Attendees
AI on the Lot 2026 — 4th Annual AI & Media Conference, May 27–28, Culver City CA
The largest AI media conference bringing together artists, innovators, filmmakers, media execs, startups, creators, and developers.
Workshops, Screenings, & Panels
Speakers
Featured in
- The Startup Showcase
- Playable IP: The New Economics of Fandoms
- AI Studio Spotlight
- The Economics of AI Influencers
- What’s the User Interface for Creativity?
Ten startups serving film and entertainment pitch for six minutes each to a room of investors, studio execs, and top technical talent. Companies range from video creation platforms to copyright flagging to fandom data layers. A panel of studio venture and media investors reacts.
The Startup Showcase
Ten startups serving film and entertainment pitch for six minutes each to a room of investors, studio execs, and top technical talent. Companies range from video creation platforms to copyright flagging to fandom data layers. A panel of studio venture and media investors reacts.
Playable IP: The New Economics of Fandoms
AI is turning fans into creators and marketing engines inside existing story worlds. Demand is clear; economics, IP dilution, and the tech required for studios to engage are not. A map of the landscape.
AI Studio Spotlight
Six of the most talented AI-forward production houses give lightning presentations on business model, process, and house style. A fast tour of six different approaches to the current market.
The Economics of AI Influencers
Synthetic characters are pulling millions of followers. Hollywood wants to know: what are they, do people actually like them, and do they make money? Creators behind the top accounts talk with creator-economy investors.
What’s the User Interface for Creativity?
How should AI tools look and behave so filmmakers can actually use them? Designers from market-leading products discuss life beyond chat and node graphs, current paradigms in agentic filmmaking, and where the next two years are headed.
WHO WE ARE
You’ll hear directly from the companies creating AI technology, learn the AI strategies of media companies, and watch hands-on demonstrations of how the most innovative artists approach AI.
What to Expect
Attendees will enjoy presentations from thought leaders, hands-on workshops about practical applications, screenings of landmark AI films, and an enthusiastic crowd excited to meet each other. Expect a day full of learning and connecting.
Who You’ll Meet
At AI on the Lot, you’ll meet filmmakers, AI startups, media executives, investors, and all the people making a career in the emerging space of AI film. Every year attendees meet new friends, collaborators, and even business partners.
