Blending Film Direction with Generative AI to Build Distinctive Cinematic Worlds

Talen Chin is an award-winning Malaysian film and creative director based in Kuala Lumpur, with experience across feature films, commercials, fashion films, animation, and art direction. He also works with generative AI for previsualisation and video production.

A former Movie Director at Bandai Namco Studios Malaysia, Talen specializes in sci-fi, action, and beauty-driven visuals, with a strong affinity for Japanese aesthetics and anime-inspired worlds.

His recognition includes an Anime Category win at the Savannah International Animation Festival, a Malaysia Regional Award at TBS DigiCon6, and Gold and Silver Awards at the Malaysian Video Awards. His work has also screened internationally.

Selected Activities

• Film, commercial, and fashion film direction
• Sci-fi, action, and beauty-focused visual storytelling
• Art direction and visual development
• AI-assisted previsualisation and video production

Blending Commercial Design with Generative AI to Create Visuals, Motion, and Immersive Experiences

TERAS Echo is an AI creative team composed of professionals with expertise in graphic design, illustration, video production, and creative direction.
Founded in September 2025, the team focuses on generative AI-powered video production while working across advertising, promotional content, music videos, immersive visuals, and content for digital signage.

Team lead Hara brings more than 20 years of experience in graphic design and now works primarily in video production. TERAS Echo also includes illustrators, designers, and video creators who combine their respective specialties to provide an integrated production process spanning concept development, creative direction, visual development, AI-powered video generation, and editing.

The team has also built a strong track record in video and AI creative competitions in Japan and internationally. Achievements include the Grand Prize in the Immersive Category at HEARTS EXPO 2026, an Excellence Award and additional recognition at COUNTDOWN JAPAN, recognition in a music video competition, an Honorable Mention in a Vidu AI competition, and advancement through the first round of WAIFF Japan 2026. Beyond competition work, TERAS Echo has also delivered a wide range of client projects, including immersive video productions.

Backed by more than 30 years of experience within its affiliated company, TERAS Echo can also support the planning, installation, and operation of LED-based digital signage, as well as content development and spatial design. This enables the team to go beyond standalone video production and create experiences that bridge digital content and physical environments.

Selected Activities

• Generative AI-powered video, animation, and music video production
• Advertising, promotional, and client video production
• Immersive video and content for large-scale LED displays
• Graphic design, illustration, and visual development
• Creative planning for digital signage and spatial experiences

Building Characters and Worlds, Then Bringing Stories to Life with Generative AI

Roco is an AI animation and video creator specializing in generative AI-powered production.
From character and background design to video generation and editing, Roco works across the full production process, with particular strengths in animation, visual storytelling, and world-building.

For each project, Roco develops the visual direction around its concept and desired tone, shaping character presentation, environments, and cinematic expression to create cohesive works that make effective use of generative AI. In addition to original projects, Roco works on a range of client productions spanning animation, music videos, live-action-inspired visuals, and other forms of video content.

At the CapCut AI Summer Festival AI Video Hackathon, Roco served as director and editor for the team-produced short film Natsuzakura, which placed second. Working within a highly limited production window, Roco demonstrated the ability to shape an idea into a finished piece through creative direction, collaboration, and efficient execution.

Selected Activities

• Generative AI-powered animation and video production
• Character and background visual development
• World-building and visual direction
• Original productions and client video projects
• Music videos, live-action-inspired content, and short-form video

Designing Stories and Visual Direction to Create Emotionally Resonant Films with Generative AI

TECH (BOLTTECH WORKS) is an AI Filmmaker / AI Creative Director specializing in end-to-end generative AI video production, from concept development and scriptwriting to direction, image and video generation, and editing. Working across film, commercials, brand films, music videos, social media advertising, and animation, he creates visually refined work with a strong emphasis on storytelling and cinematic expression.

His work is centered on visual direction that communicates emotion, atmosphere, and narrative nuance. He is particularly skilled in blending live action with AI-generated imagery, as well as creating cinematic worlds inspired by stop-motion aesthetics, miniatures, and diorama-like environments.

