With AI, Can Anyone Be a Movie Director? - Uncover Who Owns The IP!

Are you a creative who has never touched a camera, wondering how far AI can actually take you?

Or someone with years of filmmaking experience, quietly asking whether any of it still matters if anyone can generate a scene, write a script, and produce a short movie from a laptop ?

This session is for both of you.

Daniel maps the honest terrain — the real strengths AI brings, the creative ceilings nobody warns you about, the traps that catch beginners and veterans alike, and the craft instincts that still separate work that moves people from work that merely looks impressive.

Expect no hype. Expect no easy answers. Expect the kind of clarity that only comes from someone who has actually done both.

Also, with the exisiting and more GenAI contents created, we want to address concerns about AI and IP Ownership, Protection and Monetization.

Our Panel discussion will touch on issues such as "Can i call GenAI creation my own IP" , "How as a GenAI Creator, can I build my IP?" , "What future opportunities exists for the AI generated contents and their creators?".

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Daniel Yam is a Singapore-based movie director whose work has reached over 800 million views worldwide. He has directed movies that have screened in cinemas, and teaches filmmaking, storytelling, and AI creative workflows at major institutions in Singapore. Through Stories Worth Telling, he works at the intersection of cinematic craft and emerging technology — driven by the belief that in the right hands, every story is worth telling.

PANELISTS:

Mr Dixon Soh is the Director, Head of IP and Intangible Assets Practice at CHP LAW LLC. He has practised law as a private practitioner, in-house legal counsel and as a lawyer/IP Strategist in the public sector.

Over the years, Dixon has advised National IP Strategies in Singapore and Laos PDR, and numerous entities including guiding MNCs and SMEs across many different industries, such as gaming (studio to platform, platform to users), e-sports, platform works i.e. e-commerce, digital exchanges, mobile applications, agri-tech, food-tech, med-tech, artificial intelligence. As such, he is very familiar with navigating IP Strategies and cross-border challenges experienced by businesses throughout Southeast Asia, Australia and New ZealandHe is also a proud graduate of the University of Tasmania and holds qualifications to practise law in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

• IP Stars 2025 (Notable IP Practitioner)
• IAM Strategy 300: 2020-2026 (Recommended Individual)
• Certified IP Mediator & Accredited Mediator
• asialaw Notable & Recognised (2023-2025)

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PROGRAM:

• Sharing by Daniel Yam
• Panel Discussion on AI & IP
• Q&A
• Mingle and Connect

📅 Date: Friday, 22 May, 2026

🕘 Time: 6.30PM — 8:30 PM

📍 Venue: Beyond X (21 KEPPEL ROAD ), LEVEL 1 MAIN HALL

Refreshments will be served.

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