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From Friday 21 to Sunday 23 November, Onassis ONX presents ONX Futures: AI & Mixed Reality in Moving Image, a new skills-development program aimed at professionals in the audiovisual field.
Onassis ONX invites directors, filmmakers, producers, advertisers, photographers and videographers, VFX artists, and musicians to rethink the grammar of moving image, and to reconsider the ethical and legal questions emerging in the age of algorithms and co-creation through artificial intelligence.
Focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Realities, the program presented at Onassis Ready, the Onassis Foundation’s new space in Agios Ioannis Rentis offers creators up-to-date knowledge and practical tools to deeply understand how emerging technologies are transforming the production, storytelling, and distribution of audiovisual works.
What is the future of cinematic storytelling, and what is the future of moving image in the social media era? Who is ultimately the author of a work when it is co-created with Artificial Intelligence? How do Mixed Realities reshape the production of moving images?
The program launches with an intensive introductory Bootcamp from 21 to 23 November at the new Onassis ONX space in Athens, Onassis Ready, presenting the main thematic pillars:
– the new grammar of moving image,
– the creative potential of algorithmic systems,
– and the ethical, copyright, and legal issues emerging in the era of AI co-creation.
It examines the role of Artificial Intelligence at every stage of the production process from development and scriptwriting to post-production and introduces participants to the use of Mixed Reality environments as new tools for creation and storytelling.
The Bootcamp features international speakers and industry specialists, including Cyril Foiret (Maison Meta), Hanna Nina Jameson (Writer), Gillian Leitten (The Lumen Prize), Giorgos Roussos (NMR), Eugenia Bozou (Google), Konstantina Kotzamani, Aristotelis Maragkos, and other experienced creators and representatives of leading tech organizations.
After the three-day program, weekly online hands-on masterclasses will follow, focusing on the two thematic pillars (Artificial Intelligence and Virtual–Mixed Production), specialized in different stages of the production pipeline, taught by Matthew Rader, Athens Surreal (Tina Marinaki), Andrea Gatopoulos, Michaela Ternasky-Holland, Sam Pressman, and other acclaimed creators.
Upon completion, an internal Open Call will take place among participants, who will be invited to submit proposals for an audiovisual work they wish to develop using these tools. Selected works will receive seed funding of up to €3,000 to develop and present their project at the ONX Athens Showcase, in May at Onassis Ready.
Program
Friday 21 November, 17:00 – 22:30
The Creative Shift: AI & New Technologies for Moving Image
Introductory talks on the future of creation in the age of AI and real-time technologies.
Saturday 22 November, 11:00 – 18:00
Tools, Workflows & Possibilities
How Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Production redesign the creative process—from prompt, to screen, to distribution.
Sunday 23 November, 11:00 – 18:00
Ethics, Rights & Collaboration
Who is the author in the age of AI co-creation? How are ownership and rights redefined?
Read the full agenda here
Apply here
Onassis ONX is the global platform of the Onassis Foundation dedicated to new media art and digital culture. Its mission is to support innovative creators in developing, presenting, and distributing new media artworks and immersive experiences. As a leading art and advanced technology center with creative hubs in Athens and New York, Onassis ONX actively empowers new forms of creative expression that foster meaningful engagement with audiences worldwide.
ONX Futures is implemented within the European Digital Innovation Hub Smart Attica (EDIH), co-funded by the European Union.
In the heart of Agios Ioannis Rentis, a former plastics factory has been transformed into something entirely new: Onassis Ready. It is a space where artists are invited to dream, rehearse, and take risks. Spanning 3,760 square meters, it is the newest creative hub in the ever-expanding ecosystem of the Onassis Foundation. Onassis Ready listens, adapts, and invites -ready to embrace artistic creation and to host Onassis AiR/ONX Fellows, building a bridge between the physical and the post-digital world. A place where Athens meets New York and the world, where the post-digital intersects with the deeply human. A place where the ideas of tomorrow can be tested -loudly, silently, freely. Until 30 December, the exhibition youareinvited by Juergen Teller is on view.
Info
Dates: 21–23 November 2025
Location: Onassis Ready
Strati Tsirka 2, Agios Ioannis Rentis, Athens
Admission: Free
Who it’s for: Companies and professionals working in moving-image production, filmmakers, directors, digital agencies, advertising firms, and content creators.
Language: The program is conducted in English.
Participation Requirements:
– Completion of the participation form.
– Submission of required documents according to the Terms & Conditions.
Access to Onassis Ready via public transport:
By bus: Line 838 | Stops: 2nd Agias Annas (300 m), School – 3rd Agias Annas (280 m)
By trolley: Line 21 | Stop: Papadopoulou (1.3 km)
By metro: Line 3 | Station: Elaionas (2.4 km)
Read more: ONX Futures: AI & Mixed Reality in Moving Image | Onassis Foundation
ONX Futures 2025 is implemented within the Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH).
