AI Directors

Directors behind the catalog's films. Most direct under Phantom X; the rest are independent filmmakers, including several from Runway's and Reply's AI Film Festivals.

Kavan Cardoza (Kavan the Kid)

AI Director and co-founder of Phantom X. Made "Echo Hunter", the first AI film with an approved SAG-AFTRA cast.

3 films · Phantom X
Mike J Mitch (Michael Mitchell)

AI Director at Phantom X. Director/producer with Cannes Lions, One Show, and Webby Award recognition. Made "The Variable" and the horror series "The Sage".

2 films · Phantom X
S.A.V (Steffan Busser)

AI Director at Phantom X. Artist known for the award-winning short "Ant Walkers" and "OG Prime".

2 films · Phantom X
Rafa (Rafael Pedroso)

AI Director at Phantom X. Brazilian creative director blending storytelling, photography, and architecture with AI.

0 films · Phantom X
Aze Alter

AI Director at Phantom X. Known for the sci-fi universe "Red Rainbow" and the viral short "Capital of Conformity".

4 films · Phantom X
Max Barskih

Ukrainian AI filmmaker and YouTuber (1M+ subscribers). Makes AI sci-fi shorts solo, directing every frame with generative tools as his crew. Known for "RESET".

1 film · Independent
Jacob Adler

Filmmaker and musician behind “Total Pixel Space,” winner of the Grand Prix at Runway’s AI Film Festival (AIFF) 2025. The nine-minute-28-second essay…

1 film · Independent
Andrew Salter

Director of “JAILBIRD,” a documentary-style AI short told from a chicken’s point of view, which took the Gold Award (2nd place) at Runway’s AI Film…

1 film · Independent
Ricardo Villavicencio

Co-director, with Edward Saatchi, of “One,” a sci-fi short about interplanetary travel that placed third at Runway’s AI Film Festival (AIFF) 2025.

1 film · Independent
Edward Saatchi

British entrepreneur and filmmaker; co-founder of Oculus Story Studio and, in 2018, Fable Studio, where he leads the AI Showrunner platform for…

1 film · Independent
Herinarivo Rakotomanana

Montreal-based filmmaker who moves between introspective fiction and music videos, and has explored AI-generated imagery since the early days of…

1 film · Independent
Vallée Duhamel

Montreal-based directing duo of Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel, known for brand and music-video work for clients including Google, Samsung, and Katy…

1 film · Independent
Robert Gaudette

Toronto-based filmmaker and co-founder of Nolia Studios, an AI-native production company. His short “A Face Only A Mother Could Love” won the $50,000…

1 film · Independent