Partner With Us
Dasein is a festival made by and for AI-native filmmakers, the creators shaping where cinema goes next. We partner in two ways: with companies who want to reach and support this movement, and with film schools and educators shaping the next generation of filmmakers.
Sponsorship
Why partner with Dasein
- A showcase of real work made with AI tools, content your team can reuse (with creator permission).
- Direct access to high-intent AI creators, for beta programs, feedback, and community.
- Brand visibility across screenings, our site, award laurels, social, and our AI-generated festival films.
- Association with the movement defining what AI cinema becomes, thoughtfully, not as hype.
Ways to partner
We build custom partnerships. The easiest start: sponsor a prize in your own product credits, low lift, high visibility, exactly the right audience.
Presenting Partner
"Presented by [you]" naming · logo everywhere, including our announcement films · a named award · speaking slot · booth · community access · year-round Continuum branding.
Award Sponsor
A named award (e.g. The [Brand] Award for Best Experimental Vision) · logo on site & screenings · a "Made with [Brand]" showcase · social features.
In-Kind / Credits Partner
Sponsor a prize in product or compute credits · logo + "supported by" credit · social thank-you · perks matched to your contribution.
Community / Media Partner
Co-marketing, cross-promotion, and community access, for ecosystem players who move in reach rather than cash.
The filmmakers you'd stand beside
Dasein draws serious, recognized talent.
What filmmakers say
Bring AI cinema to your students
Dasein is built on a simple belief: engaging artificial intelligence should be critical and creative, not hype. We would love to partner with film schools and educators to give students exhibition, mentorship, and a serious, ethics-forward space to explore where cinema is heading.
What your program gets
A real stage for students
Selected student films receive a city screening in San Francisco and an official festival laurel, genuine exhibition for their portfolios.
A guest lecture or workshop
Ilgaz Kuren ("Q") comes in as a guest lecturer on AI filmmaking, a ready-made way to give students exposure to a field many programs are still building out.
A faculty jury seat
An honorary, visible role on our jury, helping shape what thoughtful AI cinema looks like, with visibility for your faculty and program.
An AI-forward reputation
Position your program as engaging seriously with AI, thoughtfully and ethically, on a subject your students are already asking about.
We are less interested in polished conformity than in singular artistic perspective.
A note on the guest lecture: it is a free taste of the practical, hands-on approach behind our upcoming AI film bootcamp and intensive workshops, so students who want to go deeper have a clear next step.
The moment
How Dasein is structured, and why now.
Our annual festival carries a theme. Our inaugural explored humans as one layer of intelligence, not the apex; our next, in April 2027, is "Ego Blinds. Love Sees." Between editions, our bi-monthly Continuum screenings stay open to all strong work. Our next San Francisco Continuum, DASEIN: SYNTHESIS, is November 19, 2026, a natural first moment to get involved early.
Let's build something
Tell us what you're hoping to reach, whether you're a company or a school, and we'll design a partnership around it.
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