{"id":231730,"date":"2025-11-27T15:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalproduction.com\/?p=231730"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:49:04","slug":"new-trailer-walks-fmx-2026-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalproduction.com\/2025\/11\/27\/new-trailer-walks-fmx-2026-home\/","title":{"rendered":"New Trailer walks FMX 2026 home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new trailer for FMX <\/a>2026, created by students at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg\u2019s Animationsinstitut, pitches the upcoming milestone 30th-edition of the conference with a sense of optimism and transformation. The trailer\u2019s standout visual? A bus growing legs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Julian Mehn says the goal was to \u201ccreate a sense of connection\u201d, the core spirit of FMX, by showing something unexpected happen in an everyday moment. With the walking bus, hovering rocks, and raindrops alluding to previous films such as \u201cShape of Water\u201d and \u201cAvatar\u201d, the team intended the trailer as a tribute to their creative inspirations. The final shot doubles as the \u201ckey visual\u201d for FMX 2026. The filmmakers consciously steered away from visual darkness. Instead, they aimed for a sunrise-lit world that feels hopeful and inviting, capturing what they imagine as a \u201croad ahead\u201d toward future possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because of time constraints, the team kept production pragmatic: they parked an actual bus in the Filmakademie yard for a week, shot its interior, and scanned the vehicle to rebuild it digitally for the animated transformation. According to Mehn, even unexpected weather, a surprise snowfall , stood in contrast to their intended summer night setting. The trailer\u2019s audio was recorded live with an orchestra in Sofia, described by the team as a labour of love from many contributors. Mehn and crew hope the trailer will put the industry and community \u201cin the mood\u201d for FMX\u2019s conference sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FMX 2026 in context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FMX (short for Film & Media Exchange) is widely and rightfully regarded as Europe\u2019s most important conference for animation, VFX, games, interactive and immersive media. Each spring, international professionals and students gather for FMX\u2019s mix of presentations, panel talks, workshops, master classes, and company showcases. The \u201cFMX Forum\u201d complements the main conference with a marketplace, a recruiting hub for studios looking for talent, and a \u201cSchool Campus\u201d where media schools present their programmes and student projects, making FMX a major industry crossroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 2026, FMX marks its 30th edition. According to what the Animationsinstitut announced with the trailer, part of the event\u2019s spirit will involve a nod back to its roots and perhaps a forward-looking \u201croad ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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