Press Release #2

  An ominous digital giant: scene from "Ronja, the Robber's Daughter". © Netflix

Ronja: A brave little heroine

Torbjörn Olsson, Production VFX supervisor, and Martin Hernblad, VFX supervisor, who represents Important Looking Pirates (ILP), share the experience of bringing "Ronja, the Robber's Daughter" to the 12 episode spectacular on Netflix.

From strapping an iPhone on to a face, short actors in rubber suits, to high end, world class, feathered, talking CG creatures in the snow. Over the course of 2.5 years the VFX challenges came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.

This presentation will give the audience a unique perspective on how the visual effects came to be developed and designed - and most importantly how they were taken from words on a page to a dazzling streaming adventure.

What is real, what is not? Imagery by Martin Nebelong. © Martin Nebelong

Creativity in an age of Generative AI

How can human creativity and Generative AI supplement each other in the most meaningful way? Is text prompts really the answer or is there another way?

 

In his presentation, Martin Nebelong will take us on a tour of his creative journey as an artist, and his explorations of the best ways to combine human creativity and Generative AI. Over the last few years he has made a name for himself as someone who explores the cutting edge of art and technology. Always with an open mind, and with a knack for finding new and interesting ways to tell stories through images.

With the idea that brushstrokes, 3D sculpting, video and animation should be used as a basis for AI assisted workflows, Martin has managed to reclaim some of the creative control that we lost with the idea of text prompts as a means to an end with Gen AI.

The FMX Boards are online

FMX has published the Boards of 2025 on the FMX website. The board members are instrumental in supporting FMX through their program recommendations, insights into trends, and deep understanding of the conference.

Producers and creators of newly developed animation projects can submit them now for the 19th Animation Production Days. The co-production and financing market is a joint venture of FMX and ITFS and part of the Stuttgart Animated Week, taking place May 6-8, 2025.

The APD also offer a Talent Program for newcomers as well as a Co-Producer Program for production companies and studios who are looking for animation projects to collaborate on.

Deadline for project submissions is February 4.  
Find more information here.

The FMX team. Photo: David Schäfer

Sometimes we feel like a crew in space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship FMX. Its continuing mission: to explore new animation, to seek out new VFX and new interactive media, to boldly go where no one has gone before.

The FMX team wishes you a peaceful holiday break - see you on the other side!