Photo Credits:
Diane Laidlaw
Afro Futcha - Diane Laidlaw
AI Filmmaker
Workshop
AI Horror Shorts: TEDAI Community Awards
Workshop description
With Halloween arriving alongside the conference, the AI Horror Shorts session turns our attention to a more introspective question: what happens when technology meets our deepest fears, our most vivid imaginings, and our need to tell stories about them? For this discovery session, attendees will be equipped ahead of the conference with the tools and world-class guidance needed to create and submit their own short horror films. From these submissions, five standout works—selected by AI technologists Afro Futcha and Gabriella Chihan Stanley—will be screened and awarded at a vintage theatre near the venue. From unsettling atmospheres to psychological thrillers and experimental nightmares, each short film will explore a unique interpretation of horror in the age of AI. Welcome to the future of horror!
About
Afro Futcha
Afro Futcha is a visionary British AI filmmaker, creative technologist, and educator whose work fuses storytelling, technology, and culture. Based in the UK, she crafts emotionally charged visual worlds that challenge how we see art in the age of algorithms. A pioneer in AI-driven storytelling, who’s won major global film competitions, spoken at TED AI Vienna, and appeared on BBC Radio and the Evening Standard podcast discussing creativity.