Drawing on his background in B2B sales and management within the manufacturing industry, he approaches each project not simply as a production task, but as a creative solution to a business or brand challenge. By identifying the purpose of the video, its target audience, and the communication objective from the planning stage, he develops concepts and visual strategies tailored to each project. He also leverages generative AI for rapid prototyping, multiple creative variations, and flexible production within tight timelines.

From corporate commercials and brand films to short-form cinema, TECH combines the expressive possibilities unique to AI with human-centered storytelling and direction, continually exploring new forms of cinematic expression.

Selected Achievements & Projects

• Create Anabuki｜Commercial production
• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026｜Finalist, Vertical Film Competition, The Long Evening Calm
• THE RE;Make GP｜Grand Prix Winner
• Shodoshima Generative AI Contest｜Runner-up
• JAPAN × KOREA AI FILM MAKERS MEETUP｜Official Screening Selection
• Kineka Omori｜Film Screening
• Shibuya Digital Billboard｜Featured Screening
• Osaka AI Culture Expo｜Speaker
• AGI HORIZON｜Speaker

An AI action video creator who designs the thrill of motion and pulls viewers in instantly

Akakumaya is an AI Action Creator specializing in dynamic, high-impact visual expression through AI video generation, including battle scenes, chase sequences, game-style trailers, and character action.

With a focus on international projects, Akakumaya has worked on video production for YouTube channel operators, game trailer-style visuals, and action direction for short-form content designed to stand out on social media.

Rather than simply generating videos with AI, Akakumaya places emphasis on direction and visual design: how movement can feel more powerful, where the camera should be placed for clarity, and how to make characters look compelling on screen. This strength lies in shaping AI-generated footage into work that communicates effectively as video.

From fast-paced combat and escape scenes from massive enemies to anime- and game-inspired action and impactful vertical videos for short-form platforms, Akakumaya continues to pursue AI action visuals that capture the viewer’s attention in an instant.

Selected Work & Experience

• AI video production for international clients
• Video production for YouTube channel operators
• Game trailer-style video production
• Action direction for short-form video content
• CPP and PR projects, as well as inquiries for commercials and animation production

An internationally active AI Director reimagining brands and stories through cinematic visual expression.

Victor Moreno is an AI Director and AI Creator based in Stockholm.
He produces and directs AI-driven films and concepts for clients including Telia Sweden, Netflix, Lunar Bank, Rusta, and Suicide Zero, creating cinematic work that brings together brand communication and narrative storytelling.

His narrative works have been screened and selected at international AI film festivals, including AI Film Festival Japan, Cinema Shift Toronto, and AI Media Festival Los Angeles. He is also a member of Runway’s Top 50 Talent Network, a Higgsfield AI Creative Partner, and was named one of Shaike’s Best AI Filmmakers of 2026.

Victor’s background spans graphic design, editorial photography, and cultural journalism. As a designer and art director, he has worked with brands such as Sony Music, T-Mobile, Volvo Cars, Stüssy, and Derek Lam Eyewear. He has also produced content for cultural institutions and initiatives including Moderna Museet, the Absolut Art Award, and Fondazione Prada.

Blending traditional production sensibility with compositing and cutting-edge AI tools, Victor works across brand films, corporate films, and narrative projects. His practice combines international experience, strong visual authorship, and a cinematic approach to storytelling in the age of generative AI.

Selected Achievements

• Client work for Telia Sweden, Netflix, Lunar Bank, Rusta, and Suicide Zero
• Selected for AI Film Festival Japan
• Selected for Cinema Shift Toronto
• Selected for AI Media Festival Los Angeles
• Member of Runway’s Top 50 Talent Network
• Higgsfield AI Creative Partner
• Named one of Shaike’s Best AI Filmmakers of 2026
• Design and art direction experience with Sony Music, T-Mobile, Volvo Cars, Stüssy, and Derek Lam Eyewear
• Content production for Moderna Museet, the Absolut Art Award, and Fondazione Prada

AI Video Creator Crafting Natural, Memorable Visual Experiences

Kenji is an AI creator specializing in video production powered by generative AI. While actively incorporating the latest AI video-generation tools into his workflow, he places particular emphasis on creating visuals that feel natural rather than overly produced.

