SYNTHÈSE presents: Acting on our AI skills

By Albane Français

2025-02-19

Montreal, February 12, 2025 – SYNTHÈSE – Pôle Image Québec is pleased to announce the launch of two mornings of exchanges and discussions on the theme “Acting on our AI skills,” to be held as part of E-AI 2025 on February 26 and 27, 2025, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. These unique meetings will bring together professionals, researchers, and experts to explore the impacts and opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offers to the cultural, creative, and entertainment industries.

A must-attend event for professionals and students in digital creation

These SYNTHÈSE mornings are aimed at techno-creative talents and students in the fields of animation, visual effects, interactive digital experiences, performing arts, cinema, digital creativity, and much more. With a rich program, SYNTHÈSE aims to highlight emerging technologies, concrete case studies, and in-depth reflections to better integrate AI into professional or artistic practices.

A varied program to meet tomorrow's challenges

During these two half-days, SYNTHÈSE offers a series of six (6) conferences on strategic topics such as:

Mapping open source AI software: Discovering and using the right AI tools.
Immersive and participatory shows: Optimizing the creator and viewer experience with AI.
NeRFs and 3D Gaussian Splatting: Transforming computer-generated image creation practices.
Structuring an AI tool with cultural data: Understanding the technical, organizational, and ethical challenges.
Universal Scene Description (USD) and AI: Optimizing collaboration between digital artists, the future of USD.
Historical documentaries and AI: Rethinking audiovisual storytelling.

Each session will feature research from experts in the field, such as Éloi Champagne, Humbert Hardy, Frank Nadeau (NFB), Olivier Goulet (Supply + Demand), Samuel Tétreault (Les 7 doigts), Jean-Francois Lalonde (Laval University), Étienne Grenier (INRS), Nicolas Bouillot (Lab 148), Viriya Thach (BAnQ), and many others.

Discover the complete program

A space for exploration, collaboration, and innovation

The objective of this event is threefold:

Inform: explore available technologies and their integration into creative processes.
Deepen: adapt professional practices and anticipate future needs.
Encourage exchanges: promote collaboration between artists, researchers, and businesses.

"The transformation of the cultural and digital industries requires an adaptation of skills in the age of artificial intelligence. These meetings will offer professionals in the creative sectors the opportunity to explore concrete cases of AI integration into professional practices, in collaboration with experts in the field. The goal is to provide information on available technologies, adapt practices to meet artificial intelligence training needs, and encourage collaboration in the service of innovation," explains Anne Le Bouyonnec, Director of Expertise and Professions at SYNTHÈSE.

The six conferences are available for replay on the EXPERTS platform.

Updated on August 12, 2025 - The six conferences on Acting on Our AI Skills are now available for free replay on the EXPERTS platform. Relive the presentations by AI experts and discover inspiring case studies for the cultural, creative, and entertainment industries.

See the six conferences on AI

Project partners

This project is made possible thanks to financial support from the Government of Quebec.

This project is made possible thanks to our partners: E-AI, Palais des congrès de Montréal, Université du Québec, and collaborators: Bureau du cinéma et de la télévision du Québec (BCTQ), Centre for Digital Intelligence Development and Research (CDRIN), Compétence Culture, Quebec Video Game Guild, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), and Xn Quebec.

For more information:

Albane Français, afrancais@polesynthese.com

Director of Communications and Partnerships