Big news: AIFD is now bringing the work to you.

Up to now, the directory has been about getting you found. Today that changes. We just launched Scout — a service where studios, agencies, and brands tell us what they're making, and we hand them a vetted shortlist of AI filmmakers matched to the job.

In plain terms: real companies with real budgets are coming to AIFD to hire — and we're the ones deciding who gets put in front of them.

Two things I want to be straight with you about up front:

You're always first. When a brief comes in, I look at the directory before anywhere else — and members get first shot, every time. If there's ever a gap I can't fill from our community, I'll source outside it and then bring that person onto the directory — so the network only gets stronger, and being a member always puts you ahead of the line, never behind it.

I don't take a cut of your work. Scout is paid for by the employers, for the curation and vetting I do. When I connect you, you deal with the client directly, you set your rate, and you keep 100% of it. I'm not a middleman skimming your fee — I'm the person getting you in the room.

What this means for you

This is a new pipeline of paid work flowing straight through AIFD. The honest part: I can only recommend people whose profiles show they can deliver. When a studio hands me a brief, I pull from filmmakers whose niche is clear, whose reel is strong, and whose work I can vouch for. The sharper your profile, the more likely you land on that shortlist.

So depending on where you're at:

Not on the directory yet? You can't be matched to work you're invisible to. Get listed — that's step one.
On a free or half-finished profile? Complete it and level up. Pro unlocks the features that make you shortlist-ready — richer profile, more samples, the niche content that wins contracts.
Already Pro? Make sure your niche, reel, and best samples are dialed in. You're in the pool — help me put you forward with confidence.

This isn't pay-to-play. It's quality-to-play. The bar is simply whether your profile proves you can do the work — and that's the same thing that gets you hired anyway.

👉 See the plans and get listed here: https://aifilmmakersdirectory.com/plans

(Heads up: the "Scout" plan on that page is the service we sell to studios — that's the demand side. Studios pay $500/mo for it, which tells you exactly how valuable a vetted, listed filmmaker is. Your move is simply to get listed and Pro-ready so you show up in those shortlists.)

One more thing: know a brand or studio that needs AI film work? Send them to Scout. You'd be feeding the same pipeline you're part of.

The demand is here. Let's make sure you're ready to catch it.

— Alex

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Big news: AIFD is now bringing the work to you.