How can artificial intelligence contribute to the development of culture and creativity without threatening the environment, the autonomy of creators or the quality of life for all? How can we ensure that AI supports people instead of replacing them, and that its impact remains fair and responsible?
The international forum, organised by Motovila (Creative Europe Desk Slovenia) and Kinoatelje, invites reflection on the ethical, social and environmental dimensions of the digital transition in the cultural and creative sectors. Following the keynote by Dr. Angus Finney, a visionary at the intersection of film and artificial intelligence, two panel discussions with international speakers will explore how AI is shaping creative processes across different fields, what opportunities and limitations it brings, and what is needed for its responsible use.
The forum, held within the Tribute to a Vision film festival and GO! 2025 – European Capital of Culture, marks the closing event of the Go Green Cinema project.
The event will be held in English.
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Dr Angus Finney (UK) is an internationally recognised author, researcher and lecturer. Considered one of the leading experts at the intersection of film and artificial intelligence, his work focuses on the responsible and innovative use of AI in the audiovisual sector. He lectures at prestigious film schools and universities across Europe and Asia and works as a consultant for the British Film Institute (BFI) and the Swedish Film i Väst fund. He is an ambassador for CogX AI, Europe’s largest festival for artificial intelligence, technology and sustainable development.
Jana Renée Wilcoxen (SI) is a translator, copyeditor and cultural project consultant with over 30 years of international experience. Since 2000, she has been based in Ljubljana, working on European cooperation projects with Slovenian institutions and NGOs. She is also active as a facilitator and mentor, supporting cultural managers with project development, funding applications and skill building. Photo: personal archive.
Anna Giralt Gris (ES) is an acclaimed filmmaker, producer and researcher, as well as CEO and co-founder of Artefacto, a centre for research, production and innovation in film and technology based in Barcelona. She has produced and directed films that have been selected and awarded at festivals such as TIFF, NYFF, IFFR, CPH:DOX, Visions du Réel, HotDocs, SXSW and IDFA, among others. In 2018, she was selected for the IDFA DocLab Academy and in 2019 for the Berlinale Talent Campus. Since 2017, she has been researching the impact of AI on cinema, and her latest presentations have taken place at the Marché du Film in Cannes, Sheffield Doc Fest, Sunny Side of the Doc and the international conference Picture This, among others. Photo: IFFR.
After studying European Literature in Bologna and European Affairs at Sciences Po Paris, Marco Fiore (IT) specialised in advocacy for the European cultural sector, particularly in the digital sphere. He holds a specialisation in the Ethics of AI from the London School of Economics and Political Science. At the core of his work are efforts to raise awareness of critical issues affecting the sector and to foster constructive dialogue. Marco is committed to advancing intersectional climate action through the lens of culture, promoting a fair digital transformation and supporting culture as a catalyst for societal change. He works as a cultural policy expert at the Michael Culture Association, a European network for digital cultural heritage (BE). He also serves as coordinator of the Digital & AI Action Group at Culture Action Europe (BE). Photo: Europa Nostra.
Gwendolenn Sharp (FR) is the founder of The Green Room (2016), a non-profit organisation developing strategies for environmental and social change in the music industry. She has collaborated with cultural institutions, festivals and environmental NGOs in France, Germany, Slovenia, Tunisia and Poland. She has extensive experience in project design, international cooperation and the development of customised tools for culture and the environment. Gwendolenn is an AGF festival green certification assessor, a certified Bilan Carbone auditor, an alumnus of the Keychange programme (2022) and a resident of Villa Albertine (2023), running a research programme on low-carbon touring in the United States. Photo: personal archive.
Filip Dobranić (SI) – hacker, philosopher, cultural sociologist and social media theorist, co-founder of Today Is a New Day institute, an independent non-profit organisation based in Slovenia, established in 2013. The organisation leverages digital technologies and develops innovative campaigns to advance democracy, civic participation and social change. Its mission is to contribute to a more just, open and inclusive society by defending digital rights and freedoms, promoting responsible use of technology and data justice, fostering political participation and inclusive decision-making, enhancing institutional transparency through open data and building broad civic coalitions. Photo: Tine Eržen.
Tanja Petrič (SI) works as a literary critic, a translator from German and an editor. She has received several awards for her translation and reviews. A member of the Slovenian Association of Literary Critics and the Slovene PEN Centre, she has served since 2020 as the president of the Slovenian Association of Literary Translators (DSKP). She also serves as a delegate to the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations (CEATL) and as a member of its authors’ rights working group. She actively advocates for the literary translation profession and improving translators’ working conditions. More recently, she has been active in addressing issues of transparency, ethics and the protection of authors’ rights in the digital environment, particularly regarding the training of generative AI models, as well as analysing machine-translated texts. In this context, she initiated the campaign “UIzi prevedeno. UIzi zgrešeno” (Easily TranslAIted. Easily MisstAIted.) for the preservation and development of language professions, which runs from 29 September to 31 October 2025. Photo: Vid Brezočnik.
Nejc Trampuž (SI) is a multi-award-winning new media artist whose work has been showcased at approximately 100 exhibitions, festivals and events both in Slovenia and internationally. His practice spans multimedia, technology, ecology, social issues and activism. He is known for his audiovisual, often interactive digital art experiments, characterised by a saturated, collage-like aesthetic. Trampuž explores a wide range of artistic approaches and technologies, including artificial intelligence, the internet, animation, automation, interactivity, film, video, sound, glitch, projection, light and more. Among his most notable recent works are the computer game 
Ivan Iovine (IT) is an interaction designer, researcher and media artist. His artistic practice explores the interplay between robotics, artificial intelligence and biomimetics. He uses emerging technologies to weave together virtual and physical worlds, developing speculative scenarios that make visible the questions surrounding our relationship with nature and technology. His work has been presented at international festivals and museums. He has been awarded scholarships and residencies from institutions such as Officine Arduino (IT), BEK – Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts (NO), Center ROG (SI) and Chemnitz Kulturhauptstadt 2025 (DE). He has worked as a research associate at Fraunhofer IGD and as head of the Robotics Lab at the University of Art and Design Offenbach am Main. Currently, he is a research associate at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, where he teaches AI and robotics in creative contexts. Photo: Jakob Dieckmann.
Matija Šturm (SI) is a board member of the Slovenian Animated Film Association and a collaborator on European projects such as Anima Mundi, CEE Animation, Ties That Bind, and others. He leads the implementation of a series of producer workshops under the CEE Animation Workshop Labs and contributes to the development and execution of various support activities in the field of animated film. He has been active in animation since 2009, participating in the production of short animated films and documentaries. He is a co-founding member of the CEE Animation initiative, which unites professional associations from seventeen European countries. From 2019 to 2021, he served as the head of two major European support programmes: the CEE Animation Forum (access to international markets) and the CEE Animation Workshop (training). In his work, he collaborates with numerous international experts in animation, as well as with production companies, festival organisers, and market event coordinators. Photo: personal archive.
