Learn from an entertainment attorney who understands the tools themselves—bridging IP law and creative technology so you can use AI without risking your rights!

Walk away with the Filmmaker's AI Use Risk Guide so you can protect your film from day one of production!

AI isn't a distant hypothetical anymore—it's already sitting in your development meetings, your VFX pipeline, and your post-production suite. As a director, you're the one making the calls on how these tools shape your film, which means you're also the one exposed if something goes wrong with rights, ownership, or credit. Getting ahead of this now isn't optional if you want to keep making the work you're proud of, on your terms, for years to come.

Here's where most directors get caught off guard: the technology is moving faster than the contracts, laws, and guild protections built to keep pace with it. You might not realize how AI touches your copyright ownership, your chain of title, your insurance, or your distribution deal until you're already knee-deep in a dispute—and by then, your options are limited. Add in the layers of DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA protections, digital replica consent requirements, and the fine print in your own production agreements, and it's easy to see why so many directors feel like they're navigating this blind.

That's exactly why you'll want Anthony Glukhov leading this conversation. As a business and legal affairs expert working with production companies like Boardwalk Pictures, Image Nation, Imagine Documentaries, and Park Pictures, Glukhov sits at the exact intersection of content creation and genAI dealmaking—advising genAI-native studios like Promise Studios and negotiating with foundational model providers like Google and Adobe on groundbreaking, industry-shaping projects. Because he understands the tools themselves, he can guide you through the legal questions—IP, data protection, security—alongside the practical realities of production, all while teaching genAI's copyright implications at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. You won't find many people who understand both the legal architecture and the creative technology as deeply as he does.

Over the course of this webinar, you'll get a clear-eyed look at how AI is really being used in production, what your DGA protections actually cover heading into 2026, and who owns an AI-assisted film when the credits roll. You'll walk through digital replica and performer consent rules, learn how to negotiate AI language into your own production agreements, and pick up practical steps for keeping your project insurable and distributable from day one. Plus, you'll leave with the Filmmaker's AI Use Risk Guide in hand—so when you sit back down at your desk, you're not just informed, you're protected.

PLUS! You will receive this handout to help you:

• The Filmmaker's AI Use Risk Guide

How AI Is Really Being Used in Production

• AI across development, production & post

• Previsualization & storyboards

• VFX, dubbing & de-aging

• Generative video tools

• Common uses vs. legal gray areas

• Separating hype from reality

Your Protections Under the DGA Agreement

• DGA AI protections

• What's new in 2026

• Consultation rights

• Whether AI use can be required

• DGA vs. WGA vs. SAG-AFTRA protections

• Why directors need to understand all three

Who Owns an AI-Assisted Film?

• Human authorship requirements

• Copyright Office guidance

• AI-generated content & copyright

• Protecting creative ownership

• Chain of title considerations

Digital Replicas, Performers & Consent

• Right of publicity laws

• Digital replicas & synthetic performers

• Required cast & background performer consents

• Deceased performers & estates

• SAG-AFTRA digital replica rules

AI & Your Production Agreements

• AI clauses in director agreements

• Negotiating problematic provisions

• Crew, vendor & VFX AI language

• Protecting your cut, credit & creative authority

Practical Steps for a Protected Production

• Choosing AI tools wisely

• Reviewing AI terms of service

• Protecting your materials from AI training

• Copyright-friendly AI workflows

• Building a defensible production record

Keeping Your Film Insurable & Distributable

• Insurance concerns surrounding AI

• Distribution risks

• Delivery requirements

• AI documentation best practices

Special Situations

• AI in documentaries

• Productions without guild agreements

Q & A with Anthony

• Directors of all levels who want to understand how AI fits into their production without jeopardizing their authorship, credit, or creative control.
• Producers who need to know how AI use affects insurance, distribution, chain of title, and delivery requirements before cameras roll.
• Writers, performers, and crew members who want to understand their rights and protections around AI—including digital replicas, consent, and guild-specific rules.
• Independent filmmakers working without guild agreements who still need practical, defensible steps for using AI responsibly on their projects.