/ About this event
Every AI event this week will tell you AI is changing content production. This one brings together the filmmakers and founders actually building what comes next.
The economics of media are changing. AI is making high-quality production faster, more accessible, and dramatically less expensive. At the same time, short-form IP is becoming one of the most powerful ways to capture attention, build audiences, and create entirely new media businesses.
But what happens when Oscar-winning filmmaking meets the next generation of AI-native studios?
Join us for an evening at the intersection of filmmaking, AI, storytelling, and media entrepreneurship. Through opening remarks, two featured presentations, and a fireside conversation, we'll explore what it takes to create exceptional stories, where AI genuinely changes the production process, and how the next generation of media companies will be built.
✨ OPENING REMARKS — SHILPI NAYAK
Shilpi Nayak is the Founder of House of 434 and 434 VC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on frontier technologies, physical AI, and the infrastructure powering the next generation of intelligent systems.
A former Google engineering leader and YC-backed founder, Shilpi has spent over a decade building and scaling technology products across AI, enterprise software, and emerging technologies.
Shilpi will open the evening with her perspective on the convergence of AI, creativity, and entrepreneurship, setting the stage for conversations about how technology is reshaping media and creating opportunities for the next generation of founders and creators.
Through House of 434, she brings together founders, investors, creators, researchers, and industry leaders for curated conversations and meaningful connections across the technology ecosystem.
🎬 FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
HEMAL TRIVEDI — FROM OSCAR-WINNING FILMMAKING TO ZEROINFINITY
Oscar and 3x Emmy-winning filmmaker, AMPAS voting member, Columbia Journalism professor, and Co-Founder of ZeroInfinity.
Hemal brings decades of creative experience to a new chapter in filmmaking.
She'll share her journey from award-winning documentary filmmaking to building ZeroInfinity, the vision behind the company, and how her experience informs what she's creating next.
From the craft of storytelling to the realities of film production, Hemal will explore what technology can change, what it cannot replace, and what the future could look like for filmmakers and studios.
ABHINAV SINGLA — CREATORS ARE THE NEW STUDIOS
Founder of Canvas, an AI-powered platform for developing, producing, distributing, and monetizing original media IP.
Abhinav will share how AI is unlocking new levels of production quality while dramatically reducing the cost and complexity of creating media.
We'll explore why short-form IP is becoming so valuable, how smaller creative teams can produce work that once required entire studios, and how creators can build, own, and monetize their intellectual property.
🎤 FEATURED FIRESIDE — WHERE CRAFT MEETS AI
Following the presentations, Abhinav will sit down with Hemal for a fireside conversation exploring where creative excellence meets emerging technology and new business models.
We'll get into the questions shaping the industry's future:
• What does award-winning filmmaking teach us about building AI-native studios? • Where does AI genuinely improve the creative process, and where does it fall short? • Can small teams now create productions that previously required large studios and budgets? • How will short-form IP, distribution, and ownership evolve? • What should Hollywood studios and streaming platforms be thinking about today? • What will the next generation of media companies look like?
The evening will conclude with audience questions and time to connect with filmmakers, creators, founders, investors, and technologists.
ABOUT OUR PARTNERS
HOUSE OF 434
House of 434 is a home for curious builders and long-term thinkers. We bring together founders, investors, engineers, researchers, creators, and operators through curated conversations and experiences in San Francisco, New York, and beyond.
We're building a community where meaningful relationships lead to new ideas, collaborations, and opportunities.
ANWAR MEDIA
Founded by Ilias Anwar, Anwar Media specializes in exclusive events and brand partnerships for technology and consumer companies, supporting fundraising and go-to-market initiatives. Its clients include SpaceX, RedNote, and family offices.
Through Anwar Events, Ilias has built a community of over 70,000 founders, investors, and creators.
CANVAS
Canvas is infrastructure for building media IP. Creators, founders, experts, and brands use it to develop, produce, distribute, and license original properties in one workspace.
Specialized AI agents support storytelling, production, budgeting, localization, distribution, and marketing. Finished work can be published to subscription audiences, with revenue going back to creators.
Founded by Abhinav Singla, Canvas is built on one belief: creators are the new studios.
JETZY
Jetzy is a global social network connecting people around travel, lifestyle, experiences, and local recommendations. Its community brings together people with shared interests to discover places, meet people, and access curated experiences and events.
UGLY TALK
Ugly Talk brings founders together for honest conversations about the messy, unfiltered parts of building a business. Through curated events and community experiences, we turn hard lessons into practical insights founders can actually use.
EVENT GUIDELINES
Photography and Filming: This event may be photographed and recorded for event recaps, social media, and promotional purposes. Guests who prefer not to be filmed should notify event staff upon arrival.
Registration and Capacity: This is a curated gathering with limited capacity. RSVPs are non-transferable, and admission is subject to availability. A confirmed RSVP does not guarantee entry once capacity is reached. Early arrival is encouraged.
Community Guidelines: We ask everyone to treat one another with respect. Organizers reserve the right to refuse entry or remove anyone whose behavior is disruptive or inappropriate.
Event Updates: Speakers, timing, venue, and programming are subject to change. Organizers will make reasonable efforts to notify registered guests of material updates.
This event is part of #LATechWeek — a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
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