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.
Rachel Maddow
Television News Host, Political Commentator & Author
Parker Posey
Actress, Writer, Producer & Musician
Mark Romanek
Filmmaker, Writer & Photographer
Patrick Clair
Emmy award-winning Creative Director & Motion Designer
Zoe Cormier
Journalist, Broadcaster & Author of Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science
Visionary speakers
Ben Rubin
Media Artist, Designer & Co-Founder of The Office for Creative Research
Erin Sarofsky
Founder & ECD of Sarofsky, an award-winning production company
Fred Tomaselli
Internationally acclaimed artist known for highly detailed mixed media works
Carolina A. Miranda
Los Angeles Times staff writer covering culture from high to low
Ben Rubin
Erin Sarofsky
Eddie Opara
Designer, Strategist & Partner at Pentagram
Visionary speakers who drove
Jonah Lehrer
Lola Landekic
Designer, Writer & Editor in Chief of Art of the Title
Science Writer & Author of How We Decide
Rodrigo Moran
Award-winning Creative Director
Kid Koala
DJ & Musician
Scott Carrier
Author, Educator & Peabody award-winning storyteller
Visionary speakers who drove meaningful emotional and
F5 Highlight Memories.
Dvein
Commercial, Music & Film Directors
Buck
Trailblazing Creative Shop with Illustration Powers
Nadia Tzuo
Art Director & Motion Designer
Gmunk
Globally-renowned Digital Artist & Motion Designer
Giant Ant
Cross-Media Visual Storytellers
Visionary speakers who drove meaningful emotional and intellectual change.
Mark Romanek
Filmmaker, Writer & Photographer
Parker Posey
Actress, Writer, Producer & Musician
Rachel Maddow
elevision News Host, Political Commentator & Author
Patrick Clair
Emmy award-winning Creative Director & Motion Designer
Zoe Cormier
Journalist, Broadcaster & Author of Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll
Ben Rubin
Media Artist, Designer & Co-Founder of The Office for Creative Research
Eddie Opara
Designer, Strategist & Partner at Pentagram
Erin Sarofsky
Founder & ECD of Sarofsky, an award-winning production company
Fred Tomaselli
Internationally acclaimed artist known for highly detailed mixed media works
Carolina A. Miranda
Los Angeles Times staff writer covering culture from high to low
Kid Koala
DJ & Musician
Scott Carrier
Author, Educator & Peabody award-winning storyteller
Lola Landekic
Designer, Writer & Editor in Chief of Art of the Title
Rodrigo Moran
Award-winning Creative Director
Jonah Lehrer
Science Writer & Author of How We Decide
Dvein
Commercial, Music & Film Directors
Giant Ant
Cross-Media Visual Storytellers
Nadia Tzuo
Art Director & Motion Designer
Gmunk
Globally-renowned Digital Artist & Motion Designer
Buck
Trailblazing Creative Shop with Illustration Powers
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