Anoush Sadegh

Anoush Sadegh – Founder & CEO, IMAGENAI™ Studios

Anoush Sadegh is the Founder and CEO of IMAGENAI™ Studios, a Los Angeles-based fully AI-driven virtual production company combining generative AI and animation to redefine modern filmmaking. A member of the Producers Guild of America, Anoush is at the forefront of a new era in cinematic storytelling where groundbreaking technology replaces traditional production infrastructure.

His flagship project, Lavender & The Butterfly Nation, has earned significant international recognition, including the Grand Prize for Best AI Visual Effect at SIAFF 2025, seven wins at the Bangkok Movie Awards 2025, Special Prize for Best Trailer and Honorable Mention at ARFF Berlin 2026, Official Nomination at ARFF Amsterdam 2025, and nominations at London Director Talents 2026.

IMAGENAI™ Studios operates on a proprietary AI production pipeline built around tools including Runway, MidJourney, ComfyUI, Kling, and DaVinci Resolve, demonstrating that $50M-quality films can be produced at a fraction of traditional costs. This methodology positions the studio as both a creative and technological innovator in the global film industry.

Earlier in his career, Anoush made history with XOIE, a pioneering social humanoid robot, co-hosting the first podcast featuring a humanoid robot co-host, appearing at CES 2023 and 2024. He also played a key role in developing “Erica the Robot,” an AI entity developed in collaboration with Professors Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kohei Ogawa at Osaka University, for a $70 million sci-fi film production. His production credits include Producer of Lavender & The Butterfly Nation, Associate Producer for BBC, and Executive Producer of 1st Born, available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

Anoush holds a BAS in Business Management and Marketing and a MicroMasters in Data Science, and brings over 35 years of leadership experience spanning technology, entertainment, and luxury automotive industries.