FMX – Film & Media Exchange is one of Europe's most influential conferences dedicated to animation, effects, interactive and immersive media organized by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. It takes place at Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart every spring.,[1] presenting top-notch speakers from all over the world like Volker Engel, Jan Pinkava, Douglas Trumbull, Ed Hooks, Regina Pessoa, Georgina Hayns, Andy Serkis, Roland Emmerich and Dave McKean.[2]
| FMX | |
|---|---|
 FMX | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Conference for animation, effects, interactive and immersive media |
| Country | Germany |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Most recent | 2023 (Stuttgart) |
| Next event | 2024 (Stuttgart) |
| Organized by | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |
History edit
FMX was originally founded for students in 1994.[3] Today, it is run in co-operation with SIGGRAPH.[3] In 2023 FMX welcomed around 4,000 visitors. Talks included presentations on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film), Avatar: The Way of Water, The Sandman (TV series), Kleo, and Stranger Things (season 4).[4] FMX was described by Forbes magazine in January 2020 as one of the "global events getting immersive [entertainment] right"[5]
In 2021 FMX hosted its first online edition, offering an entirely virtual conference program dedicated to the central theme "ReImagine Tomorrow".[6]
As a hybrid event, FMX was held in 2023 with three days on-site and a fourth day online.[7]
The next edition of FMX will take place from April 23 to 26, 2024 – returning to four full days on site.[8]
APD edit
The Animation Production Days are a joint venture of FMX with the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS). business platform for the animation industry, bringing together financing, distribution and co-production partners for animation projects.[9] APD also organise the APD talent program, in which young producers and recent graduates can submit projects at little or no cost.[9]
Funding edit
FMX is supported financially by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, as well as the City of Stuttgart and also Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ www.awn.com Retrieved 24 March 2023
- ^ FMX at www.youtube.com
- ^ a b Official site Retrieved 21 March 2019
- ^ www.digitalproduction.com Retrieved 16 March 2023
- ^ Sol Rogers at www.forbes.com Retrieved 12 February 2020
- ^ "FMX 2021 online edition from May 4-6". fmx.de. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "FMX 2023 Program / Schedule". fmx.de. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "FMX 2024". fmx.de. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH.
- ^ a b www.animationproductiondays.de Retrieved 12 February 2020
- ^ Official Site Retrieved 12 February 2020