Creating with AI - The Future of Storytelling Across Film, TV, and Beyond

TIME & LOCATION

Thursday 13 November, 11:30 am

End Time: 12:30 pm

The Factory

About

Step into the future of creativity with this dynamic panel exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming the worlds of television entertainment, film, and animation. From AI-generated hosts to reimagined historical documentaries, this session brings together visionary creators and industry leaders who are already shaping what’s next.

Our panel will delve into the possibilities and challenges of co-creating with AI – how technology is expanding the boundaries of imagination, changing creative workflows, and inspiring new genres of entertainment. We’ll explore where AI-driven storytelling might go next, how commissioners and creators are thinking of collaborating with these new tools, and what kinds of stories could soon be possible.

Expect exclusive insights and a showcase of groundbreaking projects currently in development or production using AI. The conversation will also spotlight how television commissioners are experimenting with AI in unexpected areas such as comedy and entertainment.

Chair

Fernando de Jesus, Creative Director, Rare.

SPONSOR

Panel

Anna Thomson

Series Director and Executive Producer

Anna is a Series Director and Executive Producer whose work includes Greek Island Odyssey with Bettany Hughes (C5), Long Lost Family: The Unknown Soldier (ITV), Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain (C5), A Great British Air Disaster (C4), Portrait Artist of the Year (Sky Arts), Al Murray’s German Adventure (BBC), Patisserie with Michel Roux (BBC), World War 2: The Last Heroes (C4) and Objects of Desire (Sky Arts). She directed a Sundance-backed feature documentary, Yoghurt Utopia, now on Waterbear and Filmin, was Vice Chair for Directors UK for seven years, on the 2024 Edinburgh TV Advisory Board, a Judge for the RTS and Realscreen Awards and recipient of the Pat Llewellyn Bursary Award.

Colin Byrne

AI Creative Lead / Specialist AI Producer (Unscripted), Educational Strategy @ Creative Intelligence

UK-based producer and AI creative lead specialising in unscripted TV and documentary. Over the past few years he has gone from exploring generative AI in small filmmaker communities to building and delivering full-scale, insurance-ready AI workflows for UK production houses.

Fernando de Jesus,

Creative Director, Rare TV

Fernando De Jesus is Creative Director, Rare TV. As an experienced executive with a proven track record in developing creative concepts for networks, streamers, brands, and talent he has successfully secured commissions for over 150+ hours of content across the UK and US. He's developed hit series including Next Level Chef (FOX), the re-development of Kitchen Nightmares (FOX), Tubi's first original series Kitchen Commando and UK series including The Savoy, Gino’s Italian Family Adventure, Future Food Stars, Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip, the Gordon, Gino and Fred specials and many more.

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Tim Hadley

Director, Strategic Partnerships and Communications at FastStream Interactive

Tim is Director, Strategic Partnerships and Communications at FastStream Interactive, the company behind ROXi, FastStream's free-to-air interactive TV music service which is live across the US in 31 TV markets and here in the UK on Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream and coming to more TV platforms and markets soon. With over 25 years’ experience working in digital music, entertainment and technology, Tim helped launch the first full-catalogue music streaming services on mobile in 2007 and on many other platforms for the likes of Vodafone, Sony Corp, Blackberry, HP, and Lenovo.

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