The Jury
Inaugural Edition · MMXXVI
An international panel of filmmakers, technologists and curators will decide the inaugural OPUS winners. Each is selected for the rigour of their craft and the breadth of their perspective on the moving image.
The Chairs
Jury Chair
Filmmaker · AI Cinema · Europe
“Filmmaker and AI cinema pioneer leading a new generation of generative storytellers.”
Selected Work
Brice Weber is a filmmaker working at the intersection of narrative cinema and generative AI. His work has screened internationally and helped shape the visual language of the AI film movement.
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AI Filmmaker · Creator, The Turret · United Kingdom
“AI filmmaker and creator of The Turret, one of the UK's most-watched generative series.”
Selected Work
Phill Turner is a UK-based AI filmmaker and the creator of The Turret, an ongoing generative series that has helped define the visual grammar of British AI cinema.
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AI Filmmaker · Runway Creative Partner
Canada
Michael Tippett is a Canadian AI filmmaker and an official Runway Creative Partner, working closely with the platform on flagship creative output.
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Creative Director & Producer
France
Eliott Hourlier is a French creative director and producer whose work earned the Grand Prix at the Jeju Global AI Film Contest.
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AI Filmmaker
Netherlands
Jan-Willem Blom is a Dutch AI filmmaker and a sitting jury member of the Dutch AI Film Awards.
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AI Film Director
Panama
Roxanne Ducharme is an Emmy Award-winning director whose AI-native films have been recognised across the international festival circuit. Based in Panama, she works across narrative and commercial cinema with a distinctive painterly sensibility.
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CEO, Moonmax · Head of AI, Raindance Film Festival
United Kingdom
Daniel Gordon is the CEO of Moonmax, Head of AI at the Raindance Film Festival, and Head of AI and Innovation at the American Film Market. He speaks regularly at the BBC, University of Oxford, Saïd Business School and Soho House on the future of AI in film.
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AI Coach · Creative Technologist · Co-Founder, Creative AI Network
United Kingdom
Isy Imarni is an AI coach, creative technologist and co-founder of Creative AI Network, helping creative professionals engage confidently with emerging technology.
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Gen AI Creative Director
United Kingdom
Martin Gent is a Gen AI Creative Director working at the intersection of advertising, film and emergent technology. He is a leading voice within the UK's Creative AI Network, advising studios and broadcasters on integrating generative tools into established creative pipelines.
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Founder, National Cyber Awards & National AI Awards
United Kingdom
Professor Richard Benham is the founder of The National Cyber Awards and The National AI Awards, and the world's first Professor of Cyber Security Management. An independent expert in cyber warfare, AI and emerging technology, he is a best-selling author and a regular BBC panelist.
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AI Artist & Creative Strategist
United States
Chad Lauffer is an AI artist and creative strategist recognised among the Top 100 AI Creatives globally for his distinctive practice and industry leadership.
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Showrunner
United States
P. Frank Williams is an Emmy Award-winning showrunner and an eight-time NAACP Image Award winner with a celebrated body of work in American television.
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