International Federation of AI-Native Independent Audiovisual Producers
1. INSTITUTIONAL DEFINITION
AICFIP — AICine Federation of Independent Producers is an international federative organization designed to integrate, represent, train, and empower independent producers, directors, screenwriters, studios, audiovisual creators, and emerging AI-Native production units.
Its structural principle is:
Creative Independence × Shared Infrastructure × Interoperable Standards × Protected Intellectual Property × Decentralized Distribution × International Cooperation.
AICFIP is not intended to transform independent producers into members of a single centralized studio.
It proposes precisely the opposite: the construction of a federation of autonomous nodes capable of cooperating at global scale.
Each producer retains their identity, projects, rights, and decision-making capacity while gaining access to tools, knowledge, technological infrastructure, collaborative production capabilities, markets, and distribution channels that would otherwise be considerably more difficult or expensive to develop independently.
AICFIP therefore constitutes the institutional layer of the AICine ecosystem.
2. MISSION
The mission of AICFIP is to democratize advanced audiovisual production capabilities through Artificial Intelligence, automation, federated cooperation, and new digital infrastructures.
It seeks to reduce the traditional barriers to entry associated with:
- capital;
- equipment;
- studios;
- specialized personnel;
- post-production;
- visual effects;
- internationalization;
- marketing;
- storage;
- distribution;
- audience access.
The objective is not to eliminate the creator through automation.
It is to provide independent creators with productive capabilities that were historically available only to significantly larger organizations.
3. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE: CREATOR SOVEREIGNTY
AICFIP should be structured around an essential legal and economic principle:
Membership in the Federation does not imply the automatic transfer of intellectual property.
Unless otherwise established through specific contractual agreements, producers should retain:
- authorship;
- applicable ownership rights;
- ownership of their assets;
- exploitation rights;
- licensing capacity;
- distribution decisions;
- creative identity;
- business independence.
The Federation provides infrastructure and coordination.
It does not replace creator sovereignty.
This establishes a fundamental distinction between:
Corporate Centralization
and
Federated Production.
Under the first model, one organization concentrates assets and decision-making.
Under the second, multiple independent actors retain their assets while sharing infrastructure to increase their collective capabilities.
4. AICFIP ECOSYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The overall architecture can be represented as:
CREATOR / PRODUCER
↓
AICFIP
Governance · Standards · Representation · Intellectual Property · Cooperation
↓
AiScripts
AI-Assisted Narrative Engineering
↓
SpaceArch AI Hollywood 0.7
AI-Native Audiovisual Production
↓
Youngsoftpower
Talent · Operators · Creative Teams · Distributed Production
↓
AICine-DLs
Digital Infrastructure · Storage · Processing · Streaming
↓
YourVideo
Direct Distribution
↓
YouTube + External Platforms + Festivals + Partner Venues
↓
GLOBAL AUDIENCE
AICFIP therefore becomes the organizational layer connecting the technologies, creators, production units, and distribution systems.
5. AISCRIPTS — AI-NATIVE NARRATIVE ENGINEERING
AiScripts can operate as the narrative laboratory of the Federation.
Its purpose is to analyze narrative structures in order to identify abstract elements such as:
- dramatic arcs;
- conflicts;
- causal relationships;
- character construction;
- pacing;
- turning points;
- episodic structures;
- tension;
- resolution mechanisms;
- genres;
- subgenres;
- emotional patterns.
A critical distinction must be maintained between learning narrative structures and reproducing protected works.
AiScripts should be designed to generate sufficiently original transformations while maintaining traceability regarding sources, licenses, and human contributions whenever applicable.
Its operational logic can be expressed as:
Authorized Works and Corpora
↓
Structural Extraction
↓
Abstraction
↓
Narrative Matrix
↓
Recombination
↓
Narrative Hypothesis Generation
↓
Similarity Control
↓
Human Review
↓
Development
↓
Original Screenplay
AiScripts should therefore not be defined as a mechanism for copying plots.
It should be understood as a system for the computational engineering of narrative possibility spaces.
6. SPACEARCH AI HOLLYWOOD 0.7
SpaceArch AI Hollywood 0.7 constitutes the production layer.
Its function is to transform an approved idea or screenplay into a complete AI-Native audiovisual production pipeline.
It may integrate:
Pre-Production
Screenplay → Storyboard → Concept Art → Characters → Environments → Production Planning → Budget.
Synthetic and Hybrid Production
Image → Video → Animation → Virtual Performance → Human Capture → Composition.
Audio
Voices → Dubbing → Music → Atmospheres → Sound Effects → Mixing.
Post-Production
Editing → VFX → Continuity → Correction → Subtitles → Localization → Mastering.
Distribution Preparation
Metadata → Trailers → Thumbnails → Language Versions → Publication → Analytics.
Through this architecture, a small independent producer may coordinate capabilities that historically required considerably larger production teams.
7. YOUNGSOFTPOWER AS THE HUMAN NETWORK
Automation does not eliminate the need for human organization.
Youngsoftpower can constitute the international operational talent network associated with the ecosystem.
It may integrate:
- AI operators;
- screenwriters;
- designers;
- animators;
- editors;
- producers;
- sound specialists;
- composers;
- actors;
- VFX specialists;
- translators;
- marketing specialists;
- community managers;
- developers;
- audiovisual technicians.
This creates a hybrid production model:
AI Automation + Human Talent Network.
Production teams can be assembled dynamically according to the requirements of each project.
8. FEDERATIVE STRUCTURE OF AICFIP
AICFIP may be organized through several levels.
