Monday May 05: Get started Monday morning with the opening of fmx/08, fmx/artek and the exhibition Into the Pixel with a welcome address by Prof.Thomas Schadt, Director of Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Get a personalized kick-off to the fmx/conference with a keynote by Glenn Entis, listen in on talks about animation and digital media as well as lectures on post-production and tech-talks in fmx/technologies and animation media in fmx/review. Visit fmx/expo, school offerings, workshops, suites and the Autodesk Masterclass or find out about exciting job opportunities at the recruiting presentations and desks. Enjoy fmx/events such as a summit on game funding, the panel Writing for Animation or one of our screenings!


Tuesday May 06: Keep up with the times! Our partner the Visual Effects Society VES presents top-notch talks with a spectacular program from the cutting edge of VFX, including lectures on “The Kite Runner”, “10.000 BC”, “The Golden Compass” and more. Continue fmx/conference with talks on animation, games and digital media as well as tech-talks and a Focus on Hungary. Check out our recruiting presentations, desks and talent sessions, enter a suite by Pixar or Autodesk, get some hands-on knowledge in one of our workshops or learn about hard- and software innovations in fmx/expo. Take part in the Visual Computing Cluster, the Animation Production Day, the Deutsche Telekom Digital Entertainment Awards @ fmx/08 and then dance the night away at the Echtzeit Party!

Wednesday May 07: Broaden your horizons at the Virtual Humans Forum and a series on Echtzeit in fmx/review. fmx/technologies awaits you with the latest facts on stereoscopic film in digital cinema and other important advances in post-production. Keep going with fmx/talks on animation, effects and the media future in fmx/review. Expand your abilities at our masterclasses, workshops, see school offerings from Filmakademie, take part in further talent sessions or get a job at fmx/recruiting. Let yourself be inspired by innovations in fmx/expo and fmx/artek or the colourful game art in the exhibition Into the Pixel.

Thursday May 08: Top off fmx/08 with a program on games presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS). Round up your visit with the latest on effects or a full day of tech-talks, digital cinema with an emphasis on the digital intermediate or narrow in on the sub-continent with the fmx/spotlight Focus on India. Polish your hands-on knowledge in the offered workshops, masterclasses, school offerings and in fmx/recruiting. Join the flashconference, the Eyes & Ears Junior Showcase, a 5Dconference special on immersive design, and say your farewells at the EA Closing Party!