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More than feeling. Bigger than an experience.

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

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

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 to generate and spread a positive impact.

At F5, we're more than just attendees — we’re a vibrant community that dreams big, dares and believes in the extraordinary.

Where Creativity Meets Emotional Motivations

Where Creativity Meets Emotional Motivations.

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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

EDDIE OPARA

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

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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.