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◫ 2Melody Bossan (LeMoon) joins the Higgsfield AI Creator Partnership ProgramMelody Bossan (LeMoon) joins the Higgsfield AI Creator Partnership Program, a selective programme for AI creators. Partners get early access to new Higgsfield models, receive credits and can be featured by the platform.
Capinci, a free app from CapCut to DaVinci ResolveMelody Bossan (LeMoon) releases Capinci, a free, open-source Mac app she built with Claude that turns a CapCut project into a DaVinci Resolve timeline. →
◫ 14Talk at Asia NOW: Art, AI and CreativityAt the Monnaie de Paris, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) joined CapCut's talk "Art, AI and Creativity" alongside Gauthier Vernier (Obvious), with a screening.
◫ 4▶ 3Lumière, episode 83 of the SHAIKE Original seriesMade in La Ciotat during the first SHAIKE Film Festival, « Lumière » is Ethereal Moon's film, number 83, in « Love Letters to Cinema », a SHAIKE Original series powered by Dreamina. Its story: a moth born in an old cinema turns away from the lamp and toward the screen, and lives a thousand lives in the few days it has.
◫ 4Altered State heads to cinemas with LUMINA Cinema« Altered State » joins LUMINA Cinema, a theatrical distribution network for films made with AI that brings them to independent cinemas in the United States, each with its own featured month on screen. LUMINA grew out of AI Entertainment Con in Phoenix, where Altered State was a finalist.
◫ 8Altered State in Official Selection at WAIMFAltered State screened in the Official Selection of the first World AI Movie Festival (WAIMF), held on 7 and 8 October 2026 in Puerto Banús, Marbella. Organised by the AI film studio FILM6, the festival received more than 1,100 films from 90 countries; the selection was screened at Red Dog Cinemas on 8 October, before the awards ceremony.
◫ 33Altered State wins Best Animation at SHAIKEAltered State, by Ethereal Moon, won Best Animation at the first SHAIKE Film Festival, held in La Ciotat on 2 and 3 October 2026. Almost 500 films from 40 countries entered the competition, and the winners were announced at the official ceremony at the Eden Théâtre, the oldest cinema in the world.
◫ 2▶ 1Introducing the Hypniaverse: dreammaxxing is inEthereal Moon introduces the Hypnia-verse , the dream universe co-created by Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl), with a launch video: sleepmaxxing is out, dreammaxxing is in. At its heart is Lune Hypnia
◫ 8Altered State finalist at AI Film 3« Altered State » by Ethereal Moon is a finalist at AI Film 3: AI Entertainment Con, the third edition of the festival run by PJ Way's Prometheus Productions in Arizona, from 17 to 19 September 2026. The film screens on Thursday 17 September at Pollack Tempe Cinemas, in Tempe, among the 127 films of the programme.
Cohabitation shown to Vietnamese audiences by a Hanoi art teacherHồ Hữu Ân, a painter and art teacher at Art Tutor Hanoi, shows « Cohabitation » with Vietnamese subtitles on his channel devoted to AI cinema. He discovered the film in the Official Selection of WAIFF 2026 in Cannes, and chose it to show Vietnamese viewers, often wary of AI, festival films made with an author's hand. Melody Bossan (LeMoon) grants him a non-exclusive licence in September 2026.
◫ 1▶ 7How to New York, for Marc Jacobs Beauty and GoogleEthereal Moon created the AI visuals of « How to New York », a Marc Jacobs Beauty and Google campaign made with the agency SuperHeroes, as part of its AI art collective JIMMY. Made to launch a new colour collection, the campaign mixes a live-action shoot in New York, filmed by director and cinematographer Mike Klubeck, with Google Flow: creator Vienna Skye walks through the city while subway cars, sidewalks, bodegas and buildings react to her.
◫ 15▶ 7Altered State premieresOur 21-minute short Altered State premiered on escape.ai on 27 August, then on YouTube. It is also in the CapCut Video Studio showroom, as a CapCut Original made with Director Mode. → → → →
◫ 9Invited to Adobe's Creator VIP Community Summit, San FranciscoMelody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) are invited by Adobe to its Creator VIP Community Summit in San Francisco, from 24 to 26 August 2026. The summit brings creators and Adobe teams together: a welcome evening, then a day at Adobe's San Francisco office with community discussions, featured speakers, product round tables and demos, followed by a walking tour of the Mission District, its food and its street art.
◫ 2▶ 1A film for the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura EditionDina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) makes a film in Boston with the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition, for Lenovo.
