From storyboard to finished AI film — then understand how the pipeline works.
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Making films will soon stop being a question of budget. Infrastructure and delivery timelines that once cost hundreds of thousands are becoming accessible for the price of a subscription. Production is, in many ways, becoming democratized — yet the market is being flooded with content that lacks clear directorial intent.
At the same time, studios are adding AI tools to their pipelines faster than they understand what those tools actually do. Integration without systems thinking creates chaos — incompatible outputs, duplicated work, failures that nobody can explain cleanly.
Anyone can generate images. Directing — understanding what something should mean, and why, from the big story down to the smallest choice in a shot — requires someone who has been inside production. That kind of visual judgment and supervision cannot be prompted.
And anyone can learn a new tool. Nobody teaches how to think about a pipeline as a system — where every decision has downstream consequences.
This Track addresses both gaps in sequence: first the creative judgment, then the structural thinking.
You make a film. You take a storyboard through AI-driven production and deliver a finished short using local, open-source pipelines. You work inside a team structure that mirrors real production: defined roles, iterative feedback, continuity management, delivery standards. You hit the walls personally — continuity breaks, version chaos, integration failures.
WHAT WE TRAIN
How to remain the creative director of a project when AI handles execution — preserving intent, visual consistency, and the final call on every shot. How to build an AI pipeline with local tools and open-source models, so you can stay independent and keep your work secure.
You understand the system. You analyze how real studio pipelines function at scale. You map dependencies, identify bottlenecks, and define where AI meaningfully supports workflow — and where it creates risk.
Making a film first means every pipeline concept in the second half maps to something you experienced. You do not learn systems in theory. You learn them because you needed them two weeks ago.
WHAT WE TRAIN
Where pipelines break, why they break, and how to design structures that survive real production — not ideal conditions. Strategic AI integration: where it accelerates, where it creates risk, and how to build systems that remain stable under change.
An indie filmmaker with their own working pipeline. A pipeline lead or technical director. The person a studio calls when production stops working — or the person a team builds around.
A finished AI-driven short film and a documented pipeline architecture analysis. Operational skill plus structural understanding. The combination is what studios and independent productions actually need — someone who can both build and think about the system they are building inside.
A non-refundable deposit of $500 secures your place upon acceptance and is applied toward tuition. The remaining balance is due 6 weeks before program start.
Can’t make it? You may transfer your registration to another run or future season at no additional cost if requested 6+ weeks before start. Transfer fee of $150 applies between 3–6 weeks.
If Anomalia cancels a program, you receive a full refund, including the deposit, or you may transfer to any available program at no cost.
We recommend booking flexible travel arrangements until final confirmation is issued 6 weeks before the start. Anomalia does not reimburse flights, accommodation, or other travel expenses. We strongly recommend travel insurance.
Questions? Contact us.
Location & facilities
Kutná Hora is a city in the east of Prague in the Czech Republic. It is famous for the Gothic St. Barbara’s Church, featuring medieval frescoes and flying buttresses. ANOMALIA boot camps take place at the Central Bohemian Gallery (GASK), a gallery of modern and contemporary art located in the unique premises of the former Jesuit College.
Per artist from USA
Per artist from Europe
Every track is built from two bootcamps that run back to back. You can register for the full track — or for either bootcamp individually at its standalone price.
Track participants get scheduling priority. If you register for a single bootcamp, your spot is confirmed on a remaining-availability basis. Either way, you work with the same mentors, under the same production constraints, with the same group size of twelve.
Each bootcamp also available individually:
Track participants have scheduling priority. Individual spots confirmed on remaining availability.
Typical Total Cost (US PARTICIPANTS)
$8,020–$8,900
Tuition ($6,300) + round-trip flights ($600–$1,200) + 28 nights accommodation ($1,120–$1,400).
