Filmmaking with AI: From Promise to Reality

This conference might already be outdated by the time it begins. And that probably sums up the current pace of artificial intelligence in filmmaking better than anything else.

On November 5, 2026, at an event hosted by Gardeners in Annecy, Maël Sevestre, director and founder of L'Imagerie Films, will share our experience of producing films with AI.

A conversation built around one central question: when everyone can produce content, how do we keep telling stories that matter?

Generating a video is one thing. Making a film is another.

Over the past few months, we've been exploring artificial intelligence through real production projects.

From concept development to post-production, our AI Studio has been developing workflows that integrate these new tools into every stage of the creative process.

But behind the spectacular demonstrations, reality can be much more complicated. Character consistency, visual continuity, art direction, generation costs and endless iterations: filmmaking with AI still involves a great deal of experimentation.

AI makes some incredibly complex things simple. And some very simple things incredibly complicated.

AI in the service of storytelling

Organized by Gardeners, the event will first explore the importance of storytelling in an increasingly content-saturated world, before turning to artificial intelligence as a new creative tool.

Alongside Patrick and Mathieu from Gardeners, Maël will join the second part of the event, dedicated to AI.

Drawing on several projects developed at L'Imagerie Films, including our Cognesense film and UBP's 2026 holiday film, he'll take a behind-the-scenes look at our experiments, creative decisions, technical challenges, successes and a few surprises.

An opportunity to compare AI's promises with the realities of filmmaking, while exploring how the roles of directors and creative professionals are evolving.

Because although AI is transforming the way we produce films, human creativity and artistic direction remain at the heart of the process.

Join us on November 5

The conference will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 4 PM to 6 PM, at Gardeners' offices, 327B Route de Valparc, Poisy (Annecy), France.

An in-person event to exchange ideas about the future of storytelling and audiovisual creation.

Find out more about the event on LinkedIn.