While teaching and researching as a doctoral supervisor at the Central Academy of Drama, professor Li Mingtao has been deeply involved in film and television production as a screenwriter and director, with a deep insight into the greatest cutting-edge needs for film and television talents to the industry. 

With the continuous development and application of digital technology, the animation, visual effects and digital film and television industries are undergoing unprecedented changes and upgrades. 

　　

　　Poster of Ling Mingtao for Metaverse Film Forum 

In this era with rapid development of metaverse plus AI, Li Mingtao holds, "We must face the machine directly, instead of any worries or interpretations of the machine. Digital artisans facing the future should have eternal passion, communication, action, and affection, which are the differences between human and machine. Let's be brave to embrace the metaverse plus AI and uphold the innate human curiosity, imagination, and action. Whenever and wherever, under the metaverse plus AI, everyone could be a digital artisan and an artist!"

 

　　Keynote Speech by Li Mingtao at Metaverse Film Forum