AI-Powered Sci-Fi Film “The Seeker” Released by Emmy-Winning Creator
Stephan Bugaj, Chief Creative Officer of Genvid and last year’s Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media, has commercially released the sci-fi feature film The Seeker. The film is notable for being created using Generative AI to produce all visuals, music, and all but two of the voice performances.
The story follows a deep-space “Seeker” who collects and sells artifacts from dead civilizations and is visited by a mysterious Stranger.
“I made The Seeker because I love philosophical sci-fi stories,” said Bugaj. “Generative AI gave me the chance to make a movie almost entirely by myself, on a budget I could afford without outside financing, in a genre that studios almost never greenlight.”
“By lowering the cost and, therefore, the risk of making films with credible visuals, the great opportunity AI provides filmmakers is to bring creative power back into their own hands,” Bugaj added. “It allows us to tell stories beyond the overly broad blockbusters that become necessary when a huge budget needs to be recouped.” He also noted that The Seeker required less than one-tenth the number of iterations of most other AI short films and was produced for less than $2,000 worth of AI usage credits.
The Seeker will be available in the future on Amazon and Apple platforms and is currently available for purchase through Genvid’s direct channels.
Genvid, which released last year’s DC Heroes United with Warner Bros. Discovery and the 2023 Emmy-winning SILENT HILL: Ascension with Sony Pictures Core, has also announced the general availability of its new Studio-Grade AI platform. Built in partnership with MASSIVE Studios, the platform enables professional studios to create long-form content with AI video.
“Similar to CG studios in the late ’80s and early ’90s, those who experiment and build with AI technology now are poised to take the creative lead, much like Pixar did,” said Genvid CEO Jacob Navok. “MASSIVE Studio’s Alex Patrascu resembles a figure like John Lasseter in his pioneering work with this burgeoning craft.”