Cheers to New Beginnings and Endless Possibilities! Let’s make this year the best one yet! Nearly the entire world recognizes New Year’s Day on January 1st. It’s also one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. Thanks for watching!
Pixomondo: Let the Dragons Soar – House of the Dragon S2 | Virtual Production Breakdown
PXO’s virtual production work on House of the Dragon season 2 brought the epic dragon-riding scenes to life through seamless integration of real-time visualization, advanced motion control, and LED wall technology. Using a buck rig for realistic motion, a BoltX camera robot for dynamic angles, and Unreal Engine for synchronized environments, PXO ensured smooth workflows on set. The adaptable approach allowed for creative adjustments, interactive lighting, and precise shot alignment, delivering immersive and visually stunning sequences while maintaining efficiency and collaboration with directors, DOPs, and VFX supervisors.
Marvel Rivals | Infinity Comic | Official Trailer
Paul Allor and Luca Claretti’s six-issue ‘Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic’ series pits Peni Parker and Spider-Man’s teams against each other in a race to save the Web of Life and Destiny. Marvel Unlimited is a one-stop destination for thousands of comics spanning the entire Marvel Universe. The app is available for iPhone®, iPad®, Android devices™ and on web. For more information on Marvel Unlimited comics, please visit: www.marvel.com/unlimited.
Masters of Light – Launch Trailer | PS VR2 Games
🌟OUT NOW! The action-packed, XR Game of the Year-nominated MASTERS OF LIGHT has arrived on PS VR2! 🌌 🔥 Get ready for epic spell-casting combat: hurl explosive energy attacks, freeze time, and unleash devastating powers to annihilate waves of enemies. 🎯 Powered by eye-tracking aim assist for deadly precision, with PS VR2 Sense haptics and headset vibrations for a fully immersive experience. 🌟 Conquer 36 thrilling levels, unlock trophies, and dominate the leaderboards. Ready for the ultimate challenge? Test your limits in Grand Master difficulty mode! The galaxy’s fate is in your hands. BUY NOW!
The Electric State | Offizieller Trailer | Netflix
In the aftermath of the robot war, the only path forward is into THE ELECTRIC STATE. Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci and directed by the Russo Brothers, only on Netflix MARCH 14. Set in a retro-futuristic past, this blockbuster adventure from filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an orphaned teenager who traverses the American West in search of her younger brother. Joining her on the journey is a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter (Chris Pratt). The film also stars Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk join the cast in voice roles. THE ELECTRIC STATE premieres globally on Netflix MARCH 14.
Das neueste Werk der Russo-Brüder The Electric State mit Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt und Stanley Tucci spielt nach einem verheerenden Roboterkrieg. Ab 14. März, nur auf Netflix. Dieses Blockbuster-Abenteuer der Filmemacher Anthony und Joe Russo spielt in einer retrofuturistischen Vergangenheit. Die verwaiste Teenagerin Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) macht sich auf die Suche nach ihrem jüngeren Bruder. Dabei durchquert sie zusammen mit einem netten, aber rätselhaften Roboter und einem exzentrischen Herumtreiber (Chris Pratt) den amerikanischen Westen. In diesem Film sind außerdem Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito und Stanley Tucci zu sehen. Abgerundet wird der Cast von den Stimmen von Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo und Alan. The Electric State – ab 14. März 2024, weltweit auf Netflix.
Täglich einen Kurzen: „The Lonely Socks Club“ by Veronika Broscheid
Animated short film – written, directed and animated
by Veronika Broscheid.
Music by Ben Mitchell.
Enjoy the film, love your socks!
©2009 Veronika Broscheid
Täglich einen Kurzen: ‚The Ballad of Keiko‘ Music Video | The Good Whale by Serial Productions
After the movie “Free Willy” became a hit, word got out that the star of the film, a killer whale named Keiko, was sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. Fans were outraged and pleaded for his release. “The Good Whale” tells the story of the wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. An epic tale that starts in Mexico and ends in Norway, the six-episode series follows Keiko as he’s transported from country to country, each time landing in the hands of well-intentioned people who believe they know what’s best for him – people who still disagree, decades later, about whether they did the right thing.
In Episode 5 of “The Good Whale,” Keiko disappears in Icelandic waters, swimming east for four weeks. Unobserved, with no human contact. Since nobody knows what happened to Keiko during that mysterious time, we decided to recreate it — as a musical. From Keiko’s perspective, naturally.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-good-whale.html
Pride Rock Comes to London | Mufasa: The Lion King | Disney UK
We brought the Pride Lands to London!
