Stuttgart: Press Release #1 – FMX back on site: Hybrid edition set for May 2022 – FMX zurück in Stuttgart: Erste hybride Ausgabe für Mai 2022 geplant

Press Release #1 – FMX back on site: Hybrid edition set for May 2022

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FMX 2022
Film & Media Exchange
On site May 3-5, 2022
Online May 6, 2022

Ludwigsburg/Germany, October 12, 2021. In 2022, FMX – Film & Media Exchange will return to its home base in Stuttgart after having been hosted online in 2021. From May 3-5, 2022, FMX will open its doors with a first-class program on site at Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart. On May 6, FMX will shift to virtual mode, offering an exclusive online program that will be available worldwide. The conference will be inspired by the central theme Changing the Game, with director and producer Hasraf ‚HaZ‘ Dullul joining FMX as its first ever Program Chair.

FMX 2022: Changing the Game

For more than a century, creativity and technology have been challenging each other to deliver ever more exciting and efficient ways to tell stories on screens.

With the evolution of virtual production, realtime, remote and virtual workflows have increasingly improved collaboration and flexibility on the most ambitious projects. Accelerated by the global pandemic, projects of all sizes are now embracing iterative realtime workflows over the traditional linear model.

FMX 2022 will look at people and projects that are further developing and democratizing media & entertainment production, changing the game in unprecedented ways.

Hasraf ‚HaZ‘ Dulull joins FMX 2022 as Program Chair

FMX 2022 is thrilled to team up with Director and Producer Hasraf ‚HaZ‘ Dulull, who brings new ideas and inspiration to the conference as FMX’s first ever Program Chair. In this new capacity, HaZ becomes the first person to collaborate directly with the FMX team in developing the conference program, a role that will be appointed on a yearly basis to outstanding members from the international community.

HaZ started his career in video games before moving into visual effects, and then later transitioning over to directing and producing with his breakout feature film THE BEYOND. The indie Sci-Fi film was released in 2018 and was number 2 in the iTunes Charts before being licensed on Netflix and turning into a profitable movie. His second feature film 2036 Origin Unknown starring Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, The Mandalorian) earned a limited theatrical release before landing on Netflix. He was then hired by Disney to helm the pilot for action comedy series Fast Layne, where he also served as EP/Creative Consultant on the entire series. HaZ is the co-founder of production company HaZ-Film, producing feature films, TV and video games based on their proprietary pipeline utilizing Unreal Engine.

HaZ is excited to be part of this year’s FMX 2022 program team:

„It’s an honour to be selected to be the Program Chair for FMX 2022, especially as I am a huge fan of the event for years as both a speaker and attendee. As Program Chair I aim to bring a fresh perspective to FMX 2022 by working closely with the FMX team on curating sessions that reflect the exciting changes that are happening in the creative industry today.

From virtual production approaches to the Metaverse, the rise of brave, bold and innovative artists/creators are pushing the power of realtime to tell stories across various mediums without having to go through traditional gatekeepers, thanks to the accessibility of tools & community knowledge that play a huge part in democratising the pipeline of creating art.“

FMX, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and Animationsinstitut are thrilled to have HaZ join as an integral part of the upcoming edition of FMX from May 3-6, 2022.

Ludwigsburg, 12. Oktober 2021. Im Jahr 2022 wird die FMX – Film & Media Exchange wieder in Stuttgart stattfinden, nachdem sie 2021 online veranstaltet wurde. Vom 3. bis 5. Mai 2022 öffnet die FMX ihre Pforten mit einem hochkarätigen Programm vor Ort im Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart. Am 6. Mai wechselt die FMX in den virtuellen Modus und bietet ein exklusives, weltweit verfügbares Online-Programm. Die Konferenz steht unter dem Motto Changing the Game und konnte den Regisseur und Produzent Hasraf „HaZ“ Dullul als ersten Program Chair der FMX gewinnen.

FMX 2022: Changing the Game

Seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert inspirieren sich Kreativität und Technologie gegenseitig, immer neue spannende und effiziente Wege zu finden, Geschichten auf Leinwänden und Bildschirmen zu erzählen.

Die Entwicklungen im Bereich der virtuellen Produktion haben mit Echtzeit-, Remote- und virtuellen Workflows zunehmend die Flexibilität und Zusammenarbeit an ambitionierten Projekten verbessert. Beschleunigt durch die globale Pandemie, setzen Projekte jeder Größe jetzt auf iterative Echtzeit-Workflows anstatt auf traditionelle lineare Prozesse.

Die FMX 2022 wird sich mit Menschen und Projekten befassen, die die Film- und Medienproduktion weiterentwickeln und demokratisieren und damit – ganz im Sinne des FMX-Mottos Changing the Game – die Spielregeln der Branche in nie dagewesener Weise verändern.