Level I — Federated Producer
An individual creator or small production unit.
Members gain access to training, tools, community resources, standards, and opportunities.
Level II — Federated Studio
An independent audiovisual company incorporated into the network.
It maintains its own legal and commercial identity.
Level III — AICine Production Hub
A territorial operational node with production, training, exhibition, and coordination capabilities.
Potential examples include:
AICine Mar del Plata Hub
AICine Buenos Aires Hub
AICine Miami Hub
AICine Denver Hub
AICine Tokyo Hub
AICine Dakar Hub
Level IV — National Federation
Coordinates producers and nodes within a country.
Level V — Regional Federation
Examples:
AICFIP Latin America
AICFIP North America
AICFIP Europe
AICFIP Africa
AICFIP MENA
AICFIP Asia-Pacific
Level VI — AICFIP International
The global federative body.
Its purpose is to coordinate common standards while preserving the autonomy of its members.
9. GOVERNANCE
The institutional structure should avoid both excessive centralization and a level of decentralization that prevents effective decision-making.
AICFIP can implement a multi-layer governance architecture.
International Assembly
The Federation’s highest representative body.
Representatives of federations and membership categories participate in it.
Executive Board
Responsible for institutional administration, strategy, and execution.
Scientific & Technology Council
Evaluates:
- generative AI;
- automation;
- emerging technologies;
- infrastructure;
- technical standards;
- interoperability;
- cybersecurity.
Creative Council
Protects principles related to creativity, artistic diversity, and authorial autonomy.
IP & Rights Council
A critical body dedicated to:
- copyright;
- contracts;
- licensing;
- music rights;
- image rights;
- voice rights;
- datasets;
- intellectual property;
- territorial distribution;
- AI-generated content.
Ethics & AI Governance Council
Defines policies concerning:
- content provenance;
- deepfakes;
- consent;
- synthetic representation;
- transparency;
- privacy;
- responsible AI.
Distribution & Markets Council
Develops agreements concerning:
- exhibition;
- streaming;
- festivals;
- platforms;
- television;
- advertising;
- international licensing.
10. AICFIP ID — FEDERATED IDENTITY
Every member could receive an AICFIP ID.
This identity could connect:
- professional profile;
- filmography;
- skills;
- projects;
- credits;
- certifications;
- contracts;
- rights;
- economic participation;
- professional reputation.
The system could therefore create an international AI-Native audiovisual professional passport.
11. FEDERATED PROJECT REGISTRY
Every production could receive an:
AICFIP Project ID.
The registry could document:
Idea
↓
Development
↓
Authors
↓
Participants
↓
AI Tools
↓
Assets
↓
Licenses
↓
Production
↓
Versions
↓
Distribution
↓
Revenue
↓
Royalties.
This level of traceability becomes particularly important when productions involve multiple individuals and multiple AI systems.
12. DIGITAL PROVENANCE CHAIN
AICFIP should incorporate content provenance mechanisms from the beginning, aligned with international standards whenever technically and legally appropriate.
Each production should be capable of documenting:
Who created what, when, using which tools, and under which license or authorization.
Traceability helps manage:
- disputes;
- attribution;
- rights;
- royalties;
- audits;
- asset reuse;
- licensing.
In the AI-Native audiovisual economy, digital provenance may become an asset almost as important as the audiovisual file itself.
13. AICINE-DLs
The AICine Digital Labs — AICine-DLs would constitute the distributed technological infrastructure of the ecosystem.
Their functions may include:
- storage;
- rendering;
- processing;
- transcoding;
- preservation;
- distribution;
- streaming;
- backups;
- digital asset management;
- AI infrastructure.
Instead of relying exclusively on external platforms:
Producers → AICFIP → AICine-DLs → Multiple Platforms.
This architecture introduces redundancy and reduces technological dependency.
14. YOURVIDEO AS A SOVEREIGN DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
YourVideo can become the ecosystem’s direct distribution layer.
It does not necessarily need to be positioned as an immediate replacement for YouTube.
It can initially operate as a complementary platform.
Initial Stage
YouTube provides:
Audience + Discovery + Existing Infrastructure.
YourVideo provides:
Identity + Catalog + Community + Direct Relationships.
Advanced Stage
AICine-DLs + YourVideo may progressively incorporate:
- streaming;
- premieres;
- channels;
- subscriptions;
- advertising;
- pay-per-view;
- licensing;
- micropayments;
- educational content;
- festivals.
The objective is to develop distribution sovereignty without abandoning the reach of existing global platforms.
15. FEDERATED ECONOMIC MODEL
The Federation may combine several financing mechanisms.
These may include:
- memberships;
- technological services;
- production;
- co-production;
- distribution;
- advertising;
- licensing;
- education;
- festivals;
- marketplace services;
- B2B services;
- intellectual property;
- sponsorship;
- institutional agreements.
However, strict accounting and governance separation should be maintained between:
AICFIP as a federative organization
and
commercial companies providing services to the ecosystem.
This separation improves transparency, governance, and institutional trust.
16. SMART REVENUE SPLITTING
A future infrastructure could automate revenue distribution.
For example:
A film generates USD 100,000 in net distributable revenue.
Its digital contractual framework could determine:
Producer → Agreed percentage
Director → Agreed percentage
Screenwriters → Agreed percentage
Music → Agreed percentage
Creative Team → Agreed percentage
Co-Producers → Agreed percentage
Distribution → Agreed percentage.
There is no universally correct percentage structure.
Each production can maintain its own contractual matrix.
The fundamental principle is:
Revenue → Contractual Rules → Transparent Settlement → Participants.
17. FEDERATED MARKETPLACE
AICFIP may develop an international internal marketplace.
A producer could publish:
“I need a composer, AI editor, character designer, and generative video operator.”
Federated professionals could then apply.
The marketplace could also include:
- screenplays;
- projects;
- co-production opportunities;
- services;
- licenses;
- music;
- characters;
- environments;
- technologies;
- rendering capacity;
- translations;
- dubbing.
The Federation therefore evolves from a representative institution into an active production network.
18. CO-PRODUCTION SYSTEM
One of AICFIP’s most important instruments could be the:
AICFIP Coproduction Protocol.
For example:
Argentina develops the screenplay.
Japan develops visual design.
Senegal produces the music.
The United States manages marketing.
Spain handles dubbing.
AICine-DLs provides infrastructure.
YourVideo and external platforms manage distribution.
All participants remain connected through common contracts and traceability standards.
This creates a:
Distributed AI-Native Film Production Network
19. MAR DEL PLATA AS THE FIRST OPERATIONAL LABORATORY
Mar del Plata can operate as the pilot node, rather than as the territorial limit of AICFIP.
The coworking facility can function as an initial microhub for:
- training;
- workshops;
- AiScripts experimentation;
- experimental production;
- short films;
- music videos;
- documentaries;
- advertising;
- AI tool testing;
- AICine screenings;
- producer training.
The local cycle would be:
Training → Workshop → Project → Production → Premiere → Distribution → Monetization → New Production.
Once validated, the protocol can be documented and replicated internationally.
20. AICINE FESTIVAL AS A DISCOVERY ENGINE
The International AICine Festival can become a talent and intellectual property discovery layer.
Festival
↓
Creator Discovery
↓
Voluntary AICFIP Membership
↓
Project Development
↓
Co-Production
↓
Distribution
↓
Internationalization.
The festival therefore becomes more than an event.
It becomes a permanent scouting engine.
21. AICFIP ACADEMY
The Federation can develop a specialized educational structure, potentially interconnected with GenAcademy.
Possible programs include:
AI Film Production
AI Screenwriting
AI Directing
AI Cinematography
Generative Video
AI Animation
Virtual Production
AI VFX
AI Sound Design
AI Film Marketing
AI Distribution
Copyright & Generative AI
AI Production Management
This educational infrastructure continuously generates new operators and professionals for the network.
22. AICFIP QUALITY PROTOCOL
The democratization of production dramatically increases the amount of content that can be created.
The Federation therefore requires quality filters.
It can establish an:
AICFIP Quality Protocol
evaluating:
- originality;
- narrative coherence;
- visual quality;
- sound quality;
- continuity;
- provenance;
- legal compliance;
- rights clearance;
- metadata;
- technical standards.
Productions meeting established requirements could obtain:
AICFIP Certified Production
certification.
23. AICFIP AGENTIC SYSTEM
The Federation could eventually evolve toward a specialized multi-agent architecture.
Script Agent
Analyzes narrative structures.
IP Agent
Detects potential intellectual property conflicts.
Production Agent
Plans productions.
Budget Agent
Calculates costs.
Casting Agent
Coordinates human or synthetic performers under appropriate authorization.
Localization Agent
Generates international language versions.
Distribution Agent
Selects appropriate distribution channels.
Marketing Agent
Develops campaigns.
Analytics Agent
Analyzes audience behavior.
Revenue Agent
Controls financial settlements.
The human producer remains at the decision-making level.
AI operates as cognitive and operational infrastructure.
24. CONSOLIDATED STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE
The complete ecosystem can therefore be summarized as:
AICFIP
Federation & Governance
↓
GenAcademy / AICFIP Academy
Education & Professional Training
↓
AiScripts
Narrative Engineering
↓
Youngsoftpower
Distributed Human Talent
↓
SpaceArch AI Hollywood 0.7
AI-Native Production
↓
AICine-DLs
Digital Infrastructure
↓
AICine Festival
Discovery & Exhibition
↓
YourVideo + YouTube + Partner Platforms
Distribution
↓
Global Market
↓
Revenue
↓
Producers & Participants
↓
New Productions
This creates a potentially self-reinforcing economic and productive cycle.
25. IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP
Implementation should proceed progressively.
Phase 1 — Institutional Foundation
Define bylaws, jurisdiction, governance bodies, membership categories, and regulations.
Phase 2 — Standards
Develop AICFIP ID, Project ID, IP protocols, model contracts, and production standards.
Phase 3 — Pilot Node
Implement AICFIP Mar del Plata as the first operational laboratory.
Phase 4 — Production
Create an initial controlled portfolio of short films, documentaries, music videos, and experimental productions.
Phase 5 — Festival + YouTube
Use existing platforms to generate audiences and validate content.
Phase 6 — International Federation
Incorporate international producers and production hubs.
Phase 7 — AICine-DLs
Progressively develop proprietary and federated infrastructure.
Phase 8 — YourVideo
Develop direct distribution when catalog size, audience, and economic conditions justify the infrastructure.
Phase 9 — Marketplace & Co-Production
Activate internal markets for talent, intellectual property, services, and international co-production.
Phase 10 — Global Scale
Interconnect hubs, national federations, regional structures, and international markets.
26. PRINCIPLE OF INTEROPERABILITY
AICFIP should not become a technologically closed ecosystem.
It should be designed around the principle:
Federated but Interoperable.
