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AICP Awards Tour starts in Los Angeles on 31 July
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The first stop of the 2025 tour will feature a keynote from David “Shingy” Shing [bottom left] and a panel of AICP Next Awards jury leaders: Scott Donaton [top left], Genie Gurnani [top right], and Jimmy Smith [bottom right].
The 2025 AICP Awards Tour will begin on 31 July at the Ebell of Los Angeles.
The event follows AICP Week Base Camp in June, where 'Digital Prophet' David “Shingy” Shing delivered a keynote on craft, creativity and technology. Shing will return to expand on these themes, exploring how technology and creativity can work together with humanity to achieve impactful work.
The keynote will be followed by a discussion with Jury Presidents and Curators from the 2025 AICP Next Awards, offering insights into this year’s winning work and broader trends in creativity, storytelling and craft. The session will be moderated by AICP President and CEO Matt Miller and include Shing, who served as Jury President for Social and Real-Time Engagement, Scott Donaton (Chief Marketing Officer, Versus; Curator at Large), Genie Gurnani (Creative Speaker & Entertainer, Wish for Genie; Influencer Jury President) and Jimmy Smith (Chairman, CEO, CCO, Amusement Park Entertainment; Branded Content Jury President).
The evening will begin with a happy hour sponsored by Wrapbook at 6pm, followed by the programme and reception.
The tour will continue in San Francisco on 29 September, Mexico City on 4 November, Dallas on 5 November and Chicago on 20 November.
AICP events are supported by sponsors, including Partners and Supporting Partners Cast & Crew, Musicbed + Filmsupply, Universal Production Services, Wrapbook, Catch+Release, Film Hawaii, NEED Financial Services, Saturation.io, Sony Pictures Studios and Warner Bros.
Benefactor sponsors include 1Park9, Apache Digital, Aspen Travel, Audio Spectrum, AwardCore, Be Electric, BIG Digital, Colorlab, Cutters, Directors Guild of America, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Framestore, Heard City, Human, IDC, Istros Media Corporation, JMR Equipment Rentals, Kodak Motion Picture Film, LBBonline - Little Black Book, Optimus, Republic, SDN, SHOOT Magazine / SHOOTonline, shots, TCS, Inc., WORK Editorial and XR-NY.
Patrons include The Roots Production Services, SAG-AFTRA and Voices. Framestore developed the graphics and design language for the competitions, with music and sound design by Human and showreel editing by Cutters.