◫ 22▶ 2Panel at Nouvelles Vagues de BiarritzAt the 4th Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues (23–28 June 2026, jury chaired by Kristen Stewart), Melody Bossan (LeMoon) takes part in the Cinema & AI day at the Casino Municipal on 25 June: « Le Geste Créatif, Paroles d'Artistes », a panel with Obvious and Anne Horel, moderated by Le Film Français.
◫ 13On the jury of MarsAI FestivalMelody Bossan (LeMoon) sat on the jury of the first MarsAI Festival, at La Plateforme in Marseille: 48 one-minute AI films, chosen from 250 entries from about 50 countries, on the theme « Imagining desirable futures ». Organised by Cyril Zimmermann (La Plateforme) and Bruno Smadja (Mobile Film Festival), the jury also included Gilles Guerraz, Nathalie Dupuy, Jérôme Genevray and Cloë Saint-Jours. She also joined the panel « Créer des films grâce à l'IA ».
◫ 3Shown by Lisbon Loras at NFC Summit 2026, LisbonAt the fifth NFC Summit in Lisbon (4–6 June 2026), which brought 2,700 people from more than 60 countries to the Unicorn Factory in Beato, Lisbon Loras and RnA Studio show work by artists from their past events in the AI Cave, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) among them, alongside The Dor Brothers and Stephane Benini.
◫ 4The First Lie of the Sea is outOur new short, The First Lie of the Sea, is out: a film about how a myth erases the women it was built from.
◫ 3▶ 3Four Ethereal Moon pieces at auction in Daily season 3Four Ethereal Moon video pieces, among them « Salt » and the « Not Botox » pilot, go to auction in season 3 of the Daily program by Fellowship, with an art talk on X Spaces. → → → → → →
◫ 3▶ 1La France Secrète: the Joan of Arc episode on Novo 19The Joan of Arc episode of « La France Secrète », a 15-minute documentary made with Narrative Coders and Morgane Production, airs on Novo 19 at 10pm. Melody Bossan (LeMoon) created its AI sequences, with Mathias Goudeau.
◫ 12▶ 1Not Botox and a panel at the Prompt Club x Dreamina nightAt the Prompt Club x Dreamina AI night at the Forum des Images in Paris, LeMoon presents « Not Botox », the pilot of her micro-drama, among 29 films shown to more than 200 people. She also joins a panel on new forms of storytelling with Vincent Smadja and Cloë Saint-Jours, moderated by Floriane Bont.
◫ 6▶ 1Cohabitation in the finals of WAIFF 2026, Cannes« Cohabitation » is one of 60 finalists out of about 5,500 films at the World AI Film Festival 2026 in Cannes, and a finalist for the Prix Genario. LeMoon attends the awards at the Palais des Festivals on 22 April. →
Joining OpenArt's OpenArtist ProgramMelody Bossan (LeMoon) joins the OpenArtist Program of OpenArt, in its Select tier.
◫ 1▶ 1Interviewed by Lisbon Loras, and Love Bytes on GenFlixLisbon Loras releases a video interview with Melody Bossan (LeMoon), recorded around its March event. The same day, « Love Bytes: AI-mée is Heartless » goes live on the streaming platform GenFlix.
◫ 2▶ 1Melody Bossan (LeMoon) in the Leonardo.Ai Top 50 Women AI FilmmakersMelody Bossan (LeMoon) was named in the Leonardo.Ai TASTE Power List of the Top 50 Women AI Filmmakers.
◫ 30▶ 2Creator talk at Lisbon Loras x MiniMaxMelody Bossan (LeMoon) was one of the speakers at Hailuo AI (MiniMax) x Lisbon Loras, a full-house evening in Lisbon that brought together artists, filmmakers and creative technologists from more than 15 countries around AI cinema.
◫ 6Reports from the Heart at FLUSS, Schloss WolkersdorfFrom 1 March to 6 April, Ethereal Moon is in « Reports from the Heart », a group exhibition at FLUSS in Wolkersdorf Castle near Vienna, with « Coeur Noir », AI photographs of synthetic emotion and distorted intimacy, and « AI-mée is Heartless », a robot girl navigating love and emotional disconnection.
◫ 4Cited by Lynx Art on AI, art and creativityIn an article for Lynx Art's Digital Strategies series, Leo Crane cites Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) among the artists enriching their practice with AI.
◫ 1▶ 1Title sequence for the series Magda MarinkoWith Prompt Monsters, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) makes the title sequence of « Magda Marinko », a true-crime series premiering on Valentine's Day on Viasat and in 12 other countries.
