FMX 2010, the 15th Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Interactive Media

Meet the world’s leading experts in the creation, production and distribution of digital entertainment and interactive visualization.

3D Stereo, Hybrid Imagery, 360° Media: Convergence is upon us. Stories are unfolding simultaneously in numerous places. Multi-disciplined thinking draws cinema, television, computer, console and mobile screens even closer, reinventing them to remain competitive. FMX has been part of this process for more than 15 years now, introducing top notch speakers and partners.

Artists, specialists, scientists, producers, and other key people give presentations on their latest projects and challenges in the Conference. Top names in the industry show their solutions on the Trade Floor or share their special knowledge in the Workshops. Companies look for new employees who want to find their dream job in the Recruiting. Exciting new talents and the most interesting film and animation schools present themselves in the Education section. The top films of other events will be featured in the Screenings.

As the primary European event for international experts, FMX 2010 is perfectly complemented by the 17th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (ITFS). The Festival starts simultaneously with FMX on May 04 and ends on May 09 with a prestigious Award Ceremony. ITFS 2010 screens the best animation films from all over the world to an enthusiastic audience and countless international guests, having a permanent spot on the international animation map and being one of Germany's outstanding cultural events.

FMX is an event by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in cooperation with VES Visual Effects Society, AIAS Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, ACM Siggraph, 5D Conference and Stuttgart Media University. It is hosting the Animation Production Day 2010 (APD), a joint venture with the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS). FMX is funded by the Ministry of State and the Ministry of Economics Baden-Wuerttemberg, MFG Film Funding, the MFG Innovation Agency for IT and Media and the FFA German Federal Film Board. It is an event by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, organized by the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction.