The worlds first summit dedicated entirely to the future of cinematic innovation will be held in Dubai on December 8 and 9 prior to the Dubai International Film Festival. The Summit is a joint collaboration between the Center for New Cinema (CNC), Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Naseba. The event will explore the economic […]
The worlds first summit dedicated entirely to the future of cinematic innovation will be held in Dubai on December 8 and 9 prior to the Dubai International Film Festival. The Summit is a joint collaboration between the Center for New Cinema (CNC), Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Naseba. The event will explore the economic value of cinematic technology for multiple sectors including telecom, video gaming, advertising, and even extending across industries such as healthcare, defence, and oil exploration.
The event will feature speakers from Hollywood and the tech sector.
Speaking about the agreement, DIFF chairperson Abdulhamid Juma said Today, more than ever before, cinema and the entire media ecosystem are being transformed by ground-breaking innovations in technology. Providing access to powerful new tools for storytelling is crucial to the achievement of our ultimate goal – enabling talent and films to find critical and commercial success. We are delighted to host the inaugural Cinematic Innovation Summit in association with our partners CNC and Naseba. The summit will be an annual event that furthers Dubais commitment to the development of cinema and the film industry.
The Summit will look at the future of cinematic technology in the next 10-20 years, including innovations driven by artificial intelligence and cognitive science, limitless game-style interactivity between audiences and characters, ultra-realistic 3D projections and augmented reality, making viewers feel they are inside the movies they are watching and more. Each of these is expected to have wide applications beyond cinema.
The summit will bring together a group of 200 executives from the world of film, games, technology and finance. Confirmed speakers include Lauren Shuler Donner (producer of the X-Men film franchise), Alvy Ray Smith (Pixar co-founder), Dean DeBlois (writer/director of Oscar-nominated How to Train Your Dragon 3D and Lilo & Stitch), and actor Stephen Lang, best known for his role as Col. Miles Quaritch in Avatar.
