The presentation aims to demonstrate how filmmakers are already making use of AI in storytelling. The session, open to credentialed festival-goers, will be held Sept. 8 at Glenn Gould Studio starting at 3:30 p.m. ET, followed by a happy hour at 5 p.m. The 49th annual Toronto fest is set to unfold Sept. 5-15.

AI on the Lot at TIFF will also mark the premiere of “Cinema Synthetica,” a short documentary about nine filmmakers who took part in a 48-hour challenge to produce short films using AI tools. The contest was held as part of the AI on the Lot conference in Hollywood in May.