EVENTS
Conferences, festivals, hackathons, and courses across AI, virtual production, and creative tech. Curated by VP Land.
AUGUST 2026
AI for Filmmakers Live Course — CG Pro
Six-week live online CG Pro course for production-ready AI filmmaking workflows, including guided training for real production, emerging tools, and practical creator pipelines.
AI Mediamakers Summit - Virtual
Online summit from Advanced AI Studios focused on AI-driven media creation and innovation, with a live virtual program for media makers.
SEPTEMBER 2026
IBC 2026
International Broadcasting Convention - world's leading event for media, entertainment, and technology professionals. Features 1,350+ exhibitors, AI, 5G, immersive media, blockchain, sustainability. 45,000+ visitors from 170+ countries.
Artificial Intelligence Media Festival (AIMF) 2026
AI media festival with screenings and events at Regal Cinemas at the historic Sherman Oaks Galleria and other LA venues. Showcases AI-generated films and media, panels, and community for AI filmmakers.
Design + AI Summit 2026 (Part 2)
Second part of Design + AI Summit covering Adobe AI tools, workflows, AI video, prompting, ethics, and creative production.
GenMedia Conference 2026
The defining conference for generative media, organized by fal. Covers generative AI technologies for media creation, creative applications, and market adoption.
Red Rocks AI Film Festival 2026
Themed on inspirational AI films, shorts, animation, comedy.
FT Business of Entertainment Summit 2026
Financial Times summit for entertainment executives, creators, and strategists covering industry disruption, distribution models, immersive storytelling, and how studios/platforms are harnessing AI for creative and commercial gain.
Zurich AI Festival 2026
City-wide AI festival across the Greater Zurich Area (ETH Zurich, ETH AI Center Oerlikon, Innovation Park Zurich, StageOne, Vitus Areal Winterthur). 6,500+ attendees. Includes AI+X Summit (Oct 1) and AI Policy Summit; tracks on creative AI, digital art and cultural applications.
The AI Conference 2026
Three-day applied AI conference for builders, researchers, and industry leaders. Relevant to VP Land for generative AI infrastructure, frontier models, evaluation, startups, and real-world AI workflows that increasingly power creative media tools.
OCTOBER 2026
Adobe MAX 2026
Adobe MAX conference featuring creative technology, design, and digital innovation.
VIEW Conference 2026
Addresses virtual production, VFX, XR, and creative tech including AI, VR/AR. Covers emerging technologies and creative innovation
Augmented Enterprise Summit 2026
In-person enterprise conference focused on AI, XR, digital twins, spatial computing, and emerging technologies, with case studies, workshops, and expert-led sessions relevant to immersive media and production technology.
Starting Pixel LIVE! 2026
One-day London event focused on practical use of virtual production and AI on set, with live demos, two programming tracks, Demo Jam, and a student showcase.
Austin AI Film Festival 2026
Two-day Austin AI Film Festival at Zach Theater, featuring AI films, filmmaker conversations, hands-on creation, and conference-style programming around generative AI filmmaking workflows.
INMA Media Tech and AI Week 2026
INMA Media Tech and AI Week in San Francisco, including a study tour and Media Tech and AI Conference focused on AI, media product, distribution, monetization, and newsroom strategy.
NAB Show New York 2026
East Coast edition of NAB Show. Drive business, meet decision makers. Discover new tech and creative tools.
NOVEMBER 2026
International Conference on Media and Film Studies (ICMFS)
For researchers in media and film studies.
AI Creative Summit 2026
BFI Southbank event focused on AI across film, TV, post-production, live production, rights, ethics, and creative workflows.
Global Conference on Media, Communication and Film (MCFCONF)
5th edition conference covering social media trends, journalism, film production, and global cinema. Opportunities to present work and network.
AI Filmmaker Summit - London UK
Europe’s first dedicated AI Filmmaker Summit, with two days of talks, screenings and networking for AI filmmakers and creative technologists.
SMPTE Media Technology Summit 2026
Media technology summit for industry leaders, technologists, and engineers, with AI-focused standards/programming and production workflow relevance for film, television, and virtual production pipelines.
Digital Hollywood Super Intelligence Summit 2026
Explores super creativity in entertainment, design, science, and technology, with ties to AI and production innovations.
Flux Festival 2026
Festival of creativity showcasing bold innovations in moving image and sound as artists experiment with emerging tools and technologies.
DECEMBER 2026
SIGGRAPH Asia 2026
The 19th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia. First time in Malaysia. Conference Dec 1-4, Exhibition Dec 2-4.
Broadcast Media & Entertainment Technology & Streaming Expo 2026
Government and commercial broadcast/media technology expo with in-person demos and exhibitor seminars covering production, streaming, and entertainment technologies. The event is streamed live and available post-show.
JANUARY 2027
FEBRUARY 2027
APRIL 2027
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