FMX (Conference)

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FMX
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FMX
StatusActive
GenreComputer graphics conference
CountryGermany
Inaugurated1994
Most recent2019 (Stuttgart)
Next event2021 (Stuttgart)
Organized byFilmAkademie

FMX – Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media is an event by Filmakademie’s Animationsinstitut. It takes place at Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart every spring. [1] FMX was originally founded for students in 1994 as the Film and Media Exchange.

History[]

Hausderwirtschaft, home of FMX, photographed in 2012

FMX was originally founded for students in 1994 as the Film and Media Exchange. [2] Today, it is run in co-operation with the Visual Effects Society and SIGGRAPH. [2] In 2019 FMX welcomed around 4,000 visitors. Talks included presentations on Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, Hellboy, Dumbo, Solo: A Star Wars Story, First Man and How to Train Your Dragon.[3] FMX was described by Forbes magazine in January 2020 as one of the "global events getting immersive [entertainment] right"[4]

APD[]

FMX runs alongside Animation Production Days, a business platform for the animation industry, bringing together financing, distribution and co-production partners for animation projects. [5] APD also organise the APD talent program, in which young producers and recent graduates can submit projects at little or no cost. [5]

FMX 2021[]

In 2021, FMX will host its first online edition, offering an entirely virtual conference program dedicated to the central theme "ReImagine Tomorrow".[6]

Funding[]

FMX is supported financially by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, as well as the City of Stuttgart and also MFG Baden-Wuerttemberg. [7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ www.awn.com Retrieved 17 August 2020
  2. ^ a b Official site Retrieved 21 March 2019
  3. ^ www.vfxvoice.com Retrieved 12 February 2020
  4. ^ Sol Rogers at www.forbes.com Retrieved 12 February 2020
  5. ^ a b www.animationproductiondays.de Retrieved 12 February 2020
  6. ^ [1] Retrieved 26 February 2021
  7. ^ Official Site Retrieved 12 February 2020

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