Producers should remain capable of working simultaneously with external tools, platforms, studios, distributors, and technological providers.
Sovereignty does not mean isolation.
Sovereignty means having sufficient alternatives to avoid becoming captive to a single provider, platform, infrastructure, or distribution channel.
27. FINAL STRATEGIC DEFINITION
AICFIP can ultimately be defined as:
A federated institutional infrastructure for AI-Native independent audiovisual production that enables autonomous creators to share Artificial Intelligence, talent, standards, infrastructure, markets, and distribution capabilities without necessarily surrendering their identity or ownership of their assets.
Its conceptual equation can be expressed as:
Independent Creator
×
Generative AI
×
Narrative Engineering
×
Distributed Production
×
Shared Infrastructure
×
Traceable Intellectual Property
×
Federated Governance
×
Multi-Channel Distribution
×
Global Audience
=
AICFIP
The strategic transformation is a transition from:
“Each independent producer attempting to compete individually against major studios”
to:
“Thousands of independent producers retaining their autonomy while operating collectively through an international-scale shared infrastructure.”
This can become the fundamental purpose of the AICine Federation of Independent Producers:
Independence without isolation.
Cooperation without absorption.
Automation without eliminating the creator.
Scale without absolute centralization.
Distribution without exclusive dependency.
Artificial Intelligence serving creative sovereignty.
AICFIP would not be another major centralized studio.
It would be an architecture designed to enable thousands of small and independent studios to collectively operate with capabilities that were once available only to the largest players in the global audiovisual industry.
AICFIP FOUNDING CHARTER & INTERNATIONAL BYLAWS
AICine Federation of Independent Producers
International Federated Organization for Independent AI-Native Audiovisual Production
Founding Institutional Draft — Version 1.0
PREAMBLE
We, the founding members of the AICine Federation of Independent Producers — AICFIP, recognizing the profound transformation of audiovisual creation brought about by Artificial Intelligence, generative technologies, virtual production, distributed collaboration, digital distribution, and global communications, establish this Federation as an international framework for independent audiovisual cooperation.
We recognize that technological democratization can enable individuals and small studios to access capabilities previously available primarily to large audiovisual organizations.
We further recognize that technological capability alone does not guarantee creative freedom, economic sustainability, ethical conduct, intellectual property protection, professional quality, or equitable participation.
A corresponding institutional architecture is therefore required.
AICFIP is established to provide that architecture.
The Federation shall seek to combine:
**Creative Sovereignty
- Independent Production
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human Creativity
- Federated Cooperation
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Technological Interoperability
- Transparent Economics
- Global Distribution.**
AICFIP shall operate according to one fundamental principle:
Independent creators should be able to cooperate globally without surrendering their creative identity, legitimate intellectual property rights, or entrepreneurial autonomy merely by joining the Federation.
ARTICLE I — NAME
The name of the organization shall be:
AICine Federation of Independent Producers
and its international acronym shall be:
AICFIP
The Federation may establish national, regional, local, educational, technological, or specialized chapters using the AICFIP designation subject to authorization under these Bylaws.
ARTICLE II — NATURE OF THE FEDERATION
AICFIP shall operate as an international federative organization connecting independent participants in the audiovisual economy.
Depending upon the jurisdiction selected for incorporation, the Federation may adopt an appropriate legal structure consistent with its mission.
AICFIP itself shall be institutionally distinguishable from commercial companies providing production, technology, education, infrastructure, marketing, or distribution services to Federation members.
Membership shall not, by itself, establish:
- employment;
- partnership;
- agency;
- joint ownership;
- copyright assignment;
- exclusivity;
- fiduciary relationship;
- franchise relationship;
- automatic revenue entitlement.
Such relationships shall exist only where expressly established by separate agreements.
ARTICLE III — PURPOSE
The purposes of AICFIP shall include:
- representing independent audiovisual producers internationally;
- facilitating AI-Native audiovisual production;
- protecting creative autonomy;
- promoting responsible use of Artificial Intelligence;
- establishing professional standards;
- facilitating international co-production;
- improving access to technological infrastructure;
- promoting professional education;
- facilitating distribution;
- creating international collaboration networks;
- establishing intellectual property and provenance protocols;
- facilitating transparent revenue allocation;
- promoting interoperability;
- supporting emerging creators;
- developing decentralized production hubs;
- encouraging experimentation with new audiovisual formats;
- facilitating access to global markets.
The Federation may establish programs, standards, certifications, registries, festivals, marketplaces, laboratories, academies, and technological systems consistent with these purposes.
ARTICLE IV — CORE PRINCIPLES
All Federation activities shall be guided by the following principles.
4.1 Creative Sovereignty
Creators shall retain control over their independent creative activity except where rights are voluntarily transferred or licensed through explicit agreements.
4.2 Human Agency
Artificial Intelligence shall function as a creative, analytical, productive, or operational instrument.
Final responsibility for consequential production decisions shall remain attributable to identifiable persons or legal entities.
4.3 Federated Cooperation
Members may share infrastructure and capabilities without requiring organizational absorption.
4.4 Intellectual Property Protection
Rights shall be respected, documented, licensed, transferred, or shared according to applicable law and contractual agreements.
4.5 Transparency
Material economic, governance, authorship, licensing, and conflict-of-interest relationships should be documented.
4.6 Interoperability
AICFIP should favor architectures that permit interaction with multiple technologies and distribution channels.
4.7 Technological Neutrality
No technology provider should automatically receive permanent privileged status merely because its technology is currently dominant.
