●AI Cinelab Vol. 03 / Issue 24 ●Synthetic Cinema Studio ●Now showing: Gerbeaud — 170 years, reimagined ●Open for commissions ●AI Cinelab Vol. 03 / Issue 24 ●Synthetic Cinema Studio ●

A studio for synthetic cinema that doesn't exist yet.

AI Cinelab is a small London creative studio working at the intersection of generative AI and visual storytelling — commercial films, character development, AI animation, and original studio work for the brands and creators willing to do something new.

DirectorPetra Molnar

StudioAI Cinelab

RoleAI Animation Director

Based inLondon

Section I. What we do

An index of capabilities,
set in motion.

CAP.01Commercial filmsBrand films, commercials, and short-form work produced with generative AI. Concept to cut, directed and delivered — finished pieces you can put on air, not tech demos.↗

CAP.02Character developmentDesigning characters for brands, agencies, and studios — visual DNA, expression sheets, and the foundational prompt systems that keep a character recognisable across every render.↗

CAP.03AI animationAnimated sequences and moving-image content built with generative AI — directed performance, controlled motion, and the editorial finish to make it land like animation, not output.↗

CAP.04Creative directionTaste applied at scale. Every project starts with a defined aesthetic and ends with something the algorithm wouldn't have chosen on its own.↗

Section II. Selected work

Dispatches from
the edit bay.

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Section III. Recognition

Awarded films,
noted work.

Selected award-winning work — films and pieces that have been recognised at festivals, by juries, or by the people who watch closely.

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Section IV. In their words

What people
say about the work.

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Section V. Talks & teaching

Rooms, panels,
classrooms.

Selected speaking engagements, panels, and university workshops — sharing the journey from dentistry to AI animation, and what it takes to direct a synthetic cast.

Petra and Tom Paton with hosts at ITV after a panel on AI in production

ITV · London

From dentistry to Times Square.

An invited talk at ITV on my AI journey — from a chair in dentistry to a $1B IPO film on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square. A buzzing room, good questions, and a lot of energy in the air.

Hosted by Paul Kerrison

Panel at University of Greenwich — AI, Ethics and Animation

University of Greenwich · Panel

AI, Ethics and Animation.

A panel discussion at the University of Greenwich on a hot topic with no easy answers — the ethics, craft, and future of AI in animation. A great line-up of artists and academics and a lot of sharp questions from the room.

Hosted by Oliver Mag. Gingrich

Petra with students at Royal Holloway after a hands-on AI workshop

Royal Holloway computer lab during a generative AI workshop

Student work shown on Canva Whiteboards during the Royal Holloway workshop

Royal Holloway, University of London — Founder's Building exterior

Royal Holloway · University of London

A guest lecture, then a workshop.

A hands-on workshop with final-year students — less theory, more experimenting. Live collaboration, brand-DNA building, and first AI images and videos made on the day. The moment when things click never gets old.

With Christopher Hogg Tools CapCut

A large group of women at the Budapest event empowering women with AI

Budapest · Women in AI

Empowering women with AI.

A room full of women in Budapest, learning AI together — an unforgettable day of energy, encouragement, and new tools in new hands. A reminder of who this technology should be for.

Section VI. The studio

One director,
a small studio.

Petra Molnar

Petra Molnar
AI Animation Director

Petra Molnar is an AI Animation Director based in London. She founded AI Cinelab to direct generative AI as a medium for visual storytelling — commercial work, character development, and original studio projects.

Her route into AI animation runs through UX/UI design, dentistry, and a background in science — precision and patience that now show up in how she designs characters, builds prompt systems, and directs the machine toward something that feels intentional rather than accidental.

Based inLondon, UK

StudioAI Cinelab

RoleAI Animation Director

Founded2024

Outside the studio —

The Creative AI Network.

Co-founded by Petra · London · Non-profit

A friendly community of creatives exploring generative AI for visual storytelling — LinkedIn group, in-person London meet-ups, AI film screenings, training sessions, and a genuinely supportive space for people doing new work.

▸ LinkedIn group Join the conversation on LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/creative-ai-network ▸ Website creativeainetwork.org Events, screenings & meet-ups

◆ Event recap

From the meet-ups.

A packed cinema audience at a Creative AI Network screening — Dreamina AI screening · packed house

The Creative AI Network team and friends at an LTX event — LTX night · the team & friends

Section VII. Commission

Briefs & letters
welcome.

Let's make the thing nobody else can.

If you're carrying a character, a world, a brief that needs a new kind of studio — we'd like to hear about it. Honestly. No template responses.

StudioAI Cinelab

LeadPetra Molnar, AI Animation Director

Emailpetra@aicinelab.io

HoursMon — Fri / By appointment