We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tonio Freitag.
Most recently working as a freelance Visual Effects Artist and VFX Supervisor, he contributed his talent to Rise FX, Pixomondo, Chasing Carrots, and Unexpected.
Moreover, Tonio Freitag was engaged at the Animationsinstitut of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, working as a Technical Artist for Research & Development and teaching as a lecturer in Visual Effects.
In 2011, he graduated with a diploma from the Animationsinstitut. His diploma project “We Miss You“ was nominated for a VES Award in the category “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.”
As Head of 3D at Pixomondo in Stuttgart, he worked on international productions such as “Furious 7“, “Bridge of Spies,“ and “Game of Thrones“. At Rise FX in Stuttgart, he worked as CG Supervisor on projects including “Captain Marvel“, “Avengers: Endgame“, and “Doctor Sleep“.
He was also a long-standing member of the Visual Effects Society.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Tonio Freitag. Our thoughts are with them, and we wish them strength in this difficult time.
The aim of the 29. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg(December 6 to 10, 2023) is to offer filmmakers – both professionals and up-and-coming filmmakers – from Baden-Württemberg a platform to showcase their work. AMCRS HEROES will also be on board.
To kick off the Filmschau, a panel discussion will take place on December 6, 2023, on the topic of „Künstliche Intelligenz – Chance und Risiko für die Film- und Fernsehbranche“, organized by MFG Baden-Württemberg.
The panelists: Heiko Burkardsmaier, VFX Executive Producer / Head of Business & Legal Affairs at Accenture Song Content Germany in Stuttgart Dr. Nadine Hammele, Storytelling Consultant at Walt Disney Company German in Munich Andy Közle, Senior CGI Artist / Technical Director at the Stuttgart-based company unexpected Hanna Langenberg, student of computer visualistics and design at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, employed by LAVAlabs Moving Images Martin Thau, lecturer, dramaturge, screenwriter and scriptwriter in Munich, is part of the founding team of the Drehbuchwerkstatt München at the University of Television and Film Moderation: Nadine Krüger, TV presenter and actress
Event dates: December 6, 2023, 17:30-19.00 CET (entrance 17:00 CET) GLORIA 2 Innenstadtkinos, Königstr. 20 (Passage), 70173 Stuttgart Admission is free. Registration is requested but not mandatory.
The following animation and VFX projects by AMCRS HEROES will be part of the film and competition program (no claim to completeness):
IT’S JUST A WHOLE, Director: Bianca Scali, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg SCRUBBY, directed by Paul Vollet, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg SO GANZ NORMAL IST DAS JA NICHT, Director: Iris Maier, Merz Akademie, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Kunst und Medien, Stuttgart TOWN HALL SQUARE, Director: Christian Kaufmann, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg KOLAJ, Director: Besen Dilek, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg COSMOSS, Director: David Sick, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg CODE RAT, Director: Matthias Strasser, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg THE LAST BAR, Director: Arne Hain, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg LEGENDARY TALE, Director: Ben Marquardt, Hochschule der Medien BEARLY IN LOVE, Director: Rebecca Liebelt, Hochschule der Medien DODO, Director: Yi Luo, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ANIMANIMALS, Director: Julia Ocker, Studio FILM BILDER RUSH – PORSCHE GT3, Director: Andreas Justus Burz, Recom Film GmbH & Co KG CIELO – MASERATI MC20, Director: Alessandra Kila, Recom Film GmbH & Co KG
