Last Chance: AIFD Pro Price Goes Up Tonight at 9PM EST Quick heads up — tonight at 9PM EST, AIFD Pro goes from $19/mo (or $97/year) to $24/mo (or $150/year). If you've been sitting on the fence, this is the window to lock in the old price. Once it flips, it's flipped — no grandfathering. Here's what you're actually getting with each: Free — you're listed, searchable, and on the map: - Searchable by people & AI - Logo or project image - Featured project image - Portfolio website, phone, email listed Pro — everything in Free, plus you're built to actually get found: - Priority placement (you appear higher in every search) - Expanded profile — more images, links, events sections - AI-optimized profile (surfaced by AI search tools, not just humans scrolling) - AI Identity Layer — you're indexed - Video embed to showcase your work, tools, or training - Your blog posts get found by search engines and AI - Custom code — widgets, pixels, booking, the works - Social media, extra links, events, news feeds, teams, cover + featured images - Premium deals on AI tools & training Bottom line: Free gets you on the map. Pro is what makes you the one that actually gets found — by the humans searching AND the AI agents doing the searching now too. Lock in $19/mo before 9PM EST tonight → https://aifilmmakersdirectory.com/plans

ASTRA - The new Open AI model GPT-6 breaks all benchmark standards by far. What does that mean for you, AI Filmmakers? Chime in on this one.

There's a conversation happening on one of my LinkedIn posts that some of you might actually want to be in. Short version: I posted about employers looking for AI filmmakers — microdramas, UGC, ecommerce, previz, b-roll. A few people in post and VFX pushed back hard. The gist being that AI demand is a myth and the models aren't good enough for real work. And honestly, part of what they're saying is right. Nobody's finishing a feature with diffusion models. The technical complaints about res, gamut, dynamic range, spatial consistency — those are real complaints from people who know their pipeline. Where I disagree is the leap from "it doesn't work in my lane" to "it doesn't work." Anyway. I'm not asking anyone to go defend me. That's not what this is, and please don't pile on — that would make it worse, not better. But if you've got actual working experience here, especially if you come from post or VFX, your voice carries weight in that thread that mine doesn't. Someone who's done the work saying "here's where I use it and here's where I don't" is worth more than anything I can write. Link's below. Jump in if you want to. Totally fine if you'd rather not — no obligation either way. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexvachon_aifilmmakersdirectory-generativeai-aivideo-activity-7501735223743827968-W6Di?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAABL6UoB-5StahmOHzZWGDUu3lmCPQPKtYA&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

I am contacted by hiring organizations or I see job offers on my LinkedIn feed. Check real openings below. Got to the last post to find the latest gigs. AI Short Video/Drama Creator -👇 AI Creative Strategist 👇 Anime Opening DTC Direct-to-Consumer AI video creator. Read today’s separate post. AI Creative Production Manager ⬇️👇⬇️ Micro Dramas - Micro Series Who has experience in that niche already? I spoke with a studio/producer who needs help. Reach out to me if you are interested. New interesting positions today; check them out on the attached screen grab below. 👇👇👇 Senior AI- see attached post down below 👇 AICandy AI Cinematographer Noë &?Associates - see image down below. Automotive, hospitality, servies, e-commerce & Real Estate 🎬 We're Hiring at CMY Video Studios! 🚀 We create cinematic AI video ads for brands across multiple sectors, and we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Interested? Here’s how to connect: 1️⃣ Head over to cmyvideo.com to check out our industry categories. 2️⃣ Pick the industry you'd love working in most (Automotive, Real Estate, E-Commerce, etc.). 3️⃣ Email us at [email protected] with your resume/portfolio and tell us which category is your top pick! Storytellers and AI filmmakers wanted https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harry-ritchie-b06a75188_one-of-the-most-interesting-ai-roles-weve-share-7488693300518916097-P0Q6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAABL6UoB-5StahmOHzZWGDUu3lmCPQPKtYA E-Commerce https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zen-robinson-ab37479a_were-hiring-a-freelance-ai-graphic-designer-share-7487854266481639424-_H1A/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAABL6UoB-5StahmOHzZWGDUu3lmCPQPKtYA

So AIFCA used to stand for "AI Filmmakers Career Agents." Now it's "AI Film Career Accelerator." Same letters. Same community. Same me. Just swapped out one word. Here's why. "Agent" sounds like I'm representing you. Like I'm the guy who calls up a studio and gets you the gig. And for a minute, that WAS kind of the plan. But that's not actually what this is. This is a community that helps you build your own career — your own profile, your own reel, your own pipeline of work. I'm not standing between you and the people hiring you. You are. "Agent" said one thing. We do another thing. So the name needed to catch up to reality. "Accelerator" is just more honest. It's a place that helps your career move faster — not a person doing the moving for you. One practical thing: the URL is changing too. Should be live in 2-3 days. If a link breaks for a hot second, that's why — not because anything's wrong. Everything else stays exactly the same. Same group, same me, same goal. Just wanted you to hear it from me first.