Yet, the Faces – Visual Prosthesis Workshop

We recently wrapped up our first workshop for Miléna Trivier’s upcoming documentary, Yet, the Faces. This is a deeply meaningful project for us, rooted in the director’s own experience with prosopagnosia (face blindness). In an era defined by facial recognition, the film explores a provocative question: can we hack this technology to aid those who cannot […]

Artefacto Sessions: Session One

On 27 February 2026, we opened the doors of the laboratory to launch Artefacto Sessions, a new meeting format designed for those pushing the boundaries of audiovisual language through technology. These sessions are intended for film-makers and artists who use computational models —with or without machine learning— as research tools within their cinematic practice. We were […]

Workshop: Documentary Practices in the Era of AI

Over the course of an intensive day, Camilo Restrepo and Jorge Caballero led a workshop exploring the potential crossroads between documentary archives and AI. Bringing together Restrepo’s expertise in 16mm and analogue textures with Caballero’s mastery of AI in film, the session proposed a rare dialogue: uniting the materiality of classic cinema with the strength of modern […]

ZINEBI Networking 2024

Asier Azkarraga, Anna Giralt and Iván Miñambres will take part in this round table discussion on the ethical, technical and artistic challenges of combining artificial intelligence and animation. It will also look at the opportunities it offers and the changes it will bring to current processes, highlighting the impact it could have on the evolution […]

Conference «To Power or Not To Power Your Film with AI?»

Organised by the Creative Europe Desk Poland in Warsaw, this session presents ways to use Artificial Intelligence in the film and TV industry. In the main panel, ‘AI and the Film Sector: ‘Creative Opportunities and Legal Considerations’, some experts including Anna Giralt Gris, address how AI is transforming the sector, its creative applications and the legal […]

Goethe Institut

This workshop by Anna Giralt is part of Web3Expressão, an initiative by the Goethe Institut to explore the intersection between art and technology. This workshop analysed the evolution of Artificial Intelligence and its growing influence on filmmaking, using case studies to demonstrate the creative potential of this tool. The impact of AI on cinema: how […]

Curt Creixent 2024

In this talk, Anna Giralt addressed the challenges and opportunities that AI can bring to short films. The session focused on the debate about the power and accessibility of these technologies, as well as their impact for artists, exploring how it could democratise access to creative resources. It also explores the differences between discriminative or […]

Online Course Cinema, Agorithms and Artificial Intelligence

Would you like to learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is radically transforming the creation processes in film and its impact on creative workflows? CONTACT US SING UP Course coordinated by Artefacto and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Find more information at the following link (official UAB website): Online course Film, Algorthms and Artificial Intelligence. This […]

The body as a tool for audiovisual creation with artificial intelligence – Theatre Institute of the Barcelona Provincial Council

This activity integrates Artefacto’s research into the creation of synthetic audiovisuals using deep learning algorithms, examining the limitations of text as the primary engine of generation and the constraints these creations face within diegetic space. It also explores the boundaries imposed by algorithms and the potential for real-time creation, aiming to transcend the conceptual barriers […]

Storytelling Workshop and AI Implications – Mecal 360

In this practical-theoretical workshop, Jorge Caballero guides participants in exploring how artificial intelligence and tools like ChatGPT can be used to generate stories, unveiling a world of untapped narrative possibilities. Through interactive exercises, attendees learn how to integrate these technologies into their creative processes, enhancing their audiovisual projects. Drawing on his extensive experience in film, […]

Picture This Conference

Conversation How independent directors and studios are powering creativity and business with AI & VP Anna Giralt Gris and Jorge Caballero, co-founders of ARTEFACTO, demonstrated the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in non-fiction films and introduced their OpenDocs program. Attendees explored creative and practical AI applications in documentary filmmaking through ARTEFACTO case studies. The session […]

Eurodoc 2024

As we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Eurodoc network. The 40 participants selected, representing 23 countries, developed their documentary projects and careers over eight months, guided by Heino Deckert (Ma.ja.de, Germany), Jean-Laurent Csinidis (Les Films de Force Majeure, France), and Gema Juarez Allen (Gema Films, Argentina). Through a combination of three residential programs and […]