Creativity, Commerce & Chaos: Tech & Indie Filmmaking
Summary
As AI transforms how we create and consume media, quiet revolutions are happening behind the scenes: creators, producers, agents, and technologists are building the infrastructure to track, protect, and monetize creativity across its entire lifecycle. This panel brings together a first-time filmmaker, a veteran distributor, a top agent, and an AI platform CEO to explore how attribution, metadata, royalty tracking, and ethical packaging are becoming essential to creative business.
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Contributors
- Gregory M. Jensen
- Shaked Berenson
- Lauren Oliver
- Gg Hawkins
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