Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA and Cannes Lions-winning creative studio Framestore will be out in force at this year’s FMX, with top creatives and technologists talking about their work on blockbuster films and theme park rides, as well as a special presentation on a groundbreaking new R&D project.
The conference, which is organised by Filmakademie’s Animationsinstitut and runs from May 3-6 at the Stuttgart's Haus der Wirtschaft.
Framestore will speak about its creative and technological input into landmark projects like Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore, Universal’s Jurassic World Adventure in Beijing, Spider-Man: No War Home and groundbreaking R&D project PRESENT, which explores how machine learning can be used to bring high-end film character rigs into real-time.
The company’s recruiters will also be present, looking for the best new and established talent in areas like compositing, FX, real-time, CG, animation, production and environment.
Framestore experts will be taking part in the following talks and panels - for interview requests, please get in touch.
VES Education: A Tour of the VFX Studio
Tuesday 3rd May, 18.15pm
Raum Reutlingen
Framestore Animation Supervisor Aulo Licinio (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore; Tom & Jerry) joins a panel of experts from across the VFX spectrum, all of whom explain their roles, what they love about them, and their thoughts on how those at the start of their VFX careers can make the biggest impact.
Wednesday 4th May, 12.30pm
Bertha-Benz-Saal
From blockbuster movies to edge-of-your-seat theme park attractions like Jurassic World Adventure, explore the intersection of artistry, physics and engineering with Framestore's Head of VFX, Attractions, Eugénie von Tunzelmann.
Wednesday 4th May, 15.00pm
Raum Reutlingen
Hear from recruiter Alicia Pinet-Boesten about the company, its work and its unique creative culture, as well as current and upcoming opportunities at the award-winning studios in the UK, Canada, Australia, India and the US.
Thursday 5th May, 11.15am
König-Karl-Halle
Framestore's Creative Director, Film, Christian Manz, will discuss his incredible career in VFX and how it has intersected with the Wizarding World - most recently serving as overall supervisor on Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore.
Thursday 5 May, 15:45pm
Bertha-Benz-Saal
In this special session Framestore’s Global Head of Film Software, Manne Öhrström will dive into the PRESENT R&D project, which sees machine learning used to bring high-end film character rigs into real-time.
Swing behind the scenes of Spider-Man: No Way Home
Thursday 5th May, 18.15pm
König-Karl-Halle
Spidey senses tingling? That’ll be because there’s a whole web’s worth of VFX pros - including Framestore CG Supervisor Eric Noel - delving into the stunning, Oscar-nominated VFX of the most recent Spider-Man instalment.