HEY EVERYONE,

Three days of fascinating story worlds, incredible visuals and mind-boggling technology ✨ - and still one more to go. Get ready for the final day at FMX 2025!

There's no need to worry what to do once the On Site magic is over: The FMX On Demand Program will be available from May 10 to June 10, giving ticket holders - except Experience Pass holders - the opportunity to watch a lot of conference content they haven't been able to catch. How to get access? Please consult our On Demand Guide.

Also, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will be on until Sunday. If you're still in town, seize the opportunity and drop by!

Here are some recommendations for Day 4 of FMX, as always easily replaceable by loads of other options in our Program Schedule.

“It’s been a big FMX, absolutely fabulous! We have had some of the best speakers and panels and sessions ⭐ I have actually ever witnessed - although I didn’t get to see them all because there were so many good ones”, says FMX Conference Chair Jan Pinkava. “Thank you for being here, see you next year!”

📌 10:00 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Eric Leven

🎬 VFX FOR EPISODIC:  The Work is Mysterious and Important: The VFX of "Severance"

The visual effects in the globally celebrated, award-winning psychological thriller "Severance" appear deceptively straightforward, but really are complex yet invisible, existing to further the narrative. Production VFX Supervisor Eric Leven (ILM) and the VFX Supervisors Michael Huber and Alex Lemke (both east side effects) will showcase the seamless work done for season 2.

📌 11:15 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Andreas Giesen

🎬 VFX FOR EPISODIC: The VFX Behind "The Last of Us" Season 2

The visual effects in the globally celebrated, award-winning psychological thriller "Severance" appear deceptively straightforward, but really are complex yet invisible, existing to further the narrative. Production VFX Supervisor Eric Leven (ILM) and the VFX Supervisors Michael Huber and Alex Lemke (both east side effects) will showcase the seamless work done for season 2.

📌 12:30 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Martin Bailly, Philippe Llerena

🎬 ANIMATED SERIES: The (Hex) Tech of "Arcane" Season 2

Fortiche's CTO, Philippe Llerena, and Matte Painting Supervisor, Martin Bailly, reveal the technical and artistic leaps of the season. Llerena details the scaled-up production, while Bailly showcases how they amplified Arcane's painterly environments, maintaining the handcrafted feel amidst greater 3D complexity.

📌 14:30 | Meidinger-Saal 💬 Jörg Bachmaier, Kevin Baillie, Kamal Mistry, Jo Plaete, Lincoln Wallen, Paolo Tamburrino

🎬 RHYTHM OF CHANGE: The Artificial Elephant in the Room: VFX, AI, and the New Industry Reality

The panelists dive into AI-powered tools, cloud-based pipelines, and strategies to turn disruption into opportunity.

📌 15:45 | Meidinger-Saal 💬 Sebastian Sylwan, Carolyn Giardina, Kevin Baillie

🎬 RHYTHM OF CHANGE: AI and its Impact on Creatives

This panel aims to explore the situation of supervisors, producers and artists as well as students.

📌 17:00 | König-Karl-Halle 💬 Jake Morrison, Ian Failes

🎬 THEN & NOW: Behind the Scenes of Marvel’s "THUNDERBOLTS*"

Production visual effects supervisor Jake Morrison will sit down with Ian Failes for an in-depth discussion of some of the biggest moments in Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts*", sharing how the old-school and new-school visual effects for the film were achieved.

📌 20:00 | Cinema Gloria 2

🎬 Joint Screening with ITFS of the Academy Award winning animation feature "Flow".

👉 Check out our first Highlights Clip! 👈