--- title: "FMX Live Q&A: Creating From Home - ftrack" description: Join the virtual FMX workshop on 6 May to discuss Creating From Home with Hasraf 'HaZ' Dulull, Dr. Diana Arellano, Kate Gabriel, and Hugo Guerra. image: https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FMX-2021_featured-b-1.jpg --- # FMX Live Q&A: Creating From Home Join the virtual FMX workshop on 6 May to discuss Creating From Home with Hasraf 'HaZ' Dulull, Dr. Diana Arellano, Kate Gabriel, and Hugo Guerra. [Creative Professionals ](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/blog/tag/creative-professionals#creative-professionals) [Mahey Qadir](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/blog/author/mahey-qadir)04.20.213 min read ##### [TABLE OF CONTENTS](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/blog/fmx-2021-creating-from-home#) loading... 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That’s what we discussed in our workshop at 2021’s virtual [FMX conference](https://fmx.de/home/)—*Creating From Home: How to overcome creative challenges when working remotely*. Watch the webinar and live Q&A below, where creative professionals accustomed to working (and creating) from home answer audience questions. ## Watch the webinar **What: **Creating From Home: How to overcome creative challenges when working remotely + Live Q&A **When**: Thursday, 6 May, 2021. Streaming: 9.45 AM CEST (8.45 AM BST). Live Q&A: 10.40 AM CEST (9.40 AM BST) **Where: **[FMX 2021 (virtual conference)](https://fmx.de/program2021/event/21693), ROOM H #### Speakers ![](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Diana_Arellano_headshot_200-1.png?width=200&height=200&name=Diana_Arellano_headshot_200-1.png) ![](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HaZ_headshot_200-1.png?width=200&height=200&name=HaZ_headshot_200-1.png) ![](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Kate-Gabriel_headshot_200-1.png?width=200&height=200&name=Kate-Gabriel_headshot_200-1.png) ![](https://backlight-21349584.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Hugo-Guerra_headshot_200-1.png?width=200&height=200&name=Hugo-Guerra_headshot_200-1.png) **Dr. Diana Arellano **CGI-Development Chapter Lead and Scrum Master [Mackevision.com](http://www.mackevision.com/) **Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull **Director/Producer [hazfilm.com](https://hazfilm.com/) **Kate Gabriel **3D Artist, Chair ACM SIGGRAPH London [themill.com](https://www.themill.com/) **Hugo Guerra **Director, Supervisor, Hugo’s Desk [hugo-guerra.com](https://hugo-guerra.com/) ### Collaborate from wherever you are ftrack’s solutions are built to work from anywhere so creative teams can work from everywhere. 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Live Q&A: 10.40 AM CEST (9.40 AM BST) Where: FMX 2021 (virtual conference), ROOM H Speakers Dr. Diana Arellano CGI-Development Chapter Lead and Scrum Master Mackevision.com Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull Director/Producer hazfilm.com Kate Gabriel 3D Artist, Chair ACM SIGGRAPH London themill.com Hugo Guerra Director, Supervisor, Hugo’s Desk hugo-guerra.com Collaborate from wherever you are ftrack’s solutions are built to work from anywhere so creative teams can work from everywhere. Get everyone in sync via a single source of truth. 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