AI.motion - Italian Film and Audiovisual Festival
IULM University, in collaboration with the IULM AI Lab and the Neural Network Association, presents the first Italian Festival dedicated to Cinema and Artificial Intelligence.
The film competition is dedicated to short films, video clips and commercials created with Artificial Intelligence, with a section dedicated to AI-based digital characters and hyper-realistic avatars
The awards ceremony will take place on October 12 and 13, 2024, at IULM University in Milan, as part of Milano Digital Week, the annual event that provides an ideal context for discussing and demonstrating the continuing evolution of artificial intelligence in the audiovisual industry.
Program
Saturday, October 12
The first day of the festival will be opened by a workshop dedicated to the study of new forms of filmmaking with artificial intelligence, a unique opportunity to explore the techniques and possibilities offered by AI to shape one's own cinematic aesthetic. Participants will have the opportunity to talk directly with an expert in the field and learn how to use some of the most important generative algorithms.
In the afternoon, the focus will shift to copyright in the age of AI, with an in-depth discussion aimed at exploring what legal challenges artificial intelligence poses and how the European Union is adapting to the diffusion of this new technology. This will be followed by a talk devoted to the complex relationship between synthetic media and fake news that will explore how AI can be used to create and disseminate fake media.
The program goes on with a series of screenings of the competition dedicated to films, video clips and commercials created using generative algorithms, so as to offer an overview of innovations and new possibilities in the field of film production. At last, a live music event is planned, where artificial intelligence will merge with human performances, offering a unique show for music and technology lovers.
In parallel, there will be an opportunity to visit exhibitions in the festival spaces dedicated to new images produced through artificial intelligence.
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Workshop Directing with Artificial Intelligence (with Giovanni Abitante). Room 603 (IULM 6)
- 3:00 PM - AI and Copyright: The Miss Polly Had a Dolly Case (Screening + discussion with AGAM and Gabriele Cartella – Moderated by Elia Zanardi). Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
- 4:30 PM - Non Music: Sounds from the Future (with Alberto Ricca). Sala dei 146
- 6:00 PM - Competition Screenings (Presented by Giulio Sangiorgio). Sala dei 146
Sunday, October 13
Sunday begins with a second workshop, this time dedicated to screenwriting in the time of artificial intelligence, a hands-on opportunity to learn how to apply AI in the writing phase of a film.
In the first half of the afternoon, there will be a meeting dedicated to analyzing the impact artificial intelligence is having on the film industry, trying to understand how it can be introduced within the production and distribution chain of a film. Next, a meeting dedicated to the new frontiers opened to filmmakers by text-to-image and text-to-video algorithms, with an open eye in particular on Italian cinema.
The day continues with a second screening session of the competition dedicated to short film forms made with the help of artificial intelligence. The evening will then culminate with the awarding of the best works presented during the festival, in a moment to celebrate innovation and creativity in the use of AI in cinema.
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Workshop Screenwriting with AI (with Andrea Traina). Room 603 (IULM 6)
- 3:00 PM - AI and the Film Industry (Discussion with Simone Arcagni and Carlo Rodomonti – Moderated by Elena Rubbà). Sala dei 146
- 4:30 PM - Directors in the Age of AI: Screenings (The Eggregores' Theory and At Least I Will Be 8 294 400 Pixel / Meet the directors Andrea Gatopoulos and Marco Talarico – Moderated by Pietro Lafiandra). Sala dei 146
- 6:00 PM - Competition Screenings (Presented by Giulio Sangiorgio). Sala dei 146
- 7:00 PM - Award Ceremony. Sala dei 146
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"AI.Motion - Italian Film and Audiovisual Festival" is among the activities recognized for the Badge of Honour.
In order to obtain the Badge of Honour, it is necessary to participate in three events, to be selected from workshops, screenings and talks spread over the two days or voluntary participation in the organization of the festival by students from all three Faculties.
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