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FMX gehts a new head for the 30th Birthday
FMX celebrates its 30th edition with a planned handover: Mario Müller steps down after 2026 and Agon Ushaku takes over the mantle for 2027 and onwards.
FMX 2026 bets on sound and spatial craft
FMX 2026 turns the volume up: Nina Hartstone, David Fluhr, and an AI keyframe-to-sound workflow. Your temp mix just got nervous.
FMX 2026 adds animation, lens talks and of course AI
New sessions span performance animation, AI workflow debates, and lens science, with cloud and software partners joining the mix. Just three weeks until FMX! Wuhu!
FMX 2026 program goes live
The FMX program is live for the 30th edition, with RENO pipeline lessons, generative video craft, and European collab on Predator: Badlands.
FMX 2026 spotlights fire, fur and pipelines
FMX 2026 adds Wētā FX, Pixar and Illogic Studios sessions, plus new Premium Partners AMCRS, Accenture Song VFX and AYON.
FMX opens ticket shop and confirms collaboration track talks
FMX opens ticket sales, confirms new speakers, details pass options and highlights ongoing PANEURAMA industry research.
FMX 2026: First Talks Confirmed and APD Project Submissions Open
FMX 2026 confirms early talks including VFX for Woodwalkers 2 and AI debate, and reminds industry to submit to Animation Production Days by February 4.
New Trailer walks FMX 2026 home
A walking bus, a hopeful sunrise, and a nod to FMX’s roots: “Bus Buddy” drives the FMX 2026 trailer straight into the ROAD AHEAD.
FMX Turns 30 in 2026
FMX 2026 celebrates 30 years of digital media creation. Stuttgart, May 5–8, 2026. Theme: “The Road Ahead”. Book your rooms, time flies.
TD Meetup 21: VR, Quill & the Renaissance of Real-Time Storytelling
At TD Meetup #21, Dan Franke showed how Quill VR lets you literally paint, animate, and pivot scenes in real time—no rig, just hand and headset.
VFX Job Application | FMX 2025 [LIMITED TIME]
Applying for jobs in visual effects, animation and gaming can be challenging, so let’s reveal the secrets that…
ICE.Art 2025: Virtual Worlds Meet After Hours
ICE.Art 2025 goes online in October. Two evenings of talks on 3D environments. Michael Shelton returns after his FMX Westworld talk.
Fibric: Stitching Curves into Cloth—Procedurally
Fibric introduces a Houdini SOP-based toolset for procedural clothing creation using curves, featuring UV-ready, quad-based geometry and real-time rendering with Karma XPU.
Rise FX saves christmas?
When Red One dropped last this year, audiences got get a holiday cocktail of Jumanji-style action (The director…
FMX 2025: AI, Arcane, and a Light Stage Walk into a Conference
FMX 2025 unleashes Arcane secrets, Houdini hocus pocus, and a swarm of AI panels onto Stuttgart. Turquoise flags and login buttons now live!
FMX Dives into Decay and the Delta: The Last of Us and Sinners
FMX reveals in-depth VFX insights into The Last of Us season 2 and Ryan Coogler’s supernatural period feature Sinners, shot on IMAX 65mm.
FMX 2025: Rebels, Randomness & Real-Time
FMX dives into the VFX secrets of “Andor” Season 2, “Severance,” “Vaiana 2” and much more – discover intricate workflows and innovative techniques in production.
FMX 2025: AI, Animation, and Previs Take the Stage
FMX 2025 reveals a packed program featuring AI-powered VFX, animation techniques, sound design innovations, and the role of previs in action-heavy productions.
Let’s Fix it in Pod 04 Industry Societies and Associations
In this episode, Bela and Christoph discuss means of staying connected - from informal groups and meetups to the Societies and Associations that define our industry.
Ronja Räubertochter Meets Generative AI: FMX 2025 Highlights Unveiled
Important Looking Pirates share VFX secrets for Netflix’s Ronja Räubertochter, while Martin Nebelong explores generative AI workflows.
Submit Projects Now for Animation Production Days 2025
Animation Production Days 2025, Europe's key animation co-production platform, opens submissions for film, TV, and transmedia projects. Deadline: February 4, 2025.
Let’s Fix it in Pod 03 Open Industry Standards with Jonas Kluger and Arne Palluck
In this episode, Bela and Christoph discuss the benefits of Open Industry Standards, but also the hurdles and processes in establishing these.
FMX 2025 – Let’s Go!
"Ryhthm of change" - this year's FMX overarching topic will be chaired by none other then Paul Debevec!
How to Persuade Competing VFX Studios to Cooperate
How can you get a number of companies that are in extreme competition with each other and, therefore, do not trust each other to work together? You introduce an independent third organization in which all competitors are jointly involved.
