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

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

Picture This is proud to welcome back one of Europe's VFX and virtual production power experts Christina Caspers-Roemer plus special guests for a keynote and ask me anything (AMA) session on how to design, build, budget and operate VP for indie productions - and also when not to utilize it. Christina and yet-to-be-announced special speakers will share their wisdom across feature and series productions to provide the attendees with how to get the whopping wins in virtual and VFX-heavy productions.

In her presentation, Christina will walk the attendees through the essential "building blocks" that are indispensable for setting up and operating a VP stage, using examples from her day-to-day work. She talks about the do's and don'ts from the scripting phase through to production and the involvement of the necessary skills from set construction to VFX.

Furthermore, the attendees will find out more about the connections between the departments required for a virtual production and how these can be smartly linked and (cost) efficiently utilized, especially for indie productions.

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

Without doubt AI is the buzzword for the industry 2024 with new tools and AI film competitions popping out like mushrooms after the rain, and different platforms are staking out in competition for better and more photorealistic and lifelike results.

But with sometimes unfathomable seeming toolspace, yet to be solved workflows for professional feature films and television productions, and issues in consistency and quality many still wonder whether the AI craze is still all about hype and less substance.

The first session brings together one of the world's leading AI film directors and educators helming equally behind the physical and AI camera, and one of Europe's leading innovation driven documentary and feature length production houses to explore and demonstrate how AI tools can and cannot be integrated for success in the professional industry here and now. The session thus is a once in lifetime opportunity to hear from pioneers of the AI wave how to maximize and take benefit for AI in the independent industry whether for commercials, feature, documentary or other creative projects.

Fireside Chat: The state of film and entertainment ecosystems

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

The year 2024 has witnessed both major Hollywood studios and A-list festival competition titles embracing AI, yet at the same time, the emerging AI industry has been plagued by revelations of questionable data scraping and voice cloning of talent of significant worldwide acclaim.

This mismatch between the potential and borderline is undoubtedly raising a question: how can AI be used in top-quality and primetime film, television, and creative productions safely, ethically, and transparently, powering creators, producers, and talents?

Margarita Grubina will present real-world cases of Respeecher's innovative work in film and TV, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the process details, ethics workflows, technical standards, and practical agreements with voice talents.

Margarita's session will thus provide a comprehensive understanding of the necessary steps for integrating AI voice technology into their projects, including the critical aspect of ethical use of talent's digital voices.

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

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


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.

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

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.

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