With more than 280 events and the top-notch FMX Forum, there is much to explore in the FMX 2019 schedule. The most recent conference programming announcement includes newly confirmed presentations on Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel as well as the ITFMX screening of Avengers: Endgame, an insightful business talk with industry experts Andrea Miloro, Rob Bredow and Chris deFaria as well as the latest news on Games – Art and Play.
The best things come in threes – that’s the number of Marvel events on this year’s FMX Program. In their talk about Avengers: Endgame, Dan DeLeeuw, VFX supervisor at Marvel Studios, and Matt Aitken, VFX supervisor at Weta Digital, will discuss visual effects planning in pre-production, the complexities of live action photography, and the execution of shots in post-production. Moreover, Additional VFX Supervisor Janelle Croshaw Ralla, Dominik Zimmerle and Oliver Schulz (VFX Supervisor, RISE | Visual Effects Studios) will share fascinating insights into Captain Marvel.
The grand finale of FMX 2019 will be the ITFMX screening of Avengers: Endgame in cooperation with the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film on Friday, 3 May 2019– only one week after the movie’s international release!
The Games – Art and Play track, curated by Melanie Beisswenger, will highlight projects that are bridging the gap between serious storytelling and entertainment, as well as between visual arts and gameplay.
The FMX Forum is complete with Autodesk joining the ranks of FMX 2019 Main Partners. The final companies rounding off the group of exhibitors at the FMX Forum are Unity Technologies with a Company Suite, and Walt Disney Animation Studios as well Ziva Dynamics, who will be offering workshops.
