FMX (Conference)
{{Short description| Conference for animation, effects, interactive and immersive media}}
{{Infobox Convention
| name = FMX
| image = File:Logo of the FMX Conference.png
| caption = FMX
| status = Active
| genre = Conference for animation, effects, interactive and immersive media
| country = Germany
| first = 1994
| last = 2023 (Stuttgart)
| next = 2024 (Stuttgart)
| organizer = Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
}}
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.,[https://www.awn.com/event/fmx-film-media-exchange-2023 www.awn.com] Retrieved 24 March 2023 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.[https://www.youtube.com/@FMXConference FMX at www.youtube.com]
History
File: FMX 2012 Haus der Wirtschaft.jpg
FMX was originally founded for students in 1994. Today, it is run in co-operation with SIGGRAPH.[https://fmx.de/about/history/ Official site] Retrieved 21 March 2019 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).[https://www.digitalproduction.com/2023/03/16/das-fmx-programm-ist-online-2// www.digitalproduction.com] Retrieved 16 March 2023 FMX was described by Forbes magazine in January 2020 as one of the "global events getting immersive [entertainment] right"[https://www.forbes.com/sites/solrogers/2020/01/31/from-sxsw-to-cannes-lionsthe-global-events-getting-immersive-right/#1ad813c648d6 Sol Rogers at www.forbes.com] Retrieved 12 February 2020
In 2021 FMX hosted its first online edition, offering an entirely virtual conference program dedicated to the central theme "ReImagine Tomorrow".{{cite web |url=https://fmx.de/media/news/detail/?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=532&cHash=b075d1f77c94a035405a0896e944f9aa |title=FMX 2021 online edition from May 4-6 |website=fmx.de |publisher=Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415145140/https://fmx.de/media/news/detail/?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=532&cHash=b075d1f77c94a035405a0896e944f9aa |access-date=15 April 2021|archive-date=2021-04-15 }}
As a hybrid event, FMX was held in 2023 with three days on-site and a fourth day online.{{cite web |title=FMX 2023 Program / Schedule |url=https://fmx.de/en/program-2023/schedule |website=fmx.de |publisher=Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH |access-date=7 April 2023}}
The next edition of FMX will take place from April 23 to 26, 2024 – returning to four full days on site.{{cite web |title=FMX 2024 |url=https://fmx.de/en/home |website=fmx.de |publisher=Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH}}
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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.[https://www.animationproductiondays.de/en/ www.animationproductiondays.de] Retrieved 12 February 2020 APD also organise the APD talent program, in which young producers and recent graduates can submit projects at little or no cost.
Funding
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.[https://fmx.de/about/ Official Site] Retrieved 12 February 2020
See also
References
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External links
- [https://fmx.de/home/ FMX website]