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ONX Futures: Intro Bootcamp

AI & Mixed Reality in Moving Image

Dates

Prices

Free of Charge / Book your place in advance

Location

Onassis Ready

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Friday
Time
17:00—22:30
Venue
Onassis Ready (Strati Tsirka 2, Ag. Ioannis Rentis)
Day
Saturday—Sunday
Time
11:00—18:00
Venue
Onassis Ready (Strati Tsirka 2, Ag. Ioannis Rentis)

Information

This Bootcamp is addressed to

Professionals and enterprises working in the production of moving images, filmmakers, directors, digital agencies, advertising agencies, and content creators.

Language

The program is held in English.

Participation Requirements

—Completion of the Participation Form.

—Submission of the required documents in accordance with the Terms & Conditions.

For any questions, please contact digital@onassis.org

The ONX Futures Intro Bootcamp marks the beginning of the program, bringing together creators, professionals, and international experts to map the new landscape of audiovisual creation in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Production.

Three days of talks, open discussions, and project presentations, where participants will explore contemporary practices and tools, as well as the ethical questions that arise and ultimately shape the future of moving image.

The three-day Bootcamp serves as the starting point for this year’s theme, setting the framework for the upcoming online masterclasses while providing space for networking, knowledge exchange, and experimentation.

Program

Friday, November 21, 17:00–22:30

The Creative Shift: AI & New Technologies for Moving Image

Introductory talks on the future of creation in the age of AI and real-time technologies.

Saturday, November 22, 11:00–18:00

Tools, Workflows, & Possibilities

How Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Production are reshaping the creative process, from prompt to screen to distribution.

Sunday, November 23, 11:00–18:00

Ethics, Rights, & Collaboration

Who is the creator in the age of co-creation with AI? How are the notions of ownership and rights being redefined?

Educational Goals
  • Understanding the new creative and entrepreneurial capabilities of technology
  • Introduction to key tools and applications of AI & Virtual Production
  • Information and discussion on the legal and ethical challenges that relate to algorithmic creation
  • Networking with local and international professionals in the field
Detailed agenda

Friday, November 21

17:00–17:20 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Prodromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital & Innovation, Onassis Foundation

17:20–18:10 | Keynote Talk: Reinventing the Creative Process
Cyril Foiret, Founder & Creative Director, Maison Meta

18:10–18:45 | Keynote Talk: Seeing Through the Machine: Culture, Labor, and the New Image Economy
Günseli Yalcinkaya, Editor, Writer & Consultant

18:45–19:45 | Fireside Chat: The Future Grammar of the Moving Image
Moderation: Prodromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital & Innovation, Onassis Foundation

- Leonidas Christopoulous, CEO, Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center-Creative Greece
- Gillian Leitten, CEO, The Lumen Prize
- Navid Khosiari, Co-Founder & CEO, iNK Stories

19:45–20:30 | Shorts Showcase: Experiments in AI and Mixed Reality
Introduction: Elizampetta Ilia-Georgiadou, Cinema Program Coordinator, Onassis Foundation
Theodoros Koveos, Creative/ Senior Graphic Designer, Onassis Foundation

20:30–22:30 | Networking Reception

Saturday, November 22

11:00–11:15 | Introduction
Anastasia Mavrogianni, Innovation Officer, Onassis Foundation

11:15–12:00 | Talk: The New Creative Stack: From Prompt to Production
Aaron Santiago, Studio Manager, Onassis ONX NYC

12:00–13:00 | Panel Discussion: New Aesthetics: AI Cinema, Art, & Branded Content
Moderation: Alexandros Diakosavvas, Journalist & Coordinator of Artistic Direction, Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- Artistotelis Maragkos, Film Director
- Kakia Konstantinaki, Visual Artist
- Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis, Filmmaker & Film Director
- Konstantina Kotzamani, Filmmaker

13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break

14:00–15:00 | Talk: What is Virtual Production? Beyond Green Screens
Matthew Rader, Co-Founder & Creative & Technical Director, Reed + Rader

15:00–15:50 | Panel Discussion: Building the Studio of the Future
Moderation: Heracles Papatheodorou, Digital & Development Project Manager, Onassis Foundation
- George Cherouvim, VFX Artist
- Yolanda Markopoulou, Director & Producer
- Kostis Kousoulos, Campus Manager, SAE Athens
- Argiris Chatzitofis, Co-Founder & CEO, Moverse.ai
- Voltnoi, Curator, STEGI.RADIO, Onassis Foundation

15:50–16:40 | Panel Discussion: Funding, Distribution, and Selection Pathways
- Achilleas Tsoutsis, Senior Executive Legal & Business Strategy Advisor, EKKOMED & Film Director
- Lazaros Boudakidis, XR Festival Programmer, Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- Eirini Souganidou, Managing Director, Feelgood Entertainment

16:40–17:30 | Panel Discussion: Industry Perspectives and Emerging Business Models
- Yaw Asamani, Head of Partnerships & Growth, CultTech Accelerator
- Michalis Stangkos, Founder, MScomm
- Tasos Vasileiadis, Founder & CEO, Joist Innovation Park
- Panagiotis Karampinis, Managing Director, Endeavor Greece
- Elomida Visviki, Co-Founder, Panathenea & Angel Investor

17:30–18:00 | Networking

Sunday, November 23

11:00–11:15 | Introduction
Prodromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital & Innovation, Onassis Foundation

11:15–12:00 | Talk: Navigating Creative IP Law & Ethics

12:00–13:00 | Panel Discussion: Owning Your Work in the Age of Generative Media

13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break

14:00–14:50 | Panel Discussion: Exploitation Strategies & Portfolio Management: New Business Model

15:00–17:00 | Workshop: Designing your IP & Ethics Toolkit

17:00–18:00 | Networking

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