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Film schools are increasingly offering courses on AI filmmaking, responding to demand from Hollywood studios seeking talent already proficient with these new tools. Runway Software launched its first course at NYU in 2024, while similar training is now available at institutions like USC and MIT. Other tech companies such as Google and OpenAI also provide residencies and workshops aimed at integrating AI into filmmaking processes. Brad Tangonan, a veteran filmmaker who participated in Google’s Flow sessions residency, predicts that proficiency with these tools will become essential for those wanting to work in the film industry.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
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Film schools are now offering courses focused on training students in AI filmmaking, responding to growing demand from studios for talent already skilled with these new tools. Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO of AI software firm Runway, noted that major studios are increasingly seeking candidates who can effectively use AI technologies without needing extensive internal training. Runway has partnered with institutions like NYU’s Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center and other prestigious schools such as USC, Rhode Island School of Design, MIT, Harvard, and universities across Europe and Latin America to launch these courses.
Google is also investing in this trend by offering a residency program for creatives using its AI studio, Flow. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between filmmakers and Google’s engineering teams, suggesting that while proficiency with AI isn’t yet mandatory in the film industry, it may soon become essential.
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Film schools are starting to generate a pipeline of AI filmmakers skilled in using the newest tools to make movies — talent that is easier to hire than to train internal teams on, say film executives.
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executives → start → teams
“How do we find people who already know how to use this?” is a common question studios are asking now, said Cristóbal Valenzuela, the CEO of AI-powered software firm Runway.
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Valenzuela → find → Runway
Runway launched its inaugural AI filmmaking course in 2024 at NYU’s Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center.
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Runway → launch → Center
Courses to train on its tools are now offered at USC, Rhode Island School of Design, MIT, and Harvard, as well as universities across Europe and Latin America.
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Courses → train → Europe
Other AI research labs building AI-enabled creative tools, such as Google and OpenAI, are also teaching filmmakers and other creatives how to incorporate AI into the process.
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labs → build → process
Google offers a residency for creatives experimenting with their AI studio, Flow, to bridge the gap between filmmakers and Google engineers.
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creatives → offer → filmmakers
While AI fluency isn’t yet a prerequisite for movie making, some of the residency’s creatives are betting it soon will be.
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it → bet → creatives
“You’re going to have to learn how to use [these tools] if you do want to be in the industry,” said Brad Tangonan, a longtime filmmaker and an alumnus of Google’s Flow sessions residency.
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Tangonan → go → residency
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