Arielko on Curation & Creative Practice | Altera Festival 2026 Best Music Video + Experimental

Ariel Ko | Altera Festival 2026 Best Music Video + Best Experimental Winner | AI Filmmaker Interview What if the best way to make AI films wasn't about mastering prompts, but about curating your life? Ariel Ko won two categories at Altera Festival 2026—Best Music Video and Best Experimental. His philosophy on creating AI art is holistic, rooted in decades of creative practice across painting, music, film, and advertising. He doesn't separate his tools from his taste, and in this conversation, he breaks down how lived experience feeds directly into generative filmmaking. TOPICS COVERED: -Building a creative practice for AI filmmaking -Curation and taste in generative art -How advertising and fine arts inform AI storytelling -Non-technical approaches to generative tools -Winning Best Music Video and Best Experimental categories -Creating authentic work with AI technology Arielko is a creative director and filmmaker whose practice spans advertising, music, painting, and film. With roots across multiple artistic disciplines, he brings a distinctly curated sensibility to his work. His approach to AI-driven storytelling prioritizes taste, intention, and lived experience over technical mastery or control. Ariel's holistic philosophy is evident across both winning categories: he draws from his entire creative background, letting curation guide the work. The result is films that feel personal, considered, and genuinely alive. ABOUT ALTERA FESTIVAL Altera Festival is a two-day AI Summit and Cinema experience bringing together filmmakers, technologists, and companies to explore emerging tools, new workflows, and innovative ideas shaping the future of storytelling and generative media. We are the home for creative pioneers who aren't waiting for permission. CONNECT WITH ALTERA FESTIVAL Instagram:   / alterafestival   LinkedIn:   / alterafestival   Website: https://www.alterafestival.com/ CONNECT WITH ARIEL KO   / arielko   https://arielko.myportfolio.com/ Films: https://vimeo.com/arielko #aifilmmaking #AlteraFestival #GenerativeAI #AIArt #FilmmakerInterview #CreativeDirection #MusicVideo #ExperimentalFilm #AIFilms #IndieFilm #Curation #CreativePractice