His strength lies not simply in technical execution, but in his instinct for presentation—shaping striking visuals and polished viewing experiences through a refined cinematic sensibility. Rather than relying on spectacle or an overload of information, he pursues imagery that stays with the viewer through quietness, restraint, and a thoughtful use of space.

He is currently involved in a generative AI project with an international YouTuber. Beyond video and visual production, he also creates original music with Suno and releases it on Spotify, reflecting the breadth of his multidisciplinary creative practice.

Selected Achievements

• Featured on TV Asahi’s terrestrial television program “AI Daisakusen”
• Excellence Award, Pollo AI Workflow Challenge
• An AI-generated video posted on TikTok surpassed one million views

A Creative Designer × Sound Director bringing immersive worlds to life through both visuals and sound.

Rakusa is a Creative Designer × Sound Director who builds immersive creative worlds through both visuals and sound.
Working across anime and game creation, Rakusa brings together illustration, manga, animation, and interactive media to shape distinctive and original creative experiences.

As a creative designer, Rakusa has recently focused on anime-based works, expanding the range of visual expression through the use of generative AI.
As a sound director, Rakusa also draws on professional experience as a sound creator and director for mobile games, handling both music composition and sound effects production directly.

With the ability to design visuals and sound as one integrated experience, Rakusa specializes in creating work with stronger immersion, cohesion, and overall impact.

Selected Achievements

• Silver Prize, FlovaAI Valentine’s Day Contest
• Appreciation Award, Animon 2026 New Year Creative Festival
• FlexClip CPP
• Kling ECP

Bringing Over 20 Years of Video Production Experience into Practical Generative AI Creation

With more than 20 years of experience in video production across film, television drama, promotional programming, and commercials, this creator has developed deep expertise in post-production.

Their work has primarily focused on editing, with end-to-end experience spanning offline editing, title and graphic creation, color correction, and final delivery.

Since 2025, they have integrated generative AI into their production workflow.
By bringing concept visual generation, AI-assisted video previsualization, and AI voice narration production in-house, they are able to rapidly prototype ideas and develop multiple creative variations within a short timeframe.

Selected Achievements

• Tokyo AI Film Festival 2026｜Finalist (film screened at TOKYO NODE HALL, Toranomon Hills, Tokyo)
• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2026, Horror & Suspense Category｜Winner of the Scariest Film Award
• 2nd Nakano Short Film Festival “Nakannu”｜AI Award & Audience Award

An AI Short Film Creator Translating Emotional Nuance into Moving Images

Since discovering generative AI in July 2025, Hana Petal has been creating AI-driven video works, primarily sharing short films through social media while also drawing on professional experience as a web marketer.

With a background as both an actor and stage director in small theater, she brings a deep understanding of motif, composition, and emotional subtlety to AI filmmaking. Her work translates the analog sensibility of live performance and embodied direction into visual storytelling shaped through AI tools.

Rather than simply showcasing technology, her practice is centered on creating visual experiences that genuinely move people. By combining theatrical instinct, physical sensibility, and generative AI, she crafts memorable films marked by emotional depth and strong visual impact.

In February 2026, her work received consecutive recognition in contests hosted by the global AI video generation platform KlingAI. This momentum was further underscored by winning the Grand Prize at the Shodoshima Generative AI Video Contest, affirming the strength of both the visual beauty and expressive power of her films.

Selected Awards

• Grand Prize, Shodoshima Generative AI Video Contest (February 2026)
• 1st Prize, KlingAI Holiday Sparks #3 (February 2026)
• 2nd Prize, KlingAI Holiday Sparks #2 (February 2026)