Hosted by a TOP 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 a DOWNLOADABLE Filmmaker's AI Use Risk Guide so you can protect your film from day one of production!

PLEASE NOTE: This exclusive Stage 32 webinar is now available to watch on-demand and no longer live.

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 means you can use these tools with more confidence instead of discovering the risks after the fact.

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 webinar. 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 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 side and the technology this deeply.

During the webinar, you'll get practical answers to the questions that matter when you're actually making a film with AI. You'll learn what your DGA protections cover heading into 2026, who owns an AI-assisted film when the credits roll, how digital replica and performer consent rules work, and what to consider when negotiating AI language into your production agreements. You'll also learn practical steps for keeping your project insurable and distributable from day one!

PLUS! You will receive this handout to help you:

• The Filmmaker's AI Use Risk Guide

Praise from students of Anthony: 

“Great presentation.” — Rodgers W.

“I am recommending my co-worker to take this course. He uses too much AI.” — Sheryl D.

“I thought Anthony was very knowledgeable about this subject of AI — both the issues with authors using it as well as authors protecting their work.” — Nick C.

“I was grateful to have my question answered.” — Martha C.

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.

Praise from students of Anthony: 

“Great presentation.” — Rodgers W.

“I am recommending my co-worker to take this course. He uses too much AI.” — Sheryl D.

“I thought Anthony was very knowledgeable about this subject of AI — both the issues with authors using it as well as authors protecting their work.” — Nick C.

“I was grateful to have my question answered.” — Martha C.