During the inaugural session on April 9th, Katerina Cizek will give an Introduction to the Interactive, Immersive and Synthetic Landscape, referring to her rich career and experience to share the possibilities of emergent media forms for creative expression and audience connection. 

Other confirmed speakers for the CIRCLE Digital Empowerment masterclasses include:

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• Liz Rosenthal —  CEO of Power the Pixel & Curator of the Biennale's Venice International Film Festival’s Immersive Content Official Selection and Competition.

• Ioana Mischie — innovative artist, multi-awarded for film, virtual reality, and pioneering concepts.  Her creative mission as transmedia artist (writer/director) and futurist is blending meaningful concepts, groundbreaking technologies and long-term social impact.

• Rashin Fahandej — multimedia artist, immersive filmmaker, futurist, and cultural activist whose work centers around marginalized voices as well as the role of media, technology, and public collaboration in generating social change.

• Archival Producers Alliance (APA) — Collective supporting archival and media production professionals. Addressing the impact of generative AI on documentary film and archival work through the development of a set of Best Practices guidelines.

• Vassiliki Khonsari — award-winning creative producer and writer & co-founder of iNK Stories, a New York City based development studio and creator of bold, genre defining storytelling across platforms: XR/IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE, GAMES, TV, Docs.