4.8 International Cooperation
The Federation shall encourage cross-border creative collaboration.
4.9 Ethical AI
AI systems shall be used with appropriate attention to consent, provenance, privacy, copyright, impersonation, synthetic media, discrimination, and applicable law.
4.10 Economic Sustainability
Federated production should seek sustainable economic models rather than technological experimentation disconnected from production value.
ARTICLE V — MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
AICFIP shall establish the following principal membership categories.
5.1 Independent Producer Member
For individual audiovisual producers operating independently.
5.2 Independent Creator Member
For directors, screenwriters, editors, animators, designers, composers, performers, AI artists, cinematographers, and other creators.
5.3 Federated Studio Member
For independent production companies, studios, agencies, or audiovisual organizations.
5.4 Technology Member
For organizations providing production technologies, AI systems, software, cloud infrastructure, rendering, storage, or related capabilities.
Technology membership shall not automatically confer control over Federation technical standards.
5.5 Educational Member
For academies, universities, schools, laboratories, and professional training institutions.
5.6 Distribution Member
For exhibitors, broadcasters, streaming services, festivals, media networks, and distribution organizations.
5.7 Institutional Member
For foundations, professional associations, public institutions, NGOs, cultural organizations, and other qualified entities.
5.8 Student / Emerging Creator Member
A reduced-barrier membership category designed to support emerging talent.
5.9 Honorary Member
Granted to individuals whose contribution to cinema, culture, technology, education, or the Federation merits special recognition.
Honorary membership shall not automatically include voting rights.
5.10 Founding Member
Founding status recognizes participation in establishing AICFIP.
Founding status shall carry historical recognition but shall not automatically create perpetual control over the Federation.
ARTICLE VI — MEMBER RIGHTS
Subject to membership category and good standing, members may have the right to:
- participate in Federation activities;
- access approved resources;
- participate in professional networks;
- submit productions to Federation programs;
- participate in marketplaces;
- access educational programs;
- participate in co-production opportunities;
- use authorized Federation credentials;
- participate in eligible elections;
- propose initiatives;
- establish approved local chapters;
- access dispute-resolution procedures;
- receive information concerning Federation governance.
Membership shall not require a creator to assign intellectual property to AICFIP.
ARTICLE VII — MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
Members shall:
- comply with applicable law;
- respect legitimate intellectual property rights;
- accurately represent authorship and production contributions;
- disclose material conflicts of interest where required;
- respect contractual commitments;
- avoid fraudulent manipulation of Federation systems;
- comply with Federation provenance requirements when applicable;
- respect consent requirements concerning image, voice, likeness, and synthetic representation;
- comply with professional conduct standards.
Serious violations may result in suspension or termination subject to due process.
ARTICLE VIII — VOTING RIGHTS
AICFIP shall seek to balance democratic representation with protection against organizational capture.
Voting rights shall therefore be defined by membership class.
Individual professional members in good standing may receive one individual vote in matters assigned to their chamber.
Institutional members may exercise representation through authorized delegates.
No commercial member shall obtain governance control merely through higher financial contributions, sponsorship, infrastructure provision, or service purchases.
AICFIP may establish separate voting chambers representing:
Creators
Producers
Studios
Technology
Education
Distribution
Regional Chapters.
Certain fundamental decisions may require approval across more than one chamber.
ARTICLE IX — RESERVED MATTERS
The following matters should require enhanced approval thresholds:
- amendment of the Founding Charter;
- dissolution;
- merger;
- substantial transfer of Federation assets;
- fundamental changes to voting rights;
- permanent exclusivity agreements with major platforms;
- structural changes affecting member intellectual property;
- removal of elected directors under extraordinary procedures.
A qualified majority, such as two-thirds of eligible votes, may be established for such decisions.
ARTICLE X — INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The International General Assembly shall constitute the highest representative body of AICFIP.
Its functions shall include:
- electing designated representatives;
- approving major institutional policies;
- reviewing annual reports;
- considering amendments;
- supervising governance;
- receiving financial reports;
- establishing strategic priorities.
Ordinary sessions shall occur at least annually.
Electronic participation and secure digital voting may be permitted.
ARTICLE XI — EXECUTIVE BOARD
The AICFIP Executive Board shall be responsible for strategic and administrative oversight.
Recommended positions include:
President
Vice President
Secretary General
Treasurer
Director of International Development
Director of Production
Director of Technology & AI
Director of Intellectual Property
Director of Distribution & Markets
Director of Education
Director of Ethics & Governance.
Additional positions may be established as the Federation grows.
ARTICLE XII — BOARD TERMS
Directors should serve defined terms.
A recommended initial structure is:
Two-year terms, renewable subject to election rules.
Term limits may subsequently be established to reduce institutional concentration.
Vacancies may be temporarily filled according to procedures established by regulation.
ARTICLE XIII — CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Directors, officers, council members, and decision-makers shall disclose material conflicts of interest.
A person with a direct financial interest in a transaction under consideration should not exercise decisive authority over that transaction without appropriate disclosure and governance safeguards.
Transactions between AICFIP and companies affiliated with directors, founders, sponsors, or major members shall be documented and subject to appropriate review.
ARTICLE XIV — PERMANENT COUNCILS
AICFIP may establish the following permanent councils.
Scientific & Technology Council
Responsible for AI, emerging technologies, technical standards, interoperability, cybersecurity, production technologies, and infrastructure.
Creative Council
Responsible for artistic standards, creative independence, narrative innovation, and cultural diversity.