Mufasa: The Lion King in cinemas 20th December!
Stuttgart, FMX 2025: New program confirmations including „Ronja“| The FMX Boards are online
Stuttgart/Germany, December 12, 2024.
Intriguing topics and illustrious speakers are part of the FMX DNA – here are the latest program confirmations.
The Stockholm-based studio Important Looking Pirates will share at FMX how they created the VFX for „Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter“, a serial adaption of the children’s book by famed Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
The artist and technologist Martin Nebelong is going to adress the elephant that’s been in the room for a while now: Artificial Intelligence. He will show strategies on how to deal with it well.
An ominous digital giant: scene from „Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter“. © Netflix
Ronja: A brave little heroine
Torbjörn Olsson, Production VFX supervisor, and Martin Hernblad, VFX supervisor, who represents Important Looking Pirates (ILP), share the experience of bringing „Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter“ to the 12 episode spectacular on Netflix.
From strapping an iPhone on to a face, short actors in rubber suits, to high end, world class, feathered, talking CG creatures in the snow. Over the course of 2.5 years the VFX challenges came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
This presentation will give the audience a unique perspective on how the visual effects came to be developed and designed – and most importantly how they were taken from words on a page to a dazzling streaming adventure.
What is real, what is not? Imagery by Martin Nebelong. © Martin Nebelong
Creativity in an age of Generative AI
How can human creativity and Generative AI supplement each other in the most meaningful way? Is text prompts really the answer or is there another way?
In his presentation, Martin Nebelong will take us on a tour of his creative journey as an artist, and his explorations of the best ways to combine human creativity and Generative AI. Over the last few years he has made a name for himself as someone who explores the cutting edge of art and technology. Always with an open mind, and with a knack for finding new and interesting ways to tell stories through images.
With the idea that brushstrokes, 3D sculpting, video and animation should be used as a basis for AI assisted workflows, Martin has managed to reclaim some of the creative control that we lost with the idea of text prompts as a means to an end with Gen AI.
The FMX Forum is open for bookings
Companies and film schools are invited to be part of the next edition of the Film & Media Exchange. Companies can showcase technical developments at the Marketplace, find talented and competent staff at the Recruting Hub, and show the FMX audience how to use tools to their full potential in Workshops.
At the School Campus, FMX’s education fair, faculties from all over the world showcase their curricula and projects. Prospective students can gather first-hand information from faculty staff, alumni, and students.
The FMX Boards are online
FMX has published the Boards of 2025 on the FMX website. The board members are instrumental in supporting FMX through their program recommendations, insights into trends, and deep understanding of the conference.
The FMX team wishes you a peaceful holiday break – see you on the other side!
The 29th edition of FMX will take place May 6 to 9, 2025.
CARTOON MOVIE 2025: READY FOR A NEW YEAR! DISCOVER THE SELECTED PROJECTS
57 projects from 16 countries have made up the selection of Cartoon Movie, the co-production and pitching event for European animated feature films that will take place in the French city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 4-6 March. The selected works capture European animation current creative diversity. The line-up includes mostly projects in development (34) and in concept (17), next to 3 films in production and 3 in sneak preview.
We are very proud to present a quick overview on the line-up of projects.
