One of the main events of the CSTB.PRO.MEDIA 2026 forum will be the session "AI in production

One of the main events of the CSTB.PRO.MEDIA 2026 forum will be the session "AI in production. How generative technologies are penetrating the world of classical filmmaking." Modern technologies are rapidly transforming the video production process and determining its future. Directors, producers, digital technology developers, and lawyers will address the audience. The full range of issues related to the introduction of AI into film production will be discussed: new trends and opportunities in the field of generative content, legal regulation, rental certificates for AI films, training of specialists working with neural networks, integration of AI into marketing processes and much more.

The moderator will be the producer, founder of Russia's first AI film competition "MyFilm48", director of the Creative Industries branch of the Association of Laboratories for the Development of Artificial Intelligence (ALRII) Pavel Peregudov.

Invited to participate:

• Alexey Parfun, Ai influence, ReFace Technology, ACAR

• Karina Avdali, "Shatters"

• Maria Sozinova, Higher School of Creative Industries, Russian University of Economics. Plekhanov

• Yuri Yarushnikov, XOVP

• Evgeny Batyashin, National Media Group JSC

• Stanislav Khimich, Start Production

• Daniil Kozlov, SOZDAV AI production.AI, the production designer of the first AI film

"Genghis Khan"

• Anatoly Koliev, director of the neurocomedy "Feofan".

This year, the Big Digital Award has opened a new direction — the Innovation category. Special effects." It's more than a nomination. It is a platform for projects that prove that modern technology is a strategic investment that pays off with creative excellence and economic efficiency.

The event will take place on February 18.