FMX - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia
April 22-25, 2014, Stuttgart
FMX, Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia is Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment where Art, Technology and Business meet. Every year, artists, specialists, scientists, producers and other key people come to FMX to network and to discuss production issues, exciting technologies and new ways of financing and distribution across the industries with an international audience. High quality experts deliver insightful presentations and Workshops as part of the Conference program, industry professionals introduce their hard - and software products at the Marketplace, top-notch companies scout talent at the Recruiting Hub and international schools present their best projects on the School Campus.
With an emphasis on Realtime, Virtual Production and Immediate Feedback, FMX 2014 covers a broad range of topics including Robotics, Games for Change, Cinematics, Concept Art, Disruption, Commercials, Entrepreneurship, Game Engines, Fast Iterations, Interactivity, Visual Communication, 3D Printing, Open Source, High-End Graphics for New Platforms, Creatures, Simulations, Interactive Graphic Novels, Rapid Prototyping, Shot Previews, Motion Design, Simulations, Lighting & Rendering, Big Data, Mobile, New Interfaces and The Art of Animation.
FMX enjoys a long-standing partnership with the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS). Together they host the Animation Production Day (APD), a business platform for invited guests from the animation industry only. FMX is an event by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, organized by the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction. It is an event in cooperation with VES Visual Effects Society, ACM SIGGRAPH, 5D Institute, and Eurographics. FMX is funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts and the Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the MFG Film Funding and the FFA German Federal Film Board. FMX 2014 takes place April 22-25 in Stuttgart.