Täglich einen Kurzen: Coldplay – „ALL MY LOVE“ (Official Video) (Directors‘ Cut) | Directed by Spike Jonze & Mary Wigmore
CREDITS: Starring Dick Van Dyke and family
Directed by Spike Jonze & Mary Wigmore
Produced by Rob Hatch-Miller, Jorie Feldman
Producers: Dick Van Dyke & Arlene Silver
Director of Photography: Shabier Kirchner Production Designer: Florencia Martin Executive Producer/Editor: Jeff Buchanan Managing Director for Arts & Sciences: Mal Ward Director of Production / EP Arts & Sciences: Christa Skotland President and Executive Producer for MJZ: David Zander Senior Executive Producer for MJZ: Eriks Krumins Production Supervisor: Saeed Chabayta Production Coordinator: Puloma Basu Producer: Thomas Smith 1st AD: Alison Chozen 1st AC: Ruby Paiva 1st AC: Jesse Amorratanasuchad 2nd AC: Michelle Su DIT: Matt Krueger Asst. Art Director: Olivia Ferguson Leadperson: Ryan Wilson Set Dresser: Ashley Kinser Set Dresser: Erik Rhea Chief Lighting Tech: Eddie Reid Best Boy Electric: Brian Daley Electric Driver: Hassan Jabbar Key Grip: Otis Burkes Best Boy Grip: Bobby Thomas Grip: Bobby Rose Grip Driver: Luis Sandoval Sound Mixer: Dan Kelly Boom: Michael Alaynick Band Manager: Phil Harvey Band Co-Manager: Mandi Frost Band Co-Manager: Arlene Moon Band Mgmt Coordinator: Lauren Rauch Video Commissioner: Sam Seager Band Audio: Bill Rahko Band Audio & Music Edit: Miguel Lara CM Glam: Britt Sullivan Associate Producer: Alyssa McAuliffe Assistant to Spike Jonze: Cameron Pierse BTS Stills: Laura Johansen BTS Video: Derek Milton Groomer: Britt Sullivan Key HMU: Jennifer Corona Key HMU: Roz Music HMU: Danielle Haxton HMU Assistant: Bryan Ramirez HMU Assistant: Sarah Loranca HMU Assistant: Katelyn Patty Costume Designer: Anaïs Castaldi Costume Designer: Hannah Greenblatt Tailor: Soyoung Shin Set PA: Landon Lueck Set PA: Emerson Knapp Talent PA: Charlotte Smith Pass Van PA: Alex Ewell Pass Van PA: Dylan Sutherland Pass Van PA: Felicia Laguna Set Medic: Morris Brown Craft Services: Alex Aloe Fire Safety: Robert Sutton Fire Safety: Alan Taylor Edit: Final Cut Assistant Editor: Julio Samaniego Jr. Assistant Editor: Zachary Stoner Senior Producer: Kristina Thoegersen Head of Production: Rebecca Mitchell Managing Director/EP: Suzy Ramirez Color: Trafik Colorist: Dimitri Zola Assistant Colorist: Jacob Suffern Color Producer: Hugh Copeland Head of Production: Greer Bratschie Managing Partner: Robert Owens Mix: Squeak E Clean Mixer: Chris Nungary Executive Producer: Michael Gross Senior Producer: Angelina Phengphong VFX: Significant Others Creative Director: Thom Reimerink Head of Design: Phil Brooks Head of Production: Alexandra Leal Executive Producer: Alyssa St.Vincent Executive Creative Director: Dirk Greene Clearance: Susan Nickerson Legal & Business Affairs for Parlophone: Kate Allen & Emma Cooper Assistant to Mr. & Mrs. Van Dyke: Jimmy Staley
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW © All Rights Reserved Courtesy of SOFA Entertainment
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG © 1968 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of MGM Media Licensing
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW © All Rights Reserved Courtesy of Calvada Productions
MARY POPPINS © 1964 All Rights Reserved Courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Courtesy of CBS Photo Archive Hulton Archive via Getty Images Courtesy of Keystone Press / Alamy Stock Photo Emmy Statuette © ATAS/NATAS An Arts & Sciences and MJZ Production
ABOUT COLDPLAY
Since forming at university in London, Coldplay have gone on to become one of the planet’s most popular acts, selling more than 100 million copies of their nine Number One albums, which have spawned a string of hits including Yellow, Clocks, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida, A Sky Full Of Stars, Hymn For The Weekend, Adventure Of A Lifetime, Orphans, Higher Power and My Universe. Their newest album, Moon Music, is out now, featuring the singles feelslikeimfallinginlove, WE PRAY and ALL MY LOVE.
Täglich einen Kurzen: Looney Tunes | Riff Raffy Daffy (1948) | Warner Classics
Patrolman Porky Pig orders vagrant Daffy Duck out of a gopher hole in the city park so Daffy takes up residence near a fireplace inside a closed department store. When Porky sees Daffy through one of the store’s windows, the chase is on. Original Air Date – November 27, 1948 Directed by Arthur Davis
‚Flow‘ With Gints Zibalodis | Academy Conversations
‘Flow’ Academy Conversation with: Gints Zibalodis (Writer / Director)
Moderated by Jen Yamato
Disney’s Snow White | Official Trailer | In Theaters March 21
From the producer and executive producer of “Wicked,” Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff, and director Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) comes “Disney’s Snow White,” a live-action musical reimagining of the studio’s classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) in the title role and Gal Gadot (“Wonder Woman”) as her Stepmother, the Evil Queen. The new trailer showcases the scale and beauty of the lavish production design, the beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy, and a first look at the power ballad Waiting on a Wish, one of the all-new original songs from EGOT winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“The Greatest Showman”).
