Keon-Pyo Hong Eun-Gyu Lee Jung-Wook Kim Jung-So Lee Jong-Min Ahn Ali Sabokbar Soegimitro BOOM Jeongdan Choi
Keon-Pyo Hong
Founder & Chairperson
Keon-Pyo Hong is the Founder and Chairperson of the Korea Artificial Intelligence Cinema Festival (KACF) and an AI film director who has been at the forefront of exploring the intersection of generative artificial intelligence and cinematic storytelling. He approaches AI not merely as a technical tool, but as a new cinematic language capable of expanding narrative structure, emotion, and visual expression.
As an internationally awarded AI film director, Keon-Pyo Hong has received major honors at AI film festivals in Los Angeles and Seoul, as well as achieving two awards in Poland and three awards in Bulgaria, earning global recognition for both artistic vision and experimental depth. His acclaimed generative AI short film <I Am, Moonhee>, among other works, has won multiple competitions and is noted for its sensitive exploration of memory, identity, and human emotion through AI-driven storytelling.
He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Konkuk University, and is also active as a children’s book author, bringing a strong narrative sensibility to his film work. In parallel, he is the Founder and Director of Keon-Pyo Hong AI Film Studio, where he leads creative, educational, and research-based projects centered on AI cinema.
Through his YouTube channel with over 60,000 subscribers, Keon-Pyo Hong actively shares insights into AI film production processes and creative philosophy, contributing to the broader understanding and accessibility of AI-driven filmmaking. Through KACF, he continues to build an international platform that connects creators worldwide, positioning AI cinema not as a passing trend, but as a sustainable and meaningful evolution of contemporary film culture.