News | May 05, 2025
Day 1:
Let's Dive into the RHYTHM OF CHANGE!
HEY EVERYONE,
Welcome to the daily preview of FMX Highlights, 🎯 or rather: the attempt to create a reasonably sensible list of suggestions. In the vastness of an ocean-like program 🌊 it is quite possible that each and every one of you would make completely different choices.
We went for it anyway - hopefully inspiring you to browse for yourselves. 💫
"There's so much to explore here, the Conference Program is packed", says FMX Project Manager Mario Mueller. "We have brandnew stuff like 'Sinners' and 'Andor' as well as all kinds of business, tech and community topics. In addition, companies are offering a lot of extra sessions - so make sure to check out the Program Schedule!"
Well then: Let's dive in! 🏄
📌 10:00 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Thibaut Delahaye
In his presentation, Animation Supervisor Thibaut Delahaye will let the FMX audience in on how he approached his part of the feat, especially focussing on animating quadrupeds who who communicate exclusively non-verbally.
📌 11:15 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Will Becher
🎬 FEATURE ANIMATION: "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"
Academy Award nominee Will Becher ("A Shaun the Sheep movie: Farmageddon") was the Supervising Animator on Aardman’s critically acclaimed film “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” and will take the audience on a stop motion deep-dive.
📌 12:30 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Michael Ralla, Mike Fontaine, Espen Nordahl
🎬 VFX FOR FEATURES: "Sinners": Where Soul Meets Spectacle - VFX Grounded in Celluloid Truth"
Three VFX specialists will explore how the team blurred the lines between prosthetics and pixels to craft the film’s eerie, grounded visuals—showcasing what happens when you shoot with the epic scale of IMAX, but build the world with Ryan Coogler's heart and soul.
📌 14:15 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Paul Debevec
🎬 KEYNOTE: 25 Years of Chasing the Light
In his presentation , FMX 2025 Program Chair Paul Debevec will trace the evolution of the light stage and explore where this technology might lead next.
📌 15:45 | Meidinger-Saal 💬 Ashley Barron, Jordan Thistlewood
🎬 VFX FOR EPISODIC: VFX from a Cinematographer's Perspective
Ashley Barron, award-winning Director of Photography (“Dr Who”, “Dangerous Liaisons” S1), will address the production planning process, lighting design, lens and camera choices as storytelling tools in a discussion with Jordan Thistlewood from Cooke Optics.
📌 17:00 | Bertha-Benz-Saal 💬 Denis Krez
🎬 EDUCATION TODAY & TOMORROW: From Brief to Delivery: Communication for Success
In his talk, Denis Krez breaks down essential communication strategies to ensure everyone - from artists to clients - is on the same page. His mantra: Great VFX starts with great communication and the best tool isn’t software - it’s clarity.
📌 18:15 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Shelley Page
🎬 FMX SCREENINGS: Shelley's Eye Candy
Shelley Page (Locksmith Animation) returns to FMX with great new animated shorts. Her "Eye Candy Show" is a collection of visually stunning, emotionally moving, beautifully animated and - above all - character-driven stories from around the world.