Intellectual Property & Rights Council
Responsible for copyright, licensing, provenance, rights management, model agreements, and emerging AI-related IP issues.
Ethics & AI Governance Council
Responsible for responsible AI principles, synthetic media, consent, impersonation, provenance, privacy, and related governance matters.
Production Council
Responsible for production protocols, professional standards, technical pipelines, and certification.
Distribution & Markets Council
Responsible for distribution networks, festivals, broadcasters, streaming, licensing, and international markets.
Education & Professional Development Council
Responsible for training, professional certification, academies, workshops, and emerging talent.
International Chapters Council
Responsible for coordination among national and regional chapters.
ARTICLE XV — INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The default AICFIP rule shall be:
Creator Ownership by Default
Membership alone shall not transfer ownership of member-created intellectual property to AICFIP.
Ownership shall instead be determined by:
- applicable law;
- authorship;
- employment agreements where applicable;
- production agreements;
- co-production agreements;
- licenses;
- explicit assignments.
Federation participation shall never be interpreted as an automatic blanket assignment of a member’s works.
ARTICLE XVI — AI-GENERATED AND AI-ASSISTED CONTENT
Productions involving Artificial Intelligence should document material AI involvement where required by law, contract, platform policy, certification rules, or Federation standards.
Projects should maintain appropriate records concerning:
- human authorship;
- AI systems used;
- licensed source assets;
- synthetic performers;
- voices;
- likenesses;
- music;
- third-party material;
- material transformations;
- relevant permissions.
Where legal uncertainty exists regarding ownership of AI-generated elements, contracts should expressly allocate exploitation rights among participants to the extent legally permissible.
ARTICLE XVII — AISCRIPTS AND NARRATIVE ANALYSIS
Narrative-analysis systems associated with AICFIP should distinguish between:
structural learning
and
unauthorized reproduction.
AiScripts and similar systems may analyze abstract characteristics such as:
- dramatic structure;
- pacing;
- archetypes;
- narrative relationships;
- genre conventions;
- conflict structures;
- character functions.
They should not be designed as systems whose primary purpose is the unauthorized replication of protected screenplays or audiovisual works.
Where external content is ingested, appropriate licensing, authorization, lawful-access, and provenance policies shall apply according to jurisdiction and use.
ARTICLE XVIII — AICFIP PROJECT ID
AICFIP may establish a unique project identification system known as:
AICFIP Project ID
A registered production may include records concerning:
- title;
- creators;
- producers;
- participating studios;
- production territory;
- contracts;
- assets;
- AI systems;
- licenses;
- production stages;
- versions;
- distribution;
- revenue participation.
Registration does not itself create copyright unless applicable law provides otherwise.
Its principal function is documentation and provenance.
ARTICLE XIX — CONTENT PROVENANCE
AICFIP shall encourage technically robust provenance systems.
Where practical, production records should answer:
Who created it?
Who owns it?
Who contributed?
Which AI systems were materially involved?
Which assets were licensed?
Which permissions were obtained?
Which version was distributed?
Federation standards may evolve alongside international provenance technologies and legal requirements.
ARTICLE XX — CO-PRODUCTION PROTOCOL
International co-productions should operate under a written AICFIP Co-Production Agreement.
Before production begins, the agreement should define:
- participating parties;
- project ownership;
- financing;
- production responsibilities;
- territorial rights;
- copyright;
- underlying rights;
- distribution rights;
- revenue allocation;
- credit allocation;
- AI usage;
- licensing responsibilities;
- delivery requirements;
- termination;
- dispute resolution.
No assumption of equal ownership shall arise merely because multiple Federation members collaborate.
Ownership shall follow the applicable contract.
ARTICLE XXI — CO-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW
A recommended standardized workflow is:
Project Proposal
↓
Rights Verification
↓
Partner Selection
↓
Budget
↓
Contribution Matrix
↓
IP Agreement
↓
Revenue-Sharing Agreement
↓
Production
↓
Quality Control
↓
Distribution
↓
Revenue Settlement
↓
Audit & Reporting
↓
Archive.
This process creates a traceable chain from concept to monetization.
ARTICLE XXII — CONTRIBUTION MATRIX
Each co-production should document material contributions.
Possible contribution categories include:
Capital
Screenwriting
Directing
Production
AI Operations
Animation
Visual Design
Music
Acting
Infrastructure
Rendering
Marketing
Distribution
Intellectual Property
Technology.
Contribution does not automatically equal ownership.
The contractual agreement must specify how each contribution relates to ownership, compensation, credits, and revenue participation.
ARTICLE XXIII — REVENUE-SHARING PRINCIPLES
AICFIP shall encourage transparent revenue-sharing systems.
Every participating project should distinguish between:
Gross Revenue
and
Net Distributable Revenue.
Permitted deductions should be contractually defined.
They may include legitimate:
- platform fees;
- payment processing;
- taxes;
- distribution fees;
- approved marketing expenses;
- agreed recoupable production expenses.
After contractual deductions:
Gross Revenue
− Defined Deductions
= Net Distributable Revenue.
The resulting amount shall be allocated according to the project’s contractual revenue-sharing matrix.
ARTICLE XXIV — REVENUE WATERFALL
Projects may implement a standardized revenue waterfall.
For example:
Stage 1 — Taxes and mandatory charges
↓
Stage 2 — Platform/payment fees
↓
Stage 3 — Contractually approved distribution expenses
↓
Stage 4 — Investor or production-cost recoupment, where agreed
↓
Stage 5 — Net distributable proceeds
↓
Stage 6 — Contractual participant shares.