Fallout!
Most of us have played an episode or two of Fallout - and were cautiously pleased when Amazon Prime announced a film adaptation. Turns out the first season was a lot of fun - and had some great shots. Some of the best came from Rise FX - so we connected our Pip-Boy to the bunker in Berlin and asked the artists!
FMX 2024: The Marvels, Doctor Who and an early bird that will soon fly away
Time travel has always been an important theme at FMX - and it will be again this year. The already confirmed glimpses into the timeline chaos of LOKI 2 will now be joined by one of the special episodes of the series DOCTOR WHO, which the BBC has produced to mark the 60th birthday of the time-travelling alien.
The easy Cloudrendering?
There are many, many companies offering cloudrendering services – and most tell you how you can tweak everything, you have all the control –
and therefor you also need a TD and DEEP pockets, because the first time the bill from the cloud infrastructure arrives, it’s going to be massive.
Behind the FMX..
... are Mario Müller and his team. And we wanted to ask what they see as trends.
Got you a Present!
“Present” stands for “Photoreal
REaltime Sentient ENTity”. During FMX 2022, Manne Öhrström, Global Head of Film Software at Framestore, delivered a talk about the Present project, where machine learning translates high-end film character rigs into real-time. A conversation with Manne Öhrström – and with Epic Game’s Research and Development Technology Producer, Emelia Fiell.
Countdown to the FMX! 2 weeks!
Only 2 weeks to go until FMX! Now confirmed: Avatar 2r and Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as expert panels on virtual production and AI-based voice and image generators.
The Beauty
This year's FMX trailer is "The Beauty" - if you're thinking "that looks familiar", you're right. The 2019 project won a number of awards, including an Animago "Jury Prize"
of the Jury". So it's all the better that
we can now show this film to even more people!
FMX: Sustainability, The Last of Us, Thor and much more
So, are you excited about FMX yet? If not, do you really want to miss Endling, The Last of Us, Thor, Entergalactic, and the masterclasses by Ed Hooks and Craig Caldwell?
The FMX programme is online
With 50 days to go until FMX, there's just enough time to go through the programme and see what you want to see on site - She-Hulk, 1899 or even Dave McKean? (Yes, that's the one!). Early Bird tickets are still available until tomorrow!
The Sandman, Early Bird FMX Tickets und mehr
If you're still wondering whether it's worth travelling to Stuttgart: definitely for Sandman fans! Plus: Pinocchio, Glassworker and more!
FMX tickets now!
Ticket sales for FMX 2023 started today. This means that preparations for the Stuttgart trade fair, which will once again take place in hybrid form, are entering the hot phase. Ready?
Star for Stuttgart | Retro article
Review: In DP 06 : 2014, we went into conversation with performance capturing pioneer Andy Serkis - chatting about Planet of the Apes. An encounter at FMX 2014.
First event highlights of FMX 2023 published!
What do the unmistakable Jeff Goldblum, the environmental organisation WWF and AI-supported rotoscoping have in common? The Film & Media Exchange 2023 in Stuttgart!
Filmmaker Jinko Gotoh as Programme Chair of FMX 2023!
As in 2022, the Film & Media Exchange 2023 will take place as a hybrid event - three days at Haus der Wirtschaft, one day online. The motto of the conference is: Evolving.
FMX 2022 Opens as a Hybrid Event
FMX 2022 combined three Stuttgart conference days with an online day, more than 300 speakers and 180 on-site and virtual presentations.
ITFS decision-makers comment on Germany as a centre for animation
Are German animated feature films still internationally competitive when it comes to adult themes? A plea from the people behind the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film.
The “Vision Series” rocks the FMX 2022!
Autodesk comes up trumps with online learning - on topics such as: "Current trends from the creative industry", "How to create a mech character in Maya", or "Modelling with 3ds Max"
Bats, spiders and witches: FMX 2022!
New programme highlights of the Stuttgart "Film & Media Exchange" announced. Among them: "The Batman", "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "The Witcher"!
Animation fun “Ron’s Gone Wrong” at the FMX 2022!
In addition to the animated film, you can also look forward to talks on "Dune", "Encanto" and "Sing 2". But: How were the soundscapes from "The Book of Boba Fett" actually created?
The ICE conference takes place this Friday!
Leaves no one cold: the free online event for VFXers who want to learn more. Take a look!
The Oscar-nominated Netflix film is coming to FMX 2022!
Had enough of screen time? Then let's go to face-to-face time! The hybrid event features the animated film "The Mitchells vs. the Machines" and tech talks galore!
Discover the International Festival of Animated Film!
