Techart Conference

Marcel Barsotti 

■ Abstract

This lecture focuses on the production process behind a film created using artificial intelligence. When I made my first award-winning film, ‘Transformation’, in 2024, AI was still in its infancy, but it already held incredible potential for filmmakers. Now, in 2026, the technology has taken a quantum leap, and every conceivable film genre – from Nouvelle Vague to Westerns – can be professionally realized. However, it requires an enormous skill set to combine all traditional film crafts with this new technology to create a professional film. The world of tomorrow will be intertwined with AI film; technology cannot be stopped, yet we must always keep the ethical perspective in mind.

■ Bio

The award-winning composer Marcel Barsotti studied composition and piano at the Munich Conservatory. Following a successful collaboration with Grammy Award winner Harold Faltermeyer, Barsotti began his career as an international film composer and has written the scores for more than 100 films, including ‘Pope Joan’ and ‘The Miracle of Bern’. His scores have received more than 70 international awards and are performed worldwide; alongside this, Barsotti has also composed music for commercials, gives workshops and founded the international music software company Ethno World. In 2024, Barsotti switched careers to become a film director and received multiple international awards for his first AI film, ‘Transformation’. This was followed by his second award-winning film, ‘Imperia’. Barsotti is currently working on his first international AI feature film and gives workshops on AI filmmaking worldwide.