​AI is already in Hollywood. Now it's coming to Bollywood.

​Join us at the Royal Opera House for the screening of the AI × Filmmaking festival – a red-carpet showcase of films made by 50 storytellers, built over 7 days by filmmakers, coders, and creators, premiering for the first time.

​These are stories made with artificial intelligence and imagination. It’s not just a screening, it’s a glimpse into where storytelling is headed. This event is perfect for whoever is interested in exploring this new world of media technology, than avoiding it.

​Expect to meet the next wave of creative talent – builders, filmmakers, and technologists redefining what’s possible. You will also be amongst greatness of stakeholders and investors coming to scout this talent.

​Judged by: Tanmay Bhat, Kunal Kapoor, Shakun Batra and more coming soon.

​Flow of the evening

​Sunday, November 2 – Royal Opera House, Mumbai

• ​6:00 pm: Guest arrival and red carpet check-in, paparazzi zone, jazz band, finger food.

• ​7:15 pm: Doors close strictly

​The event then includes:

• ​Opening Ceremony

• ​A Panel on: “Creativity, Storytelling & AI” with our renowned jury and guests

• ​Screening of 15 selected AI films

• ​Rhythm Shaw live featuring Big Band,

• ​Awards Ceremony, accompanied by Jazz.

​The event ends at 10:30 PM

​🏆 Awards Ceremony

​A distinguished jury of Bollywood veterans, technologists, and storytellers will recognize standout films in categories like Best Overall Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Best Storytelling.

​Getting here

​Venue: Royal Opera House, Mumbai (strong security and check-in enforced)
Dress code: Formal / Red Carpet ready

​🎟️ RSVP is mandatory — entry is limited to registered guests to ensure a secure and seamless experience. Please register in advance to reserve your spot. Invitations are non-transferable.

Please also come with a slightly filled stomach, as we'll have finger-food and appetizers, not full meals.

​For special accessibility needs or media inquiries, contact us at [email protected]

​What is LocalHost?

​​This event is initiated by our team at LocalHost, we host media and tech labs around the globe - spaces where technologists, filmmakers, coders and designers come together to create culture-shifting work.

The founding team's previous track record includes building a company backed by Sam Altman at 20, selling a Web3 company for $100,000 at 13 and 15.

Together, we’re building localhost to empower creators to make things that move culture.

​Our next event will be at the Palace of Versailles, stay tuned!

Code of Conduct
We expect everyone to be kind, curious, and collaborative. Respect others’ work and space.

​​Media Release
The event will be filmed and photographed for promotional purposes. By applying and attending, you agree to be compliant with this.

​​Sponsors

​​Title Sponsor

​​InVideo is an AI-first video creation platform that empowers creators, storytellers, and teams to turn ideas into polished videos — complete with AI visuals, voiceovers, editing, and subtitles. By reducing friction in video production, InVideo is unlocking a new wave of storytelling, especially for creators working at the intersection of tech and art.

​​Founding Sponsor

​​Morphic is an AI storytelling platform empowering creators, animators, and filmmakers to bring ideas to life faster. Through Morphic Studio, they combine automation with creative control, recently launching an AI-powered anime project and a $1M Creator’s Fund to back bold new voices in visual media.

Bronze Sponsors

​​Orangewood Labs builds RoboGPT, an AI-powered robotic arm programmable with plain language. Affordable and easy to use, their robots bring advanced automation to workshops and makers—bridging robotics and creativity. Backed by Y Combinator, they’re active across India and North America.

Base is built to empower builders, creators, and people everywhere to build apps, grow businesses, create what they love, and earn onchain.

​Devfolio is redefining economic opportunities for builders with hackathons, grants, and fellowships.

​Credit Sponsors

​Luma AI is a platform that uses AI to create lifelike 3D models and videos from text, images, or video inputs, enabling fast and realistic visual content creation for various applications.

​ElevenLabs is an AI company that develops advanced speech synthesis and voice cloning technology, enabling hyper-realistic, expressive, and multilingual audio generation from text or audio inputs for various applications.

​Special Shoutouts

​Noice is a school for the next million onchain founders.

​BBT is India’s top destination for pre-owned luxury cars.

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For anything else, contact us at [email protected].