AI Film Club: 03/12
AI Film Club: The Monthly Gathering Vancouver Filmmakers Won't Shut Up About
Monthly screenings, technical deep-dives, and creative experiments with AI tools transforming film and media production.
Every month there's a new video model that makes last month's look like a flip phone. Sora. Veo. Kling. Whatever dropped this week that we haven't heard of yet.
Meanwhile, most filmmakers are either ignoring it, panicking about it, or quietly experimenting alone in their apartments wondering if they're the only ones.
You're not the only one.
AI Film Club is where we actually watch this stuff, talk about it, and figure out what's real versus what's just a viral demo that falls apart the moment you try to use it for actual work.
We combine film screenings with technical deep-dives, creative experiments, and real talk about how AI is changing production, post, distribution, and storytelling itself.
This is about filmmakers taking control of the tools, understanding what's possible, and deciding how we want to use them.
Directors. Editors. VFX artists. Sound designers. Documentarians. People who've been in the industry for decades. People who just got their first camera. The common thread: curiosity about what's possible and zero patience for hype.
The deal:
We're not here to sell you on AI. We're not here to tell you it's going to replace you. We're here because something genuinely new is happening in how films get made, and figuring it out alone is a waste of time.
Human creativity first. Always. AI is a tool—a weird, powerful, rapidly evolving tool that we're all learning to use in real-time.
$20. See you there.
Upcoming Events:
Hosts:
Kevin Friel: Nura Studios filmmaker, VFX artist, AI film production specialist with 25+ years traditional + cutting-edge generative workflows. The "Punk Rock AI" guy.
Kris Krüg: Creative technologist and community instigator exploring how AI reshapes culture, creativity, and collective power.
Community Support: Brian Hockenstein, Luke Minaker, Mayumi Rollins and active member volunteers
Our Philosophy
Human Creativity First: AI as tool, not replacement. Artist maintains creative control. Artistic integrity paramount.
Transparency: Disclose AI usage. Be honest about capabilities and limitations. Share learnings openly.
Collaboration: Support fellow filmmakers. Share knowledge generously. Build together, not compete.
Accessibility: Tools for all budget levels. Democratize filmmaking technology. Support emerging creators.
AI Tools We Explore
Scriptwriting: AI writing assistants, character development, story structure
Visual Production: Runway, Pika, Veo, Kling, Midjourney, ComfyUI
Post-Production: AI editing, color grading, VFX generation, enhancement
Audio & Music: Udio, Suno, ElevenLabs, sound effect generation
Marketing: Trailer generation, social media content, audience analytics
Community Culture
150 filmmakers and creatives in our WhatsApp community. Active discussions about tools, techniques, collaborations, and creative experiments.
Monthly screenings since June 2025. Planning 2nd Annual BC + AI Film Festival for October 2026. Building BC as a creative AI filmmaking hub.
How to Participate
Attend the Meetups: Show up, watch, discuss, connect
Join WhatsApp Group: Ongoing tool tips, collaboration, support
Share Your Work: Bring projects, experiments, questions, creative energy
AI Film Club is where filmmakers take control of the future. Come watch films. Learn tools. Make stuff. Connect with other creators doing the same.
See you at the meetups!
About the Venue
Multimodal Media Lab empowers creators worldwide with AI-driven tools that transcend traditional limitations. Based in Vancouver, BC MML pushes the boundaries of AI cinema production while equipping others to do the same. At the intersection of AI and XR, MML explores the evolution from storytelling to storyliving... where narratives become spatial, interactive, and embodied experiences.
By blending cutting-edge AI video production with immersive technologies and hands-on education, MML is redefining how stories are created, experienced, and shared.
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About BC + AI Ecosystem Association
BC + AI is the province-wide layer: a community-driven, nonprofit industry association built to create public-interest infrastructure for AI in British Columbia.
Not a corporate lobby. Not a think tank. A commons where meetups turn into working groups, prototypes turn into shared tools, and community values turn into governance.
Vancouver AI was just the start. The ecosystem keeps growing across BC... Surrey, Victoria, Kelowna, and beyond... each node bringing its own culture, needs, and experiments.
Join / support: https://bc-ai.ca/membership/
About Vancouver AI
Vancouver AI is a neural network of curious humans mapping the terrain between technology and consciousness. We bridge art galleries and research labs, corporate towers and garage workshops because the future doesn’t get built in one kind of room.
We run monthly gatherings where builders, researchers, artists, educators, founders, and students trade demos, tools, ethics, and hard questions. No gatekeeping. No outside agenda. Just a self-organizing community that gives a damn about where this revolution goes and who gets to steer.