(Last update: 3rd May)
FMX – Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media is one of the most influential digital entertainment conferences. FMX 2022 will be held on-site from 3rd to 5th May and online on 6th May with a variety of programs having the central theme on “Reimagine Tomorrow”, which gathers a wide range of information and knowledge of digital visual creation, including the latest cutting-edge technologies.
We picked up interesting programs for animation professionals to help you make the most out of FMX 2022.
Program highlights with a focus on animation
[03rd May]
Conference
| Room “Tübingen” (10:00-13:00) [Masterclasses] Acting for Animators 1 Speaker: Ed Hooks |
| Hall “König-Karl” (10:00-11:00) [Changing the Game] An Epic Animation Journey with William Joyce & DNEG Animation Speakers: Taylor Moll (DNEG Animation), Gabriele Pellegrini (DNEG Animation) and Shelley Smith (DNEG Animation) |
| Hall “Meidinger” (10:00-11:00) [The Art of Animation: Feature Animation] Moonbound Speakers: Timo Berg (Mountaineer Animation) and Ali Samadi Ahadi (Red Parrot Studios) |
| Hall “Meidinger” (11:15-12:15) [The Art of Animation: Animated Series] Arcane: A Potpourri of Fortiche Speaker: Philippe Llerena (Fortiche) |
| Hall “Meidinger” (12:30-13:30) [The Art of Animation: Animated Series] What If…? – Blending 2D & 3D animation Speakers: Greg O’Connor (Flying Bark) and Anders Thönell (Flying Bark) |
| Hall “König-Karl” (14:30-15:30) [Changing the Game] Changing the Game: Opening Keynote Speaker: Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull (HaZimation) |
| Hall “König-Karl” (15:45-16:45) [Managing Change] Short Film – Creative Impact Speaker: Fabian Driehorst (Fabian&Fred) |
Forum
| Room “Mannheim” (14:30-15:30) [The Foundry Suite] Using Katana in Highly-Stylized Feature Animation Speakers: Philippe Palmieri (Mikros Animation), Marcel Reinhard (Mikros Animation) and Arielle Martin (Foundry) |
| Rooml “Karlsruhe” (17:00-18:00) [Workshops] Making-Of “L’Artista” / Rokoko Smartsuit Pro for commercials Speakers: Can Erduman and Andi Wenzel |
[04th May]
Conference
| Room “Tübingen” (10:00-13:00) [Masterclasses] Acting for Animators 2 Speaker: Ed Hooks |
| Hall “Meidinger” (10:00-11:00) [Designing Spaces: Storytelling] Igraine the Brave: Script Development and Character Design Speakers: Gesa Engel (Uncharted Territory) and Volker Engel (Uncharted Territory) and Johannes Mücke |
| Hall “König Karl” (14:30-16:00) [The Art of Animation: Feature Animation] Behind the Scenes of The House Speakers: Paloma Baeza, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Marc James Roels and Joost Zoetebier (Nexus Studios) |
| Hall “Bertha-Benz” (17:00-18:00) [Masterclasses] Story Structure Speaker: Craig Caldwell (University of Utah, Film & Media Arts) |
[05th May]
Conference
| Hall “Bertha Benz” (11:15-12:15) [The Art of Animation: Animated Series] The Adventures of Paddington: Origins and Creation Speaker: Chris Drew (Blue Zoo Animation Studio) |
| Hall “Bertha Benz” (12:30-13:30) [The Art of Animation: Feature Animation] Flee Speaker: Jess Nicholls (Sun Creature Studios) |
| Rooml “Reutlingen” (12:30-13:30) [Masterclasses] Story Development Speaker: Craig Caldwell (University of Utah, Film & Media Arts) |
| Hall “König-Karl” (14:30-15:30) [The Art of Animation: Feature Animation] Turning Red Speaker: William Sheffler (Pixar Animation Studios) |
Forum
| Room “Karlsruhe” (11:15-12:15) [Workshops] Bringing Smyths Toys to life with Cinema 4D and Redshift Speaker: Jörg Vogel (Fuchs & Vogel) |
| Rooml “Karlsruhe” (12:30-13:30) [Workshops] Concept Art with Wacom Speaker: Joakim Riedinger |
[06th May]
Online Conference
| Foyer “Bertha Benz” (12:00-13:00) [The Art of Animation: Wild & Strange] Slouch and Night of Shame Speaker: Michael Bohnenstingl |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (12:30-13:30) [The Art of Animation: N.E.W.S.] Q&A with Special Touch Speaker: Sebastien Onomo (Special Touch Studios) |
| Foyer “Bertha Benz” (13:15-14:30) [The Art of Animation: Wild & Strange] Night Bus Speaker: Joe Hsieh |
| Hall “König-Karl” (13:45-15:00) [Tools of Tomorrow: Open Source] Why bringing 2D into a 3D game engine may change the animation industry? Speaker: Elodie Moog (Praxinos) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (13:45-15:00) [The Art of Animation: N.E.W.S.] Valemon: The Polar Bear King Speaker: Cornelia Boysen (Maipo Film) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (15:00-16:00) [The Art of Animation: N.E.W.S.] Africa On Top Speaker: Mike Buckland (Triggerfish) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (16:15-17:30) [The Art of Animation:Feature Animation] The making of PAW PATROL : The Movie Speakers: Julie Marouzé (Mikros Animation), Adrien Montero (Mikros Animation), Andreas Spanring (Mikros Animation) and Anthony Stedman (Mikros Animation) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (17:30-18:45) [The Art of Animation:Feature Animation] lllumination – Sing 2 Speaker: Richard Adenot (Illumination Studios Paris) and Boris Jacq (Illumination Studios Paris) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (18:45-20:00) [The Art of Animation:Feature Animation] Breaking our Physically Based Renderer for The Mitchells vs. The Machines Speakers: Kurt Judson (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and Christos Obretenov (Lollipop Shaders) |
| Foyer “Bertha Benz” (19:30-20:45) [Managing Change] Animation Series Production Management: Scheduling Creativity Speakers: Jamie Goss (Nickelodeon Animation Studio), Matti Paulsen (Nickelodeon Animation Studio), Abigail Bokun (Nickelodeon Animation Studio) and Robbie Siron (Nickelodeon Animation Studio) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (20:30-21:30) [The Art of Animation:Feature Animation] Q&A with Walt Disney Animation Studios Speakers: Annamarie Fuchs (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Justin Kern (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Scott Kersavage (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Tad Miller (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Nellie Robinson (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Nadim Sinno (Walt Disney Animation Studios) |
| Room “Bertha Benz” (21:45-23:00) [The Art of Animation:Feature Animation] The Bad Guys Speaker: Matt Baer (DreamWorks Animation) |