The specific percentages shall be determined for each production.
AICFIP shall not impose one universal economic formula on all productions.
ARTICLE XXV — TRANSPARENT SETTLEMENT
Where technologically feasible, AICFIP may establish digital systems capable of:
- tracking revenues;
- documenting deductions;
- calculating contractual shares;
- producing statements;
- maintaining audit trails;
- automating payments.
The objective is:
Revenue → Rules → Calculation → Settlement → Audit Trail
Automation shall not override applicable financial, tax, banking, sanctions, consumer-protection, or securities laws.
ARTICLE XXVI — INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS
AICFIP may establish:
Local Chapters
National Chapters
Regional Federations
International Specialized Networks.
Potential regional structures may include:
AICFIP Latin America
AICFIP North America
AICFIP Europe
AICFIP Africa
AICFIP MENA
AICFIP Asia-Pacific.
ARTICLE XXVII — CHAPTER AUTONOMY
International chapters may adapt operations to local cultural, economic, and legal conditions.
However, all authorized chapters shall comply with minimum AICFIP standards concerning:
- intellectual property;
- governance;
- financial transparency;
- branding;
- professional conduct;
- AI governance;
- member rights;
- reporting.
A chapter shall not claim authority to bind AICFIP International to material financial or legal obligations unless expressly authorized.
ARTICLE XXVIII — AICINE PRODUCTION HUBS
AICFIP may authorize operational production nodes known as:
AICine Production Hubs
A hub may provide:
- production facilities;
- AI workstations;
- education;
- workshops;
- screenings;
- collaborative production;
- technology testing;
- local networking;
- festival activities.
A hub may operate independently or through partnerships with coworking facilities, academies, studios, cultural institutions, or other approved organizations.
ARTICLE XXIX — MAR DEL PLATA PILOT HUB
Subject to formal approval, Mar del Plata, Argentina, may serve as an initial operational laboratory for the AICFIP model.
The pilot may test:
- membership;
- training;
- production protocols;
- AiScripts workflows;
- AI-Native filmmaking;
- distributed production;
- local screenings;
- festival integration;
- international collaboration;
- economic models.
Results should be documented to create a replicable AICFIP Hub Protocol.
ARTICLE XXX — AICFIP ACADEMY
AICFIP may establish educational programs directly or through partner institutions.
Potential fields include:
AI Film Production
AI Screenwriting
AI Directing
Generative Video
Virtual Production
AI Animation
AI VFX
AI Sound
AI Film Marketing
AI Distribution
AI Copyright
AI Production Management.
Certification standards shall be separately regulated.
ARTICLE XXXI — AICINE FESTIVAL
AICFIP may collaborate with or support AICine festivals and related exhibition programs.
Festivals may function simultaneously as:
Exhibition Platforms
Talent Discovery Systems
Project Discovery Systems
Professional Networks
Audience Laboratories
Distribution Gateways.
Festival selection shall not automatically transfer rights in submitted works.
ARTICLE XXXII — TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Federation members may access compatible production infrastructure including systems such as:
AiScripts
SpaceArch AI Hollywood
AICine-DLs
YourVideo
and other approved external technologies.
However, membership shall not automatically require exclusive use of these systems.
AICFIP should maintain a:
Federated but Interoperable
technology philosophy.
ARTICLE XXXIII — AICINE-DLs
AICine Digital Labs may provide distributed technological infrastructure for:
- storage;
- processing;
- rendering;
- transcoding;
- backups;
- digital asset management;
- AI workloads;
- streaming;
- preservation.
Technical architecture should prioritize resilience, portability, security, and interoperability.
ARTICLE XXXIV — DISTRIBUTION
AICFIP shall encourage multi-channel distribution.
Productions may be distributed through:
YourVideo
YouTube
Streaming Platforms
Television
Cinema
Festivals
Educational Networks
Partner Venues
Direct Licensing
Emerging Distribution Technologies.
The Federation should avoid unnecessary dependence on any single platform.
ARTICLE XXXV — PROFESSIONAL MARKETPLACE
AICFIP may operate a federated marketplace connecting:
Projects ↔ Producers
Producers ↔ Talent
Studios ↔ Technology
Creators ↔ Distributors
Projects ↔ Investors or Financiers
IP Owners ↔ Licensees.
Participation shall be subject to appropriate commercial, contractual, financial, and regulatory safeguards.
ARTICLE XXXVI — ETHICAL SYNTHETIC MEDIA
No member should knowingly use a person’s identifiable image, voice, likeness, or performance in a materially deceptive synthetic production without authorization where authorization is legally required.
Special policies may govern:
- digital replicas;
- synthetic actors;
- deceased persons;
- public figures;
- minors;
- voice cloning;
- deceptive political media;
- biometric data.
ARTICLE XXXVII — QUALITY CERTIFICATION
The Federation may establish:
AICFIP Certified Production
as a voluntary certification.
Certification criteria may include:
- technical quality;
- narrative coherence;
- rights documentation;
- provenance;
- delivery standards;
- metadata;
- AI disclosure where applicable;
- professional compliance.
Certification shall not constitute a guarantee of commercial success.
ARTICLE XXXVIII — MULTI-AGENT OPERATING ARCHITECTURE
AICFIP may develop or recognize specialized AI agents supporting production.
These may include:
Script Agent
Research Agent
IP Agent
Budget Agent
Production Agent
Casting Agent
Continuity Agent
Localization Agent
Marketing Agent
Distribution Agent
Analytics Agent
Revenue Agent.