With a competition between young animators, female power from the industry, but also the inventor of Wallace & Gromit, the festival attracts visitors to Stuttgart. Will you be there?
Programme highlights for FMX 2022 published!
The (canine) FMX mascot goes crazy in the pan: "Eternals" and "What if...?" from Marvel, but also the aesthetically valuable Netflix film "The House" await you - and everything about the wonderfully complex world of NFTs!
Official trailer for FMX 2022 released
Of foxes & forestry: The trailer for Germany's most important event in the VFX industry is out (in both senses of the word)!
News about the FMX 2022
The early bird discount makes it easier to save. Plus: further programme highlights such as "The Witcher" and "Lost in Space" unveiled.
FMX 2022 Announces First Speakers
FMX 2022 announces sessions on Foundation, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Igraine and Dragman, plus HaZ Dulull's keynote.
FMX 2022 Announced as Hybrid Event
FMX 2022 was announced as a hybrid event in Stuttgart and online, with filmmaker Hasraf “HaZ” Dulull serving as the conference's first programme chair.
FMX 2021 Online Edition Draws 2,200 Participants
FMX 2021 concluded its first online edition with 178 presentations, 100 live Q&A sessions, 388 speakers and 2,200 participants from 44 countries.
FMX 2021 Adds Digital Humans and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Sessions
FMX 2021 announced sessions on AI-driven digital humans, voice synthesis and Goodbye Kansas’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla commercial.
Autodesk Outlines VFX and Production Sessions for FMX 2021
Autodesk’s FMX 2021 programme covered next-generation VFX, Bifrost, USD, 3ds Max retopology, remote collaboration and industry education.
Animation Production Days 2021 Goes Online
Animation Production Days 2021 examined European animation, market trends, transmedia projects and commissioning needs in an online programme.
Matt Aitken on Weta’s Digital Characters
Matt Aitken traces Weta Digital’s character pipeline from Gollum and Kong to Thanos, facial solvers, Manuka and cloud rendering.
FMX Spotlight Examines Epic’s Digital Humans
Epic Games’ Vladimir Mastilovic joins FMX to demonstrate MetaHuman Creator with Animationsinstitut R&D head Volker Helzle.
FMX 2021 Adds VFX, AR and VR Sessions
FMX 2021 announces sessions on Jim Button VFX, Nexus Studios’ palace AR project and Baobab Studios’ Baba Yaga VR experience.
Animation Production Days 2021 Invites Project Submissions
Animation Production Days 2021 invited animated film, TV, game and cross-media projects in concept or development through 22 February.
The Animation Workshop Streams 2021 Graduation Films
The Animation Workshop presented a pre-release livestream of its 2021 graduation projects on 5 February.
FMX 2021 Announces Its First Online Edition
FMX 2021 announced an online programme focused on remote work, virtual workflows and animation and VFX production.
FMX Spotlight: Producer Jinko Gotoh on Storytelling and Social Impact
Producer Jinko Gotoh and Women in Animation’s Imke Fehrmann discuss how animated storytelling can address social injustice.
FMX Spotlight Explores the VFX Behind Mulan’s Imperial City
VFX supervisor Anders Langlands explains how the imperial city was created for Disney’s live-action Mulan.
FMX Spotlight Examines Reusable Assets in EU Project SAUCE
FMX Spotlight presents EU Project SAUCE research into reusable creative assets, light fields, asset pipelines, semantic animation and crowds.
FMX Spotlight Explores How Women in Animation Can Make an Impact
Jinko Gotoh and Imke Fehrmann joined an FMX Spotlight on supporting storytellers, collaboration and Women in Animation.
FMX Spotlight Examines LED Walls for Virtual Production
Three FMX Spotlight discussions explore LED-wall production, virtual-set tools and combining physical sets with virtual worlds.
MediaTech Hub Conference 2020 Goes Hybrid
The 2020 MediaTech Hub Conference combines a live Studio Babelsberg programme with online sessions on media technology and future business models.
FMX Spotlight Explores Framestore’s Lovecraft Country Creatures
Framestore’s Grant Walker and Stephen Nixon discussed creature design, asset building and animation for HBO’s Lovecraft Country.
Sven Martin in Highlights of FMX
Pixomondo CCO and VFX supervisor Sven Martin joined Highlights of FMX to discuss dragons, major productions and sixteen years in VFX.
VES Honours Ray Scalice and Lifetime Members
The VES named Ray Scalice its 2020 Founders Award recipient and honoured Debbie Denise, Thomas Haegele, Richard Hollander and Eugeen Rizzardi.
FMX Highlights: Jeff Wagner & Florian Gellinger
SideFX meets RISE VFX - with Florian Gellinger and Jeff "Old School" Wagner they discuss current and past trends!
