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08.22 08.23 08.24 08.25

All times below are on Montréal time

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From August 22nd to 26th, take part in a collective immersive experience with Animate: more information
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Wednesday, August 23

KEYNOTE | Shifting narratives of AI: Confronting tech's Power

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

11:00 am_12:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Sarah Myers West - AI Now Institute^US

Daily Passes details

Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US Sarah Myers West^US

NETWORKING LUNCH

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

12:00 pm_1:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Daily Passes details

PANEL | Resisting unstable diffusions: Art and the governance of AI

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

1:00 pm_2:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Melissa Vincent^CA
Michael Running Wolf - Mila^US/CA
Raziye Buse Çetin - Dreaming Beyond AI^FR
Blair Attard-Frost - University of Toronto^CA

Daily Passes details

Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA Melissa Vincent^CA

Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA Michael Running Wolf^US/CA

Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR Raziye Buse Çetin^FR

Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA Blair Attard-Frost^CA

WORKSHOP | Connect the dots: digital innovation, new audiences and unexpected collaborations

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

1:15 pm_2:45 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Joana Neto Costa - La Piscine^CA/QC
Camille Bertin - La Piscine^CA/QC
Ariane Bélanger^US/CA

Daily Passes details

Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC Joana Neto Costa^CA/QC

Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC Camille Bertin^CA/QC

Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA Ariane Bélanger^US/CA

PRESENTATIONS | Transdisciplinary explorations of AI: Project presentations

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

2:30 pm_3:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit - PHI^CA/QC
Tiara Roxanne - Data & Society^DE
Tegan Maharaj - University of Toronto^CA
Valentine Goddard - AI Impact Alliance^CA/QC

Daily Passes details

Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit^CA/QC

Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE Tiara Roxanne^DE

Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA Tegan Maharaj^CA

Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC Valentine Goddard^CA/QC

WORKSHOP | From text to sound: Building multi-modal AI agents

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

3:45 pm_5:45 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Jerrold McGrath - UKAI Projects^CA
Kasra Goodarznezhad - UKAI Projects^CA
Luisa Ji - UKAI Projects^CA

Daily Passes details

Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA Jerrold McGrath^CA

Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA Kasra Goodarznezhad^CA

Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA Luisa Ji^CA

Q&A | Artist talk: Animistic Beliefs

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

4:00 pm_5:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Animistic Beliefs^NL
Sanjeet Takhar - The Music Gallery^CA

Daily Passes details

Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL Animistic Beliefs^NL

Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA Sanjeet Takhar^CA

COCKTAIL | Data on the Rocks: AI Happy Hour

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

5:00 pm_7:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Daily Passes details

To download the PDF version of the week's program, click here.

From August 22nd to 26th, take part in a collective immersive experience with Animate: more information
not included in passes and passports

Tuesday 22 August

KEYNOTE | Opening Talk: Festivals as radical rituals

10:15 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson

WORKSHOP | Crafting indie video games: An introductory workshop with Bitsy

10:45 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Kahentawaks Tiewishaw
Frederyk Kowalczyk

PANEL | Future Festivals: Forging new horizons

11:00 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Maurice Jones
Naomi Johnson
Jasmin Grimm
David Lavoie

NETWORKING LUNCH

12:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

KEYNOTE | Are machines empathetic? Gaze, surveillance and bias in computation

1:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Behnaz Farahi

PANEL | Curating cross-border collaborations: INSCAPE: NEW HOMEOSTASIS

2:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Alain Mongeau
Milo Reinhardt
Sahar Homami
Kohui
Jinhee Jung
Jaehoon Bang

PANEL | Open source software as an ethical and responsible alternative: Challenges and opportunities

2:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Valerian Denis
Sarah Libersan
Pía Baltazar
Navid Navab

Q&A | Open Reel Ensemble: Reel-to-reel artist talk & demonstration

4:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Open Reel Ensemble
Maurice Jones

WORKSHOP | Deploying ephemeral immersive spaces

4:15 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Eduardo Meneses
Michal Seta

Wednesday 23 August

KEYNOTE | Shifting narratives of AI: Confronting tech's Power

11:00 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Sarah Myers West

NETWORKING LUNCH

12:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

PANEL | Resisting unstable diffusions: Art and the governance of AI

1:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Melissa Vincent
Michael Running Wolf
Raziye Buse Çetin
Blair Attard-Frost

WORKSHOP | Connect the dots: digital innovation, new audiences and unexpected collaborations

1:15 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Joana Neto Costa
Camille Bertin
Ariane Bélanger

PRESENTATIONS | Transdisciplinary explorations of AI: Project presentations

2:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Edouard Lanctôt-Benoit
Tiara Roxanne
Tegan Maharaj
Valentine Goddard

WORKSHOP | From text to sound: Building multi-modal AI agents

3:45 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Jerrold McGrath
Kasra Goodarznezhad
Luisa Ji

Q&A | Artist talk: Animistic Beliefs

4:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Animistic Beliefs
Sanjeet Takhar

COCKTAIL | Data on the Rocks: AI Happy Hour

5:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Thursday 24 August

KEYNOTE: Digital art as a business: XR in focus

10:30 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Anna Desponds

WORKSHOP | Building your brand DNA in the music industry

10:45 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Grace Puluczek

PRESENTATIONS | XR landscapes

11:00 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Winslow Porter
Chris Salter
Anne McKinnon
Olivia Mc Gilchrist

NETWORKING LUNCH

12:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

PANEL | Building bridges in the immersive : Advancing inclusivity and accessibility in XR

1:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Nancy Lee
Sarah Wolozin
Reginé Gilbert
James Berg

ROUND TABLE | (Jointly) Expanding orbits of future festivals

1:15 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Greg J. Smith
Kaitlyn Davies
Damián Romero
Cam Scott
Kris Voveris
Marie-Pier Gauthier

ROUND TABLE | Beyond the headset: Tactics and circuits for XR distribution

2:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Philippe Bédard
Tammy Peddle
Alexandre Teodoresco
Antoine Cayrol
Myriam Achard

MASTERCLASS | Between the Keyframes: Humanity in Virtual Production

3:45 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Kevin Peter He
Sam Rolfes

PANEL | From the studio to the spotlight: The transformative role of digital art residences

4:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Renelle Desjardins
Ahreum Lee
Mónica Rikić
Leon Louder

COCKTAIL | XR Salon Networking Cocktail

5:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Friday 25 August

MASTERCLASS | Art, AI and the law – IP for digital artists

10:30 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Eliane Ellbogen

KEYNOTE | Finding our climate muse: A greener industry for electronic music

11:00 am Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Eli Goldstein
Brighid Fry

NETWORKING LUNCH

12:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

ROUND TABLE | BOT OR NOT: Navigating AI-driven music creation

1:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Yung Spielburg
Erin Gee
Yotam Mann
Eliane Ellbogen

Q&A | RA Exchange with Priori

1:15 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Priori
Andrew Ryce

PRESENTATIONS | Building a better beat: Worldbuilding music’s future

2:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Melissa Vincent
Sorrel Salb
Stefana Fratila
San Farafina

Q&A | RA Exchange : Eris Drew

4:00 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Eris Drew
Andrew Ryce

BEATMAKING WORKSHOP | Artbeat Montreal and Ableton present: Loop Sessions Speedrun

4:30 pm Montréal time

Les 7 Doigts de la main

Leticia Trandafir
Mario Reyes
Marc Dib

COCKTAIL | MUTEK Forum 2023 Closing Cocktail

5:00 pm Montréal time

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