have an EasyChair account, you will need to create one. Helpful hints for new and experienced authors.
Details

DigiPro 2026 will be held in Los Angeles California, on Saturday, July 18, 2026 (immediately preceding SIGGRAPH 2026). Presentations will be in person. Note that the publication date of the proceedings may be as early as June 25.

Accepted authors can have their in-person presentations recorded and subsequently added to their publications in the ACM Digital Library. While this is entirely optional, we encourage this for increased sharing with members of the community who cannot attend in person.

DigiPro will offer one free registration for each accepted Production Talk, and two free registrations for each accepted Technical Paper.

Submission Deadline: Monday May 04, 2026, 11:59pm PDT (UTC-7:00)

IMPORTANT: ACM’s new Open Access publishing model
ACM has changed the way it is handling publication costs. This will affect DigiPro along with SIGGRAPH and other ACM conferences starting this year. In summary, instead of charging for access to the library, the publication cost is being shifted to the submission for some content types only. For both SIGGRAPH and DigiPro, this means the Talks (Extended Abstract format outlined above) will continue to be free to publish in the Digital Library. For Technical Papers, there will be a per paper fee to be paid by the authors’ company or university, unless at least one author’s company or university has joined ACM’s Open Access.

Please see the material provided by ACM below for additional details.

Full submission details are available at the overall DigPro 2026 conference site: https://digiproconf.org

Looking forward to seeing you in July!
Maryann Simmons, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Program Co-Chair
Andrea Weidlich, NVIDIA, Program Co-Chair



OFFICIAL ACM OPEN ACCESS ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 2,600 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 76%).

Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/policy-on-discretionary-open-access-apc-waivers. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:

$250 APC for ACM/SIG members

$350 for non-members

This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.

This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.