AI: Routes to a Desirable Future

In this forward-facing session, an international panel of filmmakers, technologists, composers and writers explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence in screenwriting, filmmaking, VFX and music composition.

Moderated by Rishi Coupland (BFI), the panel shares emerging best practices, challenges, and creative strategies for working with AI across disciplines.

📍 Recorded live at the UK Pavilion during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival,

Speakers:

DAVID DEFENDI | Founder of Genario and screenwriter
Genario

RACHEL LYSKE | CEO of Generative
Daaci

KATHARINA GELLEIN VIKEN | Filmmaker and Showrunner
Metrotone Media

GRAHAM JACK | Chief Technology Officer
beloFX

Moderator:

RISHI COUPLAND | Director of Research and Industry Innovation
BFI