FLUX FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 21-23, 2024

Join us for a celebration of new forms of storytelling in the age of AI with performances, screenings, talks, and workshops across three days. Presented by USC's AI for Media & Storytelling, in collaboration with Flux and Logan, the event highlights exciting developments in cinema and media art as artists explore live performance, AI image generation, and storytelling beyond the screen. All events are free to the USC community by using the AIMS2024 code at check-out on Eventbrite.

FLUX FESTIVAL

A SHOWCASE OF AI AND NEW FORMS OF STORYTELLING

• Thursday, November 21, 2024

Static in Bloom

5:00 - 6:30 p.m., USC's SCI Lobby

A showcase of USC student work made with AI, with a light reception and conversation with the artists.

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• Thursday, November 21, 2024

The Art of AI Cinema

7:00 - 8:30 p.m., USC's SCI 106

A global showcase of short films made with AI, with a conversation with the filmmakers to follow.

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• Friday, November 22, 2024

Flux Conversation: AI Beyond the Screen

noon - 1:00 p.m. online

A conversation hosted by Souki Mansoor of OpenAI on new forms of storytelling in the age of AI.

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• Friday, November 22, 2024

Flux Conversations: Art With a Nervous System

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. online

Jesse Damiani hosts a conversation on the intersection of new media and game design with Carrie Chen.

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• Friday, November 22, 2024

Flux Conversations: Looking Backward, Looking Forward

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. online

Nico Cassavecchia hosts a conversation with filmmakers who've experienced radical paradigm shifts in the past: how should we view the future?

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• Friday, November 22, 2024

Flux Workshop: Creating Real-Time Cinema

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

IMAX Theatre, Robert Zemeckis Center, USC Campus

Free in-person workshop (limited capacity so RSVP soon!)

SCA grad Kevin Peter He offers an introduction to creating live cinema using game engines.

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• Saturday, November 23, 2024

FLUX FESTIVAL SHOWCASE!

1:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Join us for a daylong showcase of performances, screenings, presentations, a gallery exhibition, bookstore, and immersive experiences at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Koreatown, with closing night AV performances featuring Nosaj Thing, as well as Kevin Peter He and Jake Oleson.

RSVP here for the full day.

USC community, use the code AIMS2024 at checkout for free tickets.

RSVP here for just the evening AV performances. 

USC community, use the code AIMS2024 at checkout.

Tickets for all events are free for the USC community by using the code AIMS2024 at checkout on Eventbrite; bring your school ID to the venue for check in.