Hasraf ‚HaZ‘ Dulull wird Program Chair der FMX 2022

Die FMX 2022 freut sich über die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Regisseur und Produzenten Hasraf ‚Haz‘ Dulull, der als erster Program Chair der FMX neue Ideen und Inspirationen in die Konferenz einbringt. In dieser neuen Funktion wird HaZ die erste Person sein, die direkt mit dem FMX-Team bei der Entwicklung des Konferenzprogramms zusammenarbeitet eine Rolle, die von nun an jährlich an eine herausragende Persönlichkeit der internationalen Community vergeben wird.

HaZ begann seine Karriere im Bereich der Videospiele, bevor er sich visuellen Effekten zuwandte und später mit seinem ersten Spielfilm THE BEYOND in den Bereich Regie und Produktion wechselte. Der Independent-Sci-Fi-Film wurde 2018 veröffentlicht und war die Nummer 2 in den iTunes-Charts, bevor er auf Netflix lizenziert wurde und sich zu einem profitablen Film entwickelte. Sein zweiter Spielfilm 2036 Origin Unknown mit Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, The Mandalorian) wurde im Kino ausgewertet, bevor er auf Netflix verfügbar wurde. Danach wurde er von Disney angeheuert, um den Pilotfilm der Action-Comedy-Serie Fast Layne zu drehen, wo er auch als Executive Producer/Creative Consultant für die gesamte Serie fungierte. HaZ ist Mitbegründer der Produktionsfirma HaZ-Film, die Spielfilme, Fernsehformate und Videospiele auf der Grundlage einer eigenen Pipeline mit der Unreal Engine produziert.

HaZ ist begeistert, Teil des diesjährigen FMX-2022-Programmteams zu sein:

„Es ist mir eine Ehre, als Program Chair für die FMX 2022 ausgewählt worden zu sein, zumal ich seit Jahren ein großer Fan der Veranstaltung bin, sowohl als Speaker als auch als Besucher. Als Program Chair möchte ich der FMX 2022 eine neue Perspektive geben, indem ich eng mit dem FMX-Team zusammenarbeite, um Sessions zu kuratieren, die die aufregenden Veränderungen widerspiegeln, die heute in der Kreativbranche stattfinden.

Von virtuellen Produktionsansätzen bis hin zum Metaverse – immer mehr unerschrockene und innovative KünstlerInnen und Kreative nutzen die Möglichkeiten der Echtzeit-Visualisierung, um Geschichten über verschiedene Medien hinweg zu erzählen, ohne traditionelle Hindernisse passieren zu müssen, alles dank der Zugriffsmöglichkeiten auf Tools und das Wissen der Community, die eine wichtige Rolle bei der Demokratisierung der Medienproduktion spielen.“

Die FMX, die Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg und das Animationsinstitut freuen sich sehr, HaZ als festen Bestandteil der kommenden Ausgabe der FMX vom 3. bis 6. Mai 2022 begrüßen zu dürfen.

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„Starring Gillian Anderson, Richard E Grant, Bronte Carmichael and Adeel Akhtar.“

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VIEW 2021: FREE Live Stream + Premium On-Demand

Premium On-Demand Tickets Available to Watch Sessions Later

VIEW Conference 2021 and the accompanying VIEWFest film festival takes place from October 17 to 22, in the beautiful city of Torino, Italy, with online access opening up the entire week of events to a global audience of industry professionals, students and enthusiasts. With a grand total of 252 speakers and 161 talks, panels, workshops, masterclasses and inspiring keynote speeches, this year’s conference is bigger and more inclusive than ever.

For the second year running, VIEW Conference 2021 is completely FREE to attend. A simple registration process unlocks access to all sessions, and is available via the official website. With four strands running simultaneously through the week of the conference, many attendees will be eager to catch up with all the sessions they miss. For this purpose, additional Premium on-demand tickets are available to purchase, giving online access to session recordings for timescales ranging from one to three months.

 Register FREE for VIEW Conference 2021 at the official website:
https://www.viewconference.it/pages/registration
 

This year’s special guests include Sir Roger Deakins, Oscar®-Winning cinematographer and recipient of the VIEW Visionary Award 2021, plus keynote speakers Tom McGrath (MadagascarThe Boss Baby: Family Business), Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of LifeMaya and the Three), Tomm Moore (The Secret of KellsWolfwalkers).

Representation and diversity has always been an important part of the VIEW Conference agenda. This year, we are delighted to welcome as speakers Marge Dean and Jinko Gotoh, president and vice-president of the support and advocacy group Women in Animation. VIEW Conference is also proud to present Badass Women Production Designers, a panel featuring Daniela Strijleva (Luca), Lindsey Olivares (The Mitchells vs. The Machines), Kendal Cronkhite (Trolls World Tour), Celine Desrumaux (The Witch Boy) and Shannon Jeffries (Under the Boardwalk). Additional panels explore the role of women in production and the challenges of educating the next generation of women artists.

