In 2012, FMX and the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will further continue their long-standing, successful partnership. For the 19th time in a row, ITFS invites directors, production companies, distributors and international sales companies to present their animated films. In addition to the auspicious ITFS Screenings shown at FMX, ITFS offers the FMX audience the possibility of concluding their day in one of the nearby cinemas - the parallel event takes place from May 8 to 13. Furthermore, FMX 2012 and ITFS mutually host the Animation Production Day (APD) 2012, a business platform for the international animation industry, thereby transforming Stuttgart into the "Animated Capital of Europe." The APD takes place from May 8 to 9.

About FMX
FMX is an event by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, organized by the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction, hosting the Animation Production Day 2012 (APD), a joint venture with the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS). It is an event in cooperation with Visual Effects Society (VES), Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), ACM SIGGRAPH and 5D Institute, supported by Autodesk. FMX is funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts and the Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the MFG Film Funding and the FFA German Federal Film Board.