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Will AI Replace Hollywood?: Inside the Industry’s Next Disruption with Tilly Norwood Creator Eline van der Velden
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From digital actors to AI-generated scripts, the rules of entertainment are being rewritten in real time. Join Westport’s Dave Briggs and Eline van der Velden — founder of Particle6 Productions & creator of AI actress Tilly Norwood — for a thought-provoking conversation about the risks, opportunities, and ethical questions shaping Hollywood’s future.
Why You Should Come
The entertainment industry is at an inflection point. AI isn't just changing how content gets made — it's challenging fundamental questions about creativity, authorship, and what it means to be human in an age of synthetic performance. Whether you're a creator wondering how to adapt, a viewer curious about what you'll be watching next, or simply someone interested in where technology and culture intersect, this discussion will help you understand the forces reshaping entertainment.
About Eline van der Velden
Eline van der Velden is a filmmaker, physicist, and entrepreneur best known as the creator of the controversial AI actress Tilly Norwood. She is the founder and CEO of Particle6, one of the world’s leading AI-first production studios, pioneering the fusion of creativity, science, and artificial intelligence in storytelling.
With a background in both comedy and physics (MSci, Imperial College London), Eline has built Particle6 around a methodology that brings scientific precision to creative production. Under her leadership, the company has delivered more than 50 television programs and campaigns for BBC, Sky, Hearst Networks, and Amazon Prime, earning more than 1 billion views and winning multiple awards, including three Lovies and a Gold Telly. Particle6’s work spans long-form television, digital entertainment, and AI-generated films, with credits including Two Sides of History for Sky History, BBC Three’s Miss Holland, and brand collaborations for the video game Genshin Impact. Following the global attention around Tilly Norwood, the world’s first AI actor, Eline and her team are now developing a new generation of AI stars — autonomous, evolving digital performers redefining creativity, identity, and fame in the age of artificial intelligence.
About Dave Briggs
Dave Briggs is a longtime national broadcaster at CNN, NBC Sports, Fox News and Turner Sports. He is also vice president for business development at Cann Social Tonic. He’s been a Westport resident since 2008 and is very involved in town activities — as a Westport Library board member, a Fashionably Westport MC, and more.
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