Loyola Marymount University’s Innovators Film Festival Offers AI-Focused Panels and Experiential Installations

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Abigail Lee Loyola Marymount University will host its inaugural Innovators Film Festival, offering panel discussions and experiential installations centered around AI.

The free festival, hosted by LMU’s School of Film and Television, will include screenings of student short films as well as panels and workshops made up of industry professionals who will speak about topics like the ethical use of AI in entertainment.

Reid AI, an avatar based on LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, will provide the opening keynote. Ben Relles and Parth Patil, who contributed to developing the avatar, will moderate.

Notable festival participants will include Ed Ulbrich, Metaphysic’s chief content officer, president of production; Sydney Bright, Webtoon’s head of global animation; Yoshi Takashima, senior vice president of advanced technology at Sony Pictures; Holly Willis, chair of media arts & practice division at USC School of Cinematic Arts and co-director of AI for Media & Storytelling and Dave Clark, Promise’s co-founder and chief creative officer.