Acclaimed filmmakers dominate this year’s list of speakers, who not only give illuminating talks on their latest projects, but also lead lively panels alongside their complete creative teams. The films under discussion include recent hit animated features such as LucaVivoRaya and the Last DragonThe Boss Baby: Family BusinessThe Mitchells vs. The MachinesSpace Jam 2, and The Addams Family 2, as well as the Netflix animated feature The Summit of the Gods and DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, directed by VIEW Conference speaker Elaine Bogan. Extending the debate, filmmakers Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseWe the People) and Shannon Tindle (Kubo and the Two Strings) lead a special panel The Art of Animation: A Director’s Perspective.

Alongside its focus on feature films, VIEW Conference delves into the latest episodic series, with Love, Death + Robotscreator Tim Miller and supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson joining their colleagues for a panel on the acclaimed sci-fi anthology series from Netflix. The creative team from Marvel Studios discusses the new animated superhero series What If…?, while other presentations reveal the stunning visual effects secrets of the Emmy Award-winning The Mandalorian and Marvel Studios’ WandaVision.

Exploring more deeply the world of visual effects, VIEW Conference presents a pair of panels with the shared title The Future of VFX, featuring leading VFX supervisors including Roger Guyett, Paul Franklin, Rob Legato, Sheena Duggal and Christopher Townsend. Industrial Light & Magic’s chief creative officer Rob Bredow gives a presentation on the company’s innovative StageCraft technology, with yet more talks lifting the curtain on recent blockbusters such as Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Disney’s Jungle Cruise, and Christopher Nolan’s cerebral thriller Tenet, plus Weta Digital visual effects supervisor Guy Williams talking about The Suicide Squad. Fans of the old school are sure to enjoy panels featuring the teams behind the classic films Dragonheart and Independence Day.

Short films are firmly in the spotlight at VIEW Conference 2021, with Aardman co-founder Peter Lord joining the directors and producer of his studio’s upcoming seasonal stop-motion film Robin Robin. Also presented at VIEW Conference 2021, and screened at VIEWFest, is Carlos Fernandez Puertolas’ independent short film Frank & Emmet, about the lifelong friendship between two show-business partners, one of whom is a puppet. Other short films under discussion are Apple TV+ and Skydance Animation’s Blush, directed by Joe Mateo, plus Dimension’s and DNEG’s Fireworks and DNEG Animation’sMr. Spam Gets a New Hat, both of which exploit the latest realtime and virtual production techniques.

The brave new world of virtual production and realtime rendering comes under further scrutiny in a mind-expanding range of sessions. Leading innovators from Epic Games, including Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine, and executive producer Karen Dufilho, deliver talks and demonstrations of their company’s latest offerings and development. NVIDIA’s Richard Kerris and Adobe’s Sébastien Deguy each bring their unique brand of cutting edge insight, while Unity’s Habib Zargarpour invites attendees to Breathe Free and Paul Debevec, director of research at Netflix, discusses Lighting for Virtual Production. VIEW Conference is also excited to present a panel bringing together the chief technology officers of three industry powerhouses – Nick Cannon of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar’s Steve May, and Mike Ford from Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Realtime technologies feature heavily in VIEW Conference’s sessions on the games industry, which include more from Epic Games and Unity, plus workshops on design, storytelling and pitches. A special talk on the award-winning videogame Medal of Honor features Respawn Entertainment Peter Hirschmann, composer Michael Giacchino and his brother, filmmaker Anthony Giacchino. Meanwhile, as virtual humans become ever more convincing, Colin Urquhart and Douglas Green, co-founders of facial animation pioneers DI4D, share their expertise in 4D Facial Capture for Next-Generation Digital Doubles.

This year, a number of visiting film directors will participate in VIEW Conference’s legendary program of workshops and masterclasses. Fulfilling its ongoing commitment to bringing masters and students together, the conference gives attendees the unique opportunity to participate in a life-drawing workshop with directors Tomm Moore and Kris Pearn (The Willoughbys), and a storytelling workshops with Mike Rianda, director of The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

Other workshops cover a wealth of creative disciplines, including worldbuilding and art direction, and a 6-hour hands-on session with Luca character art director Deanna Marsigliese entitled Collaging Life (seats limited). Portfolio reviews by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mark Osborne provide students with invaluable feedback on their work.

VIEW Conference is equally committed to training in the technical disciplines, with a vast selection of workshops and masterclasses designed to expand knowledge and advance skills in software such as Foundry’s Nuke, Katana and Mari, plus Adobe products and the open source Blender. In addition, VIEW Conference is hosting a SideFX Houdini HIVE suite of presentations focused on the latest techniques and developments in the award-winning software, plus a special Houdini event currently cloaked in secrecy.

