FutureCraft: AI Symposium @ Signals Creative Tech Expo

Join us for an electrifying journey into the future of creativity at the FutureCraft: AI Symposium @ Signals Creative Tech Expo. This dynamic two-day symposium explores the transformative impact of AI on the arts, with a special focus on film and digital media! ✨ ?

?Day one spotlights groundbreaking AI-generated films, leading into thought-provoking panels on the aesthetics, processes, ethics, and impacts of AI in filmmaking.

?Day two brings together thought leaders from game design, live theatre, and digital media to explore how AI is transforming the creative process and access.

From generative AI world-building and indie creator tools to cutting-edge innovations in VFX and live performance, discover how AI is reshaping industries and sparking new realms of artistic expression. This symposium is your invitation to reimagine the future of creativity and collaboration.

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?️ FutureCraft Pass: $149 (+ GST & fees) ?️

• Entry to both symposium days (October 2 & 3)
• Complimentary entry to the
  

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? [DAY ONE] Wednesday, October 2 @ 10:00am - 6:00pm

FutureCraft: Pacific Future AI + Film
In collaboration with Pacific Future, day one is dedicated to exploring AI’s role in the future of filmmaking through the lens of technological innovation, artistic expression, and industry collaboration. This full day program will explore cinema and creative practice in the age of AI. Featuring impactful AI-driven films, panels with established and emerging leaders, the symposium aims to engage communities in timely dialogue about the future of film and streaming content. Day one includes a special reception hosted by Parallel 49 Brewing.

?[ DAY TWO] Thursday, October 3 @ 10:00am - 3:00pm

FutureCraft: AI & Creative Technology
Day two brings together thought leaders from video games, animation, visual effects, live theatre, and XR to explore how AI is transforming the creative process and access. From generative AI world-building and indie creator tools to cutting-edge innovations in VFX and live performance, discover how AI is reshaping industries and sparking new realms of artistic expression.

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Signals Creative Tech Expo 2024, a premier event jointly organized by DigiBC and the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), is set to be a pinnacle in the realm of creative technology, showcasing innovative storytelling across video games, XR (extended reality), virtual production, and AI. This year's expo, held from September 27 to October 6, promises to delve deeper into themes that resonate with the current global socio-political climate while continuing to celebrate the rich cultural narratives and technological advancements of Canadian and Indigenous artists. Programming for this year includes:

• : an exclusive two day conference within the expo, tailored for high-level discussions and networking in the XR and gaming sectors. In collaboration with XP Gaming, this two day conference will support indie game producers and creators in understanding the essential aspects of the video game business, including funding, marketing, game design, and post-mortems.
  
• : a series of panels, artist features and special screenings, that explore emergent AI tools and the distinctions between disruptive technologies and innovation, focusing on empowering human creativity rather than replacing it.
  
• is our annual showcase of innovative storytelling in video games, immersive, virtual and augmented reality, virtual production and AI from top Canadian and Indigenous artists. During exhibition hours, audiences can step inside immersive digital worlds, test new video games, and connect to new artists and cultures by exploring the 20+ experiences at our newly transformed warehouse in False Creek Flats.

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This event will take place on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.

Host or Publisher DigiBC