Up to now, the directory has been about getting you found. Today that changes. We just launched Scout — a service where studios, agencies, and brands tell us what they're making, and we hand them a vetted shortlist of AI filmmakers matched to the job. In plain terms: real companies with real budgets are coming to AIFD to hire — and we're the ones deciding who gets put in front of them. Two things I want to be straight with you about up front: You're always first. When a brief comes in, I look at the directory before anywhere else — and members get first shot, every time. If there's ever a gap I can't fill from our community, I'll source outside it and then bring that person onto the directory — so the network only gets stronger, and being a member always puts you ahead of the line, never behind it. I don't take a cut of your work. Scout is paid for by the employers, for the curation and vetting I do. When I connect you, you deal with the client directly, you set your rate, and you keep 100% of it. I'm not a middleman skimming your fee — I'm the person getting you in the room. What this means for you This is a new pipeline of paid work flowing straight through AIFD. The honest part: I can only recommend people whose profiles show they can deliver. When a studio hands me a brief, I pull from filmmakers whose niche is clear, whose reel is strong, and whose work I can vouch for. The sharper your profile, the more likely you land on that shortlist. So depending on where you're at: - Not on the directory yet? You can't be matched to work you're invisible to. Get listed — that's step one. - On a free or half-finished profile? Complete it and level up. Pro unlocks the features that make you shortlist-ready — richer profile, more samples, the niche content that wins contracts. - Already Pro? Make sure your niche, reel, and best samples are dialed in. You're in the pool — help me put you forward with confidence. This isn't pay-to-play. It's quality-to-play. The bar is simply whether your profile proves you can do the work — and that's the same thing that gets you hired anyway.

We're welcoming new members daily now, and it's a delight to have each of them join the community. The business of AI filmmaking is maturing fast — and you can feel it in the surging demand for skilled AI video creators. That demand is exactly why we're here: to help you turn your AI skills into paid work. So two things worth doing this week: First, dig into the modules in the Classrooms section — they're all free, and they're built to sharpen the exact skills clients are paying for right now. Second, create your profile on the AI Filmmakers Directory. The era of being one small fish in a giant pond, undercutting everyone on price, is ending. The Directory is built differently: it's designed so you get discovered and recommended when someone goes looking for an AI video creator. You're not competing in a feed — you're being put forward. Dig in, share what you're building, and don't be shy about asking for help — that's how this community pays off. One more thing: I'm fluent in French, so feel free to reach out in French as well as English — happy to communicate in either language. Let’s welcome et bienvenue : Murtaza Tayeb Ali Roland Millman Aikanysh Osmonalieva Abdul Rahman Andres Sevilla Saira Younas Muhammad Bilal Bowade Kemi Karol Dzavoronok Adriel Ribeiro