There is even an opportunity to embrace the future with Pioneers in the VFX and Computer Graphics Industry, our forward-thinking panel about the next big thing: the Metaverse. This mind-expanding conversation brings together a group of computer graphics all-stars including Alvy Ray Smith, Mark Sylvester, Jeff Kleiser, Carl Rosenthal, Don Greenberg and Richard Kerris.

Visit the VIEW Conference website for the complete program of events:
https://www.viewconference.it/pages/program
“The VIEW Conference program for 2021 goes beyond my wildest dreams,” says Conference Director Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez. “I am so excited about the breadth, depth and quality of content we have available this year, and so grateful to all the masters of their craft who are joining us for this week of inspiration, education and celebration. VIEW Conference has a big heart, and I know that the enthusiasm and commitment of everyone involved will make VIEW Conference 2021 the most memorable yet.”

About VIEW Conference 2021
The international VIEW Conference, Italy’s premiere event for Computer Graphics, Interactive & Immersive Media, Animation, Visual Effects, Games, Real-time Rendering, Virtual Production, AI, VR, AR, and Mixed Reality, brings top professionals from those fields to the beautiful baroque city of Torino, Italy for a week of talks, presentations, and workshops. The 2021 VIEW Conference will take place from October 17 to 22 in Torino’s state-of-the-art OGR venue, and virtually.

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“Blush” follows the journey of a stranded horticulturist-astronaut’s chances for survival after he crash lands on a desolate dwarf planet.

When an ethereal visitor arrives, the once-lone traveler discovers the joy in building a new life and realizes the universe has delivered astonishing salvation.

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An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible. A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS, on Netflix Nov. 24 in select territories. Starring: Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant (voice), Joel Fry, Rune Temte, Jim Broadbent and Maggie Smith Directed by Gil Kenan. Adapted from the bestselling book by Matt Haig.

 

EIN JUNGE NAMENS WEIHNACHT

– Regie: Gil Kenan, mit: Jim Broadbent, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Michiel Huisman, Henry Lawfull, Maggie Smith, Kristen Wiig, u.v.m.

KINOSTART: 18. NOVEMBER 2021 IM VERLEIH VON STUDIOCANAL

Zum Film:

Der elfjährige Nikolas (Henry Lawfull) wächst in bescheidenen Verhältnissen in einer kleinen Holzhütte mitten in Finnland auf. Als sein Vater Joel (Michiel Huisman) aufbricht, um das sagenhafte Dorf „Wichtelgrund“ zu finden, übernimmt die unwirsche Tante Carlotta (Kristen Wiig) die Betreuung des Jungen. Doch die Sehnsucht nach seinem Vater ist so groß, dass sich Nikolas auf den Weg in den hohen Norden macht, um ihn zu suchen. Eine abenteuerliche Reise, umgeben von jeder Menge Schnee, beginnt: Begleitet von seinem besten Freund, der Maus Miika, trifft Nikolas nicht nur auf eine mysteriöse Elfe, einen aufgebrachten Troll und richtige Wichtel, sondern auch auf ein fliegendes Rentier! Seine fantastischen Erlebnisse lassen in ihm einen Gedanken reifen – was wäre, wenn er die Welt zu einem besseren Ort machen würde? Und wie könnte ihm das gelingen?

Der oscarnominierte Regisseur Gil Kenan (Monster House) vereint für EIN JUNGE NAMENS WEIHNACHT einen wahren All-Star-Cast vor der Kamera, unter anderem Jim Broadbent (Paddington 1 & 2, Die eiserne Lady), Toby Jones (Kaltes Blut, Dame, König, As, Spion), Sally Hawkins (Shape of Water, Paddington 1 & 2), Michiel Huisman (Deine Juliet), Henry Lawfull (Les Misérables), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey, Harry Potter) und Kristen Wiig (Das erstaunliche Leben des Walter Mitty, Saturday Night Live). Für die visuellen Effekte des Films zeichnet das oscarprämierte Team von Framestore (Paddington 1 & 2, Phantastische Tierwesen und wo sie zu finden sind) verantwortlich, als Produktionsdesigner wurde Gary Williamson (Paddington 1 & 2) verpflichtet.

Basierend auf dem Bestseller-Roman von Matt Haig und gedreht in Lappland, der Tschechischen Republik, der Slowakei sowie in London, ist EIN JUNGE NAMENS WEIHNACHT das Kinohighlight zur Weihnachtssaison 2021! Fantasievoll, warmherzig und originell erzählt das große Familienabenteuer die verrückte Geschichte, wie ein kleiner Junge der Welt wieder Hoffnung schenkt. Das Buch zum Film ist seit dem 17. September 2021 im dtv Verlag erhältlich.

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