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Brought to you by Motionographer®, F5 EMPATH celebrates the intersection of design, arts, media, entertainment and technology, sparking Unexpected Inspiration™ and offering fresh perspectives.

 

Founded on the belief that genuine insight and enduring motivation arises from surprising sources, F5 fosters artistic collisions that awaken all five senses, a range of emotions and more.

A Gathering for Forward Thinkers and Feelers.

F5 brings together visionaries, creators, innovators and thinkers pushing boundaries and setting a new caliber of creativity standards and ways to feel and see the world. It’s a gathering  to explore new horizons  where individuals making forward motion in the creative industries  generate and spread a positive impact.

At F5, we're more than just attendees — we’re a vibrant community.

Where Creativity Meets Emotional Motivations

Where Creativity Meets Emotional Motivations.

More than a feeling. Bigger than an experience.

F5 is more than a creative festival,it is an unexpected awaking for all five senses. 

New York City.
May 15-16-17, 2025.

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Rachel Maddow

Television News Host, Political Commentator & Author

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Parker Posey

Actress, Writer, Producer & Musician

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Mark Romanek

Filmmaker, Writer & Photographer

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Patrick Clair

Emmy award-winning Creative Director & Motion Designer

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Zoe Cormier

Journalist, Broadcaster & Author of Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science

Visionary speakers

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Ben Rubin

Media Artist, Designer & Co-Founder of The Office for Creative Research

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Erin Sarofsky

Founder & ECD of Sarofsky, an award-winning production company

Fred Tomaselli

Internationally acclaimed artist known for highly detailed mixed media works

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Carolina A. Miranda

Los Angeles Times staff writer covering culture from high to low

Ben Rubin

Erin Sarofsky

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Eddie Opara

Designer, Strategist & Partner at Pentagram

Visionary speakers who drove

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Jonah Lehrer

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Lola Landekic

Designer, Writer & Editor in Chief of Art of the Title

Science Writer & Author of How We Decide

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Rodrigo Moran

Award-winning Creative Director

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Kid Koala

DJ & Musician

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Scott Carrier

Author, Educator & Peabody award-winning storyteller

Visionary speakers who drove meaningful emotional and

F5 Highlight Memories.

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Dvein

Commercial, Music & Film Directors

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Buck

Trailblazing Creative Shop with Illustration Powers

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Nadia Tzuo

Art Director & Motion Designer

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Gmunk

Globally-renowned Digital Artist & Motion Designer

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Giant Ant

Cross-Media Visual Storytellers

Visionary speakers who drove meaningful emotional and intellectual change.

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Mark Romanek

Filmmaker, Writer & Photographer

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Parker Posey

Actress, Writer, Producer & Musician

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Rachel Maddow

elevision News Host, Political Commentator & Author

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Patrick Clair

Emmy award-winning Creative Director & Motion Designer

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Zoe Cormier

Journalist, Broadcaster & Author of Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll

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Ben Rubin

Media Artist, Designer & Co-Founder of The Office for Creative Research

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Eddie Opara

Designer, Strategist & Partner at Pentagram

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Erin Sarofsky

Founder & ECD of Sarofsky, an award-winning production company

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Fred Tomaselli

Internationally acclaimed artist known for highly detailed mixed media works

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Carolina A. Miranda

Los Angeles Times staff writer covering culture from high to low

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Kid Koala

DJ & Musician

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Scott Carrier

Author, Educator & Peabody award-winning storyteller

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Lola Landekic

Designer, Writer & Editor in Chief of Art of the Title

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Rodrigo Moran

Award-winning Creative Director

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Jonah Lehrer

Science Writer & Author of How We Decide

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Dvein

Commercial, Music & Film Directors

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Giant Ant

Cross-Media Visual Storytellers

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Nadia Tzuo

Art Director & Motion Designer

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Gmunk

Globally-renowned Digital Artist & Motion Designer

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Buck

Trailblazing Creative Shop with Illustration Powers

Be the first to secure our limited  Legacy Motionographer® membership for our upcoming community platform.
 

This membership includes special entry to the F5 Festival, access to the future Motion Awards Ceremony,

and other exclusive lifetime perks—all before F5 registrations open to the public in two weeks!

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