Future Media Conferences (FMC) is taking its flagship Post Production World Conference (PPW) on a global tour—and for the creative tech world, this is more than just another industry event announcement. It’s a signal flare.
For more than 20 years, PPW has been the go-to training destination for editors, colorists, motion designers, VFX artists, and anyone whose life revolves around timelines, compositing layers, and rapidly evolving production workflows. Now, starting in 2026, the conference is stepping beyond its traditional NAB Show home and launching international editions across North America, Europe, and South Asia.
And according to FMC, this is just the beginning.
A Global Expansion Years in the Making
Beginning in 2026, PPW will run at:
- NAB Show Las Vegas
- NAB Show New York
- MPTS in London
- Broadcast India in Mumbai
For an industry used to flying to Vegas every April to stay ahead of the curve, this expansion effectively decentralizes PPW’s value proposition. Whether you’re a Mumbai-based colorist, a London-based VFX supervisor, or a New York editor juggling broadcast deadlines, PPW Global is positioning itself as the continuous-learning platform for modern production professionals.
And yes, it’s still taught by the certified instructors and industry pros that made the main conference a fixture for decades.
Why PPW’s Global Leap Matters
Creative technology shifts faster than nearly any other segment in digital media. AI-driven editing, real-time rendering, procedural motion design, and increasingly complex VFX pipelines are reshaping production workflows by the month—not the year.
PPW Global taps directly into this urgency. The program continues its focus on deep technical training mixed with hands-on, real-world insights. Core areas include:
- Editing and advanced post workflows
- Color grading and HDR mastering
- Motion design and real-time graphics
- Visual effects and high-end compositing
- AI-assisted creative production
- Immersive and interactive media
- Cloud-first production and collaboration
The idea is simple: no matter where you work or who you work for, your production skill set needs to evolve constantly—and PPW wants to be the universal hub that makes that possible.
“We’re seeing exponential change,” noted FMC President and Co-Founder Ben Kozuch. “The industry is evolving faster than ever, and the need for continuous, world-class training has never been greater.”
Thousands already make PPW their annual upgrade cycle. With PPW Global, FMC expects that number to rise sharply.
Big Tech Backs the Move
PPW Global isn’t launching solo. The expansion is supported by familiar giants: Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, MAXON, and other ecosystem leaders who have long powered the tools behind modern production.
Their participation means more than logo placement. Sponsors get unified branding opportunities, dedicated training sessions, demo zones, co-branded marketing, and direct access to thousands of high-intent creative pros—across multiple continents, at scale.
In a world where product education is becoming as important as product specifications, this alignment gives tech providers a rare chance to reach global users through a single, coordinated platform.
“For creative professionals, PPW is where they invest in their future,” FMC emphasized. “For partners, this expansion means a unified presence on a global scale—reaching the people who shape the future of content creation.“
In other words, PPW isn’t just exporting its conference model—it’s exporting its influence.
Global Training for a Global Industry
The creative technology sector has always been global, but educational access hasn’t been. High-end training disproportionately favored North America and Western Europe. PPW Global changes that equation by bringing identical training experiences—same instructors, same curriculum quality—to regions where demand for advanced post-production expertise is booming.
Mumbai’s Broadcast India event is an especially notable addition, signaling recognition of South Asia’s rapidly expanding creative economy and its growing influence on global VFX and production pipelines.
London’s MPTS makes sense for Europe’s broadcast-heavy market, while NAB Las Vegas and NAB New York remain the dual anchors of the entire PPW ecosystem.
The Road Ahead: A Borderless Training Platform
FMC isn’t stopping at three continents. The company has already announced plans to take PPW to the Middle East and Far East—effectively creating what it calls the world’s first borderless training platform for creative technology professionals.
And in a world where workflows now float between cloud storage, remote editing stations, and distributed VFX teams, the idea of borderless training feels very on-brand for where the industry is heading.
PPW Global is setting itself up not just as a series of conferences, but as an ongoing, synchronized learning network for creative professionals worldwide. Think of it as a continuous software update—except for your career.
The Bigger Picture
This expansion lands at a time when:
- AI is reshaping creative pipelines faster than training programs can keep up.
- Cloud-first production is becoming standard across broadcast, film, and brand content.
- Talent shortages in VFX, motion design, and advanced post-production are pushing companies to prioritize upskilling.
- Regional content demand is surging worldwide due to streaming fragmentation.
PPW Global enters the market as both a safeguard and a catalyst: a centralized hub for training in a decentralized production world.
For FMC, it’s a strategic evolution.
For creative professionals, it’s a lifeline.
For the industry, it’s a sign that training is finally catching up to innovation.
