Even though PICTURE THIS is bigger than ever, lean and mean is the new industry norm. Under the headline ‘Small Hacks, Big Wins’ this year’s film tech conference features 12 world-leading speakers, case studies and conversations that all tap into novel, cost-effective and out of the box hacks that improve small-scale work even further. Traits desperately sought after by the world’s biggest studios.

Session 2: The new powertools and workflows for creation, direction, writing, and post production


The European-based film and media innovation strategist, Sten-Kristian Saluveer is an awarded film producer and programmer, public speaker and moderator, mediatainment & technology entrepreneur. He is the Strategic Advisor and Head of the innovation track - NEXT - at Marché du Film of the Festival de Cannes

PICTURE THIS: STEN-KRISTIAN SALUVEER

Since 2020, Sten has served as Advisory Board member for the Future Hubs of the Flemish Public Broadcaster VRT along with BBC, RTBF, EBU, MCB and the Red Bull Media House, and a spokesperson for the Creative KIC of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. He is also one of the instigators of STADIEM, the €5.8 million H2020 co-financed fund to support scaling pilots with top European startups and corporates in the media and content sector.

Sten holds a BA in Electronic Media (film and television production, communications) from Concordia University Estonia, MA in Interdisciplinary Information Studies from The University of Tokyo, and is currently finishing his PhD dissertation at the University of Tokyo on value creation in content and film markets. He has further educated himself in New Media & Communications (Jönköping University, Sweden), Creative Industries Management MA (Estonian Music Academy), and in classical Japanese literature and philosophy (Tallinn University, Estonia).

He also lectures up and coming film executives at the Baltic Film and Media School / Tallinn University, the Taipei Film Academy, Ties That Bind program (EAVE), the Israel Co-Pro Market, The NEXT Wave program of the DFFB Academy Berlin, the NIFF on Tour Program at CERN, and the Geneva Film Festival. He is an in-demand public speaker and moderator on international summits and conferences, including Kellogg School of Management / Twin, DLD Conferences, and many others.

Sten-Kristian Saluveer

Film and Media Innovation Strategist

Picture This is a one-day event dedicated to exploring the intersection of storytelling, technology, and visions for the future of filmmaking.

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A life changing sabbatical in Afghanistan prompted Fabrice Nadjari to conceive, direct and produce a documentary film called ‘Wahkhan an Other Afghanistan’. Since then, Nadjari has developed creative content for major international brands and cultural institutions.

PICTURE THIS: FABRICE NADJARI

Fabrice Nadjari is a creative entrepreneur, storyteller and content strategist with over 15 years of experience in conceiving and developing creative content for and with brands, scientific, international and cultural institutions. He is currently the co-founder of Mini Studio AI, a cutting-edge AI Creative Production Platform part of the Nvidia Inception program.

He has worked with clients such as Spotify, The World Bank, UNESCO, LVMH, Kickstarter and Google, advising their C-level executives on how to navigate the intersection of Storytelling and Technology. His work as a storyteller has been awarded by the first Prize National Geographic and nominated to an Emmy Award.

A graduate of French Ivy League ‘Ecole Centrale’, he holds a Master of Sciences in Engineering and a Master of Sciences in Organizational Sociology. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and New York's Parsons School of Design and is a regular guest lecturer on the topics of entrepreneurship, creativity, content strategy, and community building among many other things.

Fabrice Nadjari

Co-Founder, Mini Studio AI

Passionate about keeping the magic of storytelling alive in today’s digital age, Kate Armstrong-Smith is a narrative designer, creative producer and team leader with an unrivaled eye for future formats

PICTURE THIS: KATE ARMSTRONG-SMITH

Kate Armstrong-Smith is the Co-Founder & CEO of Othelia, which serves to create digital writing tools that storytellers and creatives love to use and to build a place where the story lives and creatives are at the helm of new technologies. Not the other way around

Othelia advises traditional studios and production companies on complex story world design and working with new media and gaming companies on interactive narrative.

As Co-founder of development production company, The Working Group, Kate advised traditional distributors and production companies on complex story world design and worked with new media and gaming companies on interactive narrative. As a business development manager specializing in dynamic content development and media asset management for festivals, TV, AR/VR film and Live Events, Kate's hands-on experience and production credits span over 15 years, including ABC, Sydney Festival, TEDxSydney, Belvoir Theatre and Amazon Studios.

Her time as a designer on award-winning audience development schemes and her Churchill Fellowship (connecting new formats to new audiences) has also fuelled her passion for connecting storytellers with the unique needs of young audiences and how their tastes are changing content production.

Kate Armstrong-Smith

Co-Founder & CEO, Othelia

Amit Pate is a serial deep tech visionary and AI leader, pushing the boundaries of computational linguistics and product innovation. His venture PentoPix AI, has taken the content industry by storm.

PICTURE THIS: AMIT PATE

It’s fair to say PentoPix AI has come to stay. It won double accolades at the prestigious SXSW, and is a tool that seamlessly converts text into editable 3D scenes, culminating in visually stunning videos. A tool that has the potential to revolutionize the way directors and producers bring stories to life.

PentoPix is a true text-to-video solution that maintains full creative control with the user. The proprietary technology understands script context, builds 3D scenes and animates characters. You can edit every aspect of the scene, upload custom assets and set camera tracks both by text and by exporting the project into UnReal.

An award-winning trailblazer, Amit seamlessly blends cutting-edge technology with unparalleled user empathy. The man whose "small hacks" are unlocking "big wins" in film, television and beyond. And a man who is committed to finding ways to integrate technology into our everyday lives in ways that enhance and encourage social interaction, and that direct content to the relevant audience at the right time.

Amit Pate

CEO, PentoPix AI

How can you build the next Pixar within a few dozen months, build a cutting-edge studio that can produce minutes of broadcast-quality animation with image, sound, and post-production within a week, and develop your own series that gets millions of impressions online?

How about conversing with one of the biggest storyworlds in human history while writing your script, or having your own personal, technology-powered screenwriting companion? Or developing virtual production sets within minutes from your screenplay without complex game engine skills and knowledge?

The second session of Picture This brings to Copenhagen three of the industry's foremost visionaries across content production, writing, and virtual production pipeline building to showcase their extraordinary toolkit and knowledge, and power you with next-generation small hacks for big wins.

Sessions

Session 2: The new powertools and workflows for creation, direction, writing, and post production

More sessions

Fireside Chat: The state of film and entertainment ecosystems

Opening Keynote

Session 1: How independent directors and studios are powering creativity and business with AI & VP

Session 3: Wee wisdom, whopping wins: Ask me anything from Europe's virtual production power experts

Session 4: How to use AI in film safely, legally & ethically

Closing session: Nordic and European productions at the cutting edge

Networking drinks