FITC Toronto 2025 // In-person
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Talks
AI Ethics in Creative Spaces
As AI-driven tools become integral to creative industries, designers, artists, and digital storytellers face new ethical dilemmas. From generative AI in art to machine learning in interactive experiences, creators must… Read more…

Manuel Sainsily
Manu.Vision
Creative Flux: Narrative, Imagination, And Generative Systems
Join Lance Weiler, founding director of Columbia DSL, for a dynamic talk blending theory and practice. Discover how narrative thinking, combined with generative systems, offers a transformative framework for reimagining… Read more…

Lance Weiler
Designing Your Future: Redefining Success on Your Terms
Overview (1-2 paragraphs):This talk explores the beauty and chaos of unconventional career paths, highlighting both the challenges and rewards of forging your own way. Through the lens of a multifaceted… Read more…

Katerina Lyadova
Oddbee
How To Shape A Viable Career In Challenging Times
Mark Jones hosts a panel of digital creatives who discuss their career trajectories, and the adaptable strategies they have developed along the way. Anchored in the principles in Jones’ book… Read more…
Human Centred AI in the Creative Industries
Join us for a thought-provoking panel on Human-Centered AI in the Creative Industries, where we explore the powerful intersection of human creativity and artificial intelligence. This session will delve into… Read more…

Anthea Foyer
Madly, Deeply: Designing with Obsession
To create work that resonates, I fight to fall in love with everything—the process, the problem, the people. Whether it’s reimagining the Oscars through the eyes of contemporary artists, crafting… Read more…

Alan Williams
Imaginary Forces
Resonance In Motion: FITC Toronto 2025
FITC Toronto 2025 promises to be an extraordinary gathering, showcasing some of the world’s most innovative and inspiring digital creators. Each year, the event’s titles embody a distinct theme or… Read more…

Carly Cerquone
Cantina Creative
The Future Of AI Filmmaking
AI continues to transform every stage of the filmmaking process, from script development to post-production. Tools powered by machine learning and generative models are redefining how films are conceptualized, produced,… Read more…

Jason Zada
Secret Level
Virtual ≠ Reality
In a world increasingly saturated with AI-generated content and shaped by algorithmically curated information, what role do artists play? As tech giants reshape how we see, think, and interact, the… Read more…

Neil Mendoza
Neil Mendoza Studio
Your Work Is a Gift
To give authorship and autonomy back to creatives. Read more…

James Victore
Your Work is a gift