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AI Film Festival Japan 2026 Adds Phil Tippett and Makoto Kimura to 33-Speaker Lineup
AI Film Japan announced a second batch of 24 speakers on October 23 for the 2nd AI Film Festival Japan 2026, bringing the total to 33 with the 9 named on October 14.
Reporting from 1 source: GameBusiness.jp.
Why it matters
The bill puts Hollywood VFX veterans who are now building AI production environments on the same program as the rights and licensing side of Japanese anime, so the craft sessions and the business sessions are addressing one question.
The event runs October 31 to November 2 at Tokyo Innovation Base in Marunouchi, Tokyo. The lineup includes Phil Tippett, Makoto Kimura of BLUE RIGHTS, and creators building AI production tools and platforms.
The program separates sessions by subject rather than by industry. On November 2 at 11:10, Phil Tippett appears with Gary Mundell, former CEO of Tippett Studio, and Remko Noteboom of LOFTAPPS. The three are involved in the Mad Goddess project, which the company describes as combining Tippett's visual expression with AI production technology.
The anime and IP session is November 1 at 12:30 with Makoto Kimura, Masayoshi Sakai and Yoshimitsu Kaji. Timo Ramu and art producer Alexander KOAN Mitchell speak at 16:30 the same day. Tippett has two Academy Awards and two Emmy Awards, and Mad God, his stop-motion feature, took about 30 years to produce.
- Phil Tippett: VFX on Star Wars, Jurassic Park and RoboCop; two Academy Awards, two Emmys
- Gary Mundell: Former CEO of Tippett Studio; co-founder and CEO of LOFTAPPS
- Remko Noteboom: LOFTAPPS co-founder and CTO; leads LOFTai technical development
- Makoto Kimura: BLUE RIGHTS representative director; former MAPPA rights business director
- Masayoshi Sakai
- Yoshimitsu Kaji: Cinnamon AI chairman and CSDO; senior principal at Hitachi
- Dr. Charles Lee: imCore founder; directed The Black Box; leads Core Studio
- Timo Ramu: Cannes Lions Gold and D&AD Pencil winner; Buddy Dog project
- Alexander KOAN Mitchell: Art producer; session with Timo Ramu on November 1
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