FMX Revisits VR for Social Impact
Gayatri Parameswaran discussed Kusunda, Home After War and the role of immersive journalism in social-impact VR.
Ed Hooks Revisited Acting for Animators
Ed Hooks discussed acting theory, Disney’s Snow White and lessons from film storytelling in an FMX Highlights livestream.
ITFS 2020 Livestream Programme
The 2020 Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film ran online from 5 to 10 May with workshops, talks, screenings and awards.
FMX 2020 Highlights Moved Online
FMX's 1994–2020 highlights series offered interactive interview rooms and public livestreams, beginning with Jan Pinkava on 5 May 2020.
FMX Highlights from 1994 to 2020
Since we cannot see each other at FMX this year, the Animationsinstitut of Filmakademie is now publishing the highlights of FMX from 1994 to 2020!
FMX 2020 Cancelled – Coronavirus :(
FMX has been cancelled due to health concerns – the date for 2021 is 4 to 7 May 2021 in Stuttgart, and then we will all celebrate the anniversary twice as hard.
FMX 2020 | Women in VFX and Animation, Trailer #2 and more!
News about FMX 2020 - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media: More programme information, second trailer and more!
The New DP Issue 02:2020 Is Here!
Here comes the new DP 02:20: look forward to The Kangaroo Chronicles, editing tools, live grading, BMD Keyboard alternatives, tests, workshops and much more!
FMX 2020 mit Early Birds, Trailer und Programm
FMX 2020 is less than 100 days away: New announcement of speakers, FMX 2020 tracks, early birds and the first trailer.
FMX 2020 Imagines Tomorrow
As 2019 draws to a close, the FMX - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media has some exciting news to announce: It will be celebrating its 25th anniversary from 5 to 8 May 2020!
Maxon at FMX 2019
The Maxon workshops from FMX earlier this month are now online: motion design, VFX, feature-film graphics and more!
FMX 2019: Real-time ray tracing for final frame rendering
It's Wednesday afternoon in the König Karl Halle in the Haus der Wirtschaft. The hall is darkened and filled with people eagerly awaiting the lecture "Troll: Real Time Raytracing and The VFX Pipeline" - and the DP is there too.
Houdini Talks | FMX 2019
The Houdini talks from FMX are online: anyone currently becoming familiar with the software will find interesting input here!
That was FMX 2019!
FMX 2019 is over and most visitors have successfully returned home: A short recap of this year's trade conference!
Win 2 FMX tickets now!
We are giving away 2 tickets for one lucky winner and a companion of their choice for the FMX 2019 taking place from 30 April to 3 May!
FMX 2019: Incredibles 2, Spies in Disguise, Game Design und neuer Trailer Kinky Kitchen
FMX 2019: Insights into VFX work on series such as Lost in Space and Game of Thrones and the latest N.E.W.S. on animation productions.
FMX 2019: Lost in Space, Game of Thrones and The History of Animation
FMX 2019: insights into VFX work on series such as Lost in Space and Game of Thrones and the latest N.E.W.S. about animation productions.
Only Until Friday: Cheaper Tickets for FMX!
Secure FMX tickets at the Early Bird price until Friday!
The Matrix, Aquaman, Immersive Storytelling, Ray Tracing & Digital Humans
40 days until FMX 2019! And there is still plenty of news to announce. The latest confirmations include John Gaeta and Kim Libreri.
First Man, Alita, VR for Social Issues, New Tiefenrausch Trailer
Doug Chiang, Oscar winner and Vice President and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm, will take the FMX stage for the Concept Art track.
Into space with the Film Academy
With their diploma project "Asperity", the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg team, in collaboration with a total of 3O students, transformed a visit to FMX 2O18 into an interactive space journey.
Doug Chiang, Tools of Tomorrow and The State of VFX
Doug Chiang, Oscar winner and Vice President and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm, will take the FMX stage for the Concept Art track.
Spider-Man, Indie Animation, Open Source and New FMX Trailer CatPlanets
The FMX 2019 programme is filling up rapidly. Numerous confirmations can be announced, covering the great diversity of animated film.
FMX 2019: Animation Trailer
The new animation trailer for FMX 2019 is here and couldn't be more apt: Interactions with cats in a nutshell.
Rob Bredow | Andrew Glassner on Deep Learning | Tickets Available
FMX is proud to announce another leading figure in the community for 2019.
Jan Pinkava | N.E.W.S. | Release of the first trailer
Programme highlights and first trailers for FMX 2019, which will take place from 30 April to 3 May in Stuttgart's Haus der Wirtschaft.
Bridging the Gap Is FMX 2019’s Theme
Bridging the Gap is the theme of FMX – Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media, opening its doors in Stuttgart on April 30, 2019.