Agents shall operate within defined permissions and human accountability structures.
ARTICLE XXXIX — DATA GOVERNANCE
AICFIP systems shall adopt reasonable policies concerning:
- privacy;
- cybersecurity;
- access control;
- confidential projects;
- personal information;
- production data;
- commercially sensitive information;
- backups;
- retention;
- incident response.
Sensitive unpublished projects shall receive appropriate access controls.
ARTICLE XL — FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE
Federation finances shall be maintained separately from the personal finances of officers, directors, founders, or members.
Appropriate accounting records shall be maintained.
The Federation should produce periodic financial reports according to its legal structure and applicable regulations.
Material related-party transactions should be disclosed and reviewed.
ARTICLE XLI — FUNDING
AICFIP may receive funding through legally permissible mechanisms including:
- membership fees;
- sponsorships;
- grants;
- donations;
- educational activities;
- events;
- certifications;
- service fees;
- institutional agreements.
Commercial investment into specific productions or affiliated companies shall be contractually and legally separated where appropriate from Federation membership.
ARTICLE XLII — DISPUTE RESOLUTION
AICFIP should establish a progressive dispute-resolution procedure.
Stage I — Direct Negotiation
↓
Stage II — Federation Mediation
↓
Stage III — Independent Mediation
↓
Stage IV — Arbitration or Court Proceedings according to the governing agreement.
Intellectual property disputes requiring urgent legal remedies may proceed directly to appropriate legal mechanisms where necessary.
ARTICLE XLIII — DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
A member may be investigated for serious violations including:
- fraud;
- deliberate IP infringement;
- misappropriation of funds;
- falsification of credits;
- serious harassment;
- unauthorized exploitation of member assets;
- manipulation of Federation voting;
- repeated material violations of Federation rules.
Members shall receive notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond.
Sanctions may include:
Warning → Suspension → Loss of privileges → Expulsion.
ARTICLE XLIV — AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be amended through procedures established by the International General Assembly.
Fundamental amendments should require a qualified majority.
Digital participation may be permitted when identity and voting integrity can be reasonably verified.
ARTICLE XLV — DISSOLUTION
In the event of dissolution, Federation assets shall be distributed according to:
- applicable law;
- the Federation’s legal form;
- outstanding contractual obligations;
- the dissolution resolution.
No member shall acquire another member’s intellectual property merely because AICFIP is dissolved.
ARTICLE XLVI — FOUNDING IMPLEMENTATION
The initial implementation of AICFIP should proceed through five institutional stages.
Stage 1 — Foundation
Founding Charter
Legal structure
Founding members
Initial Executive Board.
Stage 2 — Governance
Membership rules
Voting system
Councils
Ethics framework
Conflict-of-interest rules.
Stage 3 — Production Standards
AICFIP ID
Project ID
IP Protocol
Co-Production Agreement
Revenue Protocol
Provenance Protocol.
Stage 4 — Pilot Operations
Mar del Plata Hub
Initial producers
Training
First productions
AICine Festival integration.
Stage 5 — International Expansion
National chapters
Regional federations
Production hubs
International marketplace
Distributed infrastructure.
ARTICLE XLVII — INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
The complete organizational architecture can be represented as:
AICFIP INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
↓
EXECUTIVE BOARD
↓
Scientific & Technology Council
Creative Council
IP & Rights Council
Ethics & AI Governance Council
Production Council
Distribution & Markets Council
Education Council
International Chapters Council
↓
REGIONAL FEDERATIONS
↓
NATIONAL CHAPTERS
↓
LOCAL AICINE HUBS
↓
STUDIOS + PRODUCERS + CREATORS
↓
PROJECTS
↓
AiScripts + AI Hollywood + Human Talent + External Tools
↓
AICINE-DLs
↓
AICINE FESTIVAL + YOURVIDEO + YOUTUBE + GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
↓
GLOBAL AUDIENCE
↓
REVENUE & RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
↓
PRODUCERS / CREATORS / PARTNERS
↓
NEW PRODUCTIONS
ARTICLE XLVIII — CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
AICFIP shall not measure its success solely by the size of its central organization.
Its success shall also be measured by the number and strength of independent creators and production units capable of operating through the Federation while retaining meaningful autonomy.
Therefore:
AICFIP shall centralize only what produces collective advantage and decentralize what benefits from creative independence.
Shared standards should create compatibility.
Shared infrastructure should create scale.
Shared governance should create trust.
Shared markets should create opportunity.
But creativity should remain distributed.
FOUNDING DECLARATION
The AICine Federation of Independent Producers — AICFIP is founded upon the proposition that Artificial Intelligence can radically reduce the technical and economic barriers separating independent creators from global audiovisual production.
The Federation seeks to transform that technological possibility into an institutional reality.
AICFIP therefore establishes a new model:
Independent in Creation.
Federated in Organization.
AI-Native in Production.
Transparent in Rights.
Distributed in Infrastructure.
Interoperable in Technology.
International in Collaboration.
Global in Distribution.
Its ultimate objective is not to construct another centralized Hollywood.
Its objective is to make possible a distributed global network of independent AI-Native production ecosystems capable of creating, collaborating, financing, producing, exhibiting, licensing, and distributing audiovisual works internationally.
One creator can produce.
Several creators can collaborate.
Thousands of creators can federate.
A federation can create global production capacity without eliminating creative independence.
That is the institutional foundation of:
AICFIP
AICine Federation of Independent Producers
Federated Creativity. Independent Ownership. Global Production.
