Gabriella Chihan Stanley

Cofounder & CCO
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Idea Adventure:
The Future of Creativity: An Intimate AI Movie Screening and Dialogue with AI Filmmaker Afro Futcha

To imagine the future of cinema, you have to see it. For this ideas adventure, you’ll visit a 113‑year‑old vintage movie theatre just 6 minutes by foot from the conference venue, for a rare screening of select clips by Afro Futcha — a pioneering AI filmmaker exploring bold new frontiers of storytelling. Join Afro Futcha in an open dialogue about their creative process, the possibilities (and provocations) of AI in film, and how these tools might reshape imagination and the future of creativity — all while enjoying some freshly made popcorn! The session is hosted by creative technologist Gabriella Chihan Stanley.

Gabs is a neurodiverse, multicultural founder who turns emerging tech into human-centred stories. She leads the XR studio vrisch and founded XR Austria. She advocates diversity with Women in Immersive Tech and Diversitec, lectures in Austria, and serves on the SXSW Pitch advisory board. Honors: Japan OMOSIROI Award and Forbes Europe Top 20 Women Founders. Focus: AR for nature and cultural-heritage storytelling for those living between cultures.

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