The industry converges in Stuttgart tomorrow, May 6, for Day 1 of FMX 2025, which runs through May 9. The FMX track The Power of Collaboration will cover business and career aspects as well as matters of community and inclusion. VFX supervisor Audrey Ferrara explores the technical innovations that have enabled increasingly lifelike rendering of fur, muscle dynamics, and expressive capabilities. - In his talk, FMX program chair Paul Debevec will overview the key developments in HDRI lighting, some of its most iconic use cases, and how it can best be practiced today. Designing SpacesBreaking the Sound Barrier: A Composer’s Journey From Ultraman to AI - The talk explores what happens when composers embrace new tools and disciplines to redefine what sound can do.