Following a successful edition in 2024 with participants
flocking the venue Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart,
FMX – Film & Media Exchange will return
On Site in 2025 from May 6-9.
Following the On Site program, FMX will offer
numerous presentations On Demand from May 10 - June 10.
The Program of FMX 2025 is currently in the making and will be published early next year.
FMX 2025 THEME
Following its success in 2022,
FMX - Film & Media Exchange will host another hybrid edition next year.
From April 25 to 27, 2023, FMX will present its top-class program
on site at Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart.
On April 28, FMX will once again offer an exclusive online day
with numerous presentations from around the globe.
FMX is happy to announce as Program Chair a true master in VFX and virtual production: Paul Debevec, Chief Research Officer at Netflix’s Eyeline Studios in Los Angeles.
Paul Debevec has accomplished pioneering achievements in virtual production. He will support the FMX team with ideas and inspiration to address the challenges that are currently changing the dynamics of the creative industries.
Groundbreaking pioneering work in the field of image-based lighting
Paul Debevec received degrees in Computer Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1996.
He is the Chief Research Officer at Netflix’s Eyeline Studios, overseeing R&D for visual effects and virtual production with computer vision, graphics, and machine learning. In 2002, Paul's Light Stage 3 system pioneered the virtual production technique of surrounding actors with color LEDs to display images of virtual environments for lighting-accurate compositing.
Paul’s techniques for photogrammetry, HDR imaging, image-based lighting, and photoreal digital actors have been used to create
key visual effects sequences in "Matrix", "Spider-Man 2", "Benjamin Button", "Avatar", "Gravity", "Oblivion", "Maleficent",
"Furious 7", "Blade Runner: 2049", "Gemini Man", "Free Guy", and numerous video games.
Two Oscars and an Emmy
Paul's work in technology for visual effects and virtual production has been recognized with two Academy Awards
for Scientific and Technical Achievement, the Progress Medal from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers,
and in 2022, the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award.
Paul is a Governor of the Visual Effects Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
a Fellow of the Visual Effects Society, and an Adjunct Research Professor at the University of Southern California.
"We are honoured that the Master of Light himself, Dr Paul Debevec, has agreed to be our Program Chair for FMX 2025. He has been instrumental in creating an entire discipline of image capture and image making, with rigorous and wide-ranging applications throughout Visual Effects, Virtual Production and beyond. Paul’s network spans academia and industry at the highest level and we are excited to have his invaluable guidance. On top of that, he’s a really nice guy!"
DR JAN PINKAVA, FMX CONFERENCE CHAIREvolving
The creative industries have always offered an escape from the challenges in our lives. At the same time, they have been more decisive than others in dealing with them. Faced with the state of the environment, the media and entertainment community is embracing sustainability in creative ways - from the stories we tell to the way we produce them.
Under the theme EVOLVING, FMX 2023 will shine a light on projects and processes that are addressing the challenges that people and the planet are facing, as part of its conference program on the latest developments in the art, technology and business of animation, visual effects, immersive and interactive media.
RHYTHM OF CHANGE
The media landscape is changing. Shifting business models, consolidations and rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence are shaking the foundations of the industry.
Finding our rhythm in the midst of change can be a real challenge. What remains constant is the need for human perception, judgement, communication, and the making of creative choices.
How can we ensure that production technologies enhance and support the goals and intentions of the creators who keep us human and connected through their art?
From education to creation, production to distribution, FMX 2025 will offer insights and inspiration on how to navigate the obstacles and shape the opportunities before us.
