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In brief: The 26th FMX Film & Media Exchange opened on 3 May 2022. Running through 6 May, it was the conference’s first hybrid edition and covered animation, visual effects, interactive work and immersive media.
FMX 2022 in numbers: More than 300 speakers and 120 presentations were scheduled across three days in Stuttgart. The final day moved online with 60 virtual presentations. Registered visitors could access the event’s video-on-demand programme until 31 May 2022.
Programme highlights:
- Opening keynote: Programme chair Hasraf “HaZ” Dulull examined real-time technology as a driver of change in film and media.
- Dune: A session on the visual effects of the Academy Award-winning science-fiction film.
- Arcane: Production insight into the successful 2021 Netflix animated series.
- Chris Corbould: The special-effects veteran reviewed his multi-decade career.
- The House: A look inside the stop-motion anthology.
- Encanto and Turning Red: Sessions on Disney and Pixar’s recent animated features.
- Hands-on virtual production: A stage from ARRI Solutions, disguise, Neumann & Müller Veranstaltungstechnik, ROE Visual, TrackMen and Unreal Engine let visitors operate a camera and explore real-time production.
- Marketplace: Companies and start-ups presented projects, while workshops, masterclasses, company suites, a recruiting hub and a school campus extended the programme.
Event information: Further details were available from FMX. Programme access and recordings reflected the 2022 event schedule.
