For those who don’t know the event (Even if that seems strange, after the many many times we reported on it): FMX is a spring conference in Stuttgart for animation, altime, games and VFX, built around talks, panels, workshops, and an expo, tied to Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
A 30th birthday, and a hand on the baton
This just in: After the 2026 edition of FMX, Mario Müller will hand over leadership to Agon Ushaku. Müller announced a year ago that the current edition would be his last, and the 30th edition now becomes a guided transition, with Ushaku accompanying him during the event.
The move keeps the tradition intact while still giving the community time to say a proper thank you to Müller after 15 years of building, shaping and evolving the event’s exceptional international scope.
A familiar face steps into the spotlight
Agon Ushaku (LinkedIn) has spent more than 25 years working across CGI and VFX in production, management, and education. He currently serves as Global Director of Nomination Events at the Visual Effects Society (and as VES Germany Chair Emeritus) and curates the international Megabrain Masterclass series, has been an animago Juror, and is one of those faces everybody knows.
Ushaku calls FMX his most important place for networking for almost three decades, and says he has attended pretty much every edition as visitor and speaker. If you have been around FMX for any amount of time, chances are you have already bumped into him, talked shop, or traded recommendations on whom to talk to and where to get the best coffee.
Keeping the spirit, and raising the bar
Agons’s career includes almost 16 years leading CAD and 3D visualisation plus product and data management at Unexpected GmbH. He most recently worked as Senior CG and 3D consultant and CAD manager at POLYGRAIL GmbH.
He is taking over the FMX project manager role as a personal mission, and has plans around building on the event’s foundation while maintaining high standards for quality and innovation, in a moment when AI and realtime workflows reshape production in an even more turbulent industry.
On stage at FMX 2026
During FMX 2026, Ushaku will appear on the panel Ethics in AI with Matt Buehler from vrbn, Reka Kaloczy, and Ben Lock from Moonvalley.
