Future Film: What AI Film Festivals Are Looking For

​Getting your film into a festival can be life-changing. It can put your work in front of producers, agencies, and new collaborators, leading to creative and business opportunities that reshape your career.

​This Tuesday, Future Film holds a live Q&A with Boris and Ruza Licina, founders of Cinema Shift Film Festival, about how to break through with your film in the AI festival space.

​Cinema Shift sold out its screening at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto. Boris served on the curatorial jury, and Ruza is the festival’s Executive Director. Together, they have a wider view of the work entering this field than most individual filmmakers do.

​We’ll talk about the patterns they saw at Cinema Shift and across the festival landscape, what gets a festival’s attention, and the creative choices that help a film connect with an audience. We’ll also get into what to know as you develop and submit your own project.

​For professional editors and filmmakers creating with Gen AI, this is a chance to see how the film you make next could be the start of a much bigger career.

​Bring your questions. See you Tuesday night!