Joining Dreamina's Creative Partner ProgramMelody Bossan (LeMoon) joins the Creative Partner Program of Dreamina, the AI image and video tool by CapCut.
◫ 8▶ 1Cohabitation, for the Prompt Club x Mediawan sessionLeMoon presents « Cohabitation », made for the Prompt Club x Mediawan « Fiction » session in Paris: a film in French that pushes Nano Banana Pro to its edges, with unusual characters and symmetry. →
◫ 1▶ 1A free course for Lenovo Yoga's AI Art SchoolMelody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) create a free AI filmmaking course for Lenovo Yoga's AI Art School, on character design, motion and storytelling.
◫ 4Guest at the Soirée César & Techniques 2026, ParisMelody Bossan (LeMoon) is invited to the Soirée César & Techniques 2026 by the Académie des César, Ficam and Audiens, with the Narrative Coders team.
◫ 7A Christmas card guide for KreaKrea publishes a guide showing how Ethereal Moon made a vintage ornament Christmas card in Krea.
◫ 6▶ 1On the jury of the Chroma AwardsWe judged the Experimental / Arthouse category of the Chroma Awards.
◫ 2▶ 1A music video with Alice Ella for Lenovo and AMDEthereal Moon directs a music video with singer Alice Ella about the Gen Z stare, for Lenovo with AMD, and shares how they made it.
◫ 5▶ 2Le Rêve at auction on Daily, and La France des MystèresLeMoon's « Le Rêve » goes to auction in the October edition of the Daily program, her first solo auction with Fellowship in over a year. The same day, she starts directing AI sequences for « La France des Mystères », a TV documentary series, with Narrative Coders.
◫ 3▶ 2Spells Volume II, the Dor Awards and AI.motionMelody Bossan (LeMoon)'s images and prompts are printed in Spells Volume II, among 90 contributors. The same season, her film « Salt » receives an honorable mention at the Dor Brothers' Dor Awards, and « The Last of the Arcanas » enters the official selection of the AI.motion Festival 2025.
◫ 4▶ 1Guest at L'Oréal's Prompt Club evening, ParisMelody Bossan (LeMoon) is invited to The Prompt Club evening by L'Oréal in Paris, around « The War Within », her spec ad for L'Oréal Paris.
◫ 3At the Chroma Awards meetup, ParisMelody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) join the Paris AI film meetup of the Chroma Awards, presented by ElevenLabs with CapCut and Dreamina.
◫ 7▶ 3The Hill, Ethereal Moon's film in Beyond The LoopWonder Studios releases « The Hill », Ethereal Moon's episode of Beyond The Loop, the first AI anthology series of four short films, mentored by Danny Boyle and executive-produced by ElevenLabs, fal, Freepik and Kling. What if you could walk through the dreams of others, but lose yourself? The full film comes out with its making-of.
L'Appel de la Lune at the Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême« L'Appel de la Lune » is selected and screened at the 18th Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême. →
Talk and screening for CHANEL, with mk2+With mk2+, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) gives a talk and screens films at the CHANEL auditorium in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Joining the Prompt ClubLeMoon joins the Prompt Club, the French association of AI filmmakers.
◫ 2Round table at SoNiceBoost #6, NiceMelody Bossan (LeMoon) speaks at the sixth SoNiceBoost, at MediaSchool Nice, in a round table on AI and art today: opportunity or threat?
◫ 3▶ 1In Microsoft France's film « AI Is Not Creative, You Are »For International Artists Day, Microsoft France releases « AI Is Not Creative, You Are », a short documentary in which Melody Bossan (LeMoon) talks about AI as a new step in the history of art, alongside the collective Obvious.
◫ 8Meta Morph AI Film Award 2025 — Winner, Fully AI CategoryThe Last of the Arcanas won the Fully AI Category at the Meta Morph AI Film Award in London.
◫ 10On the jury of the AIFA Awards 2025A year after winning Best Film, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) join the jury of the AI Film Academy Awards 2025, launched at NFC Lisbon on 3 June, and score its 14 finalist films. →
◫ 3▶ 2Twins, a series in ten chapters on AbyssEthereal Moon releases « Twins », a series in ten episodes, chapter by chapter on Abyss from 23 April. →
◫ 17Invited to Adobe's Gen AI Leader Summit at MAX LondonAdobe invites Melody Bossan (LeMoon) to its Gen AI Leader Summit, held on 23 and 24 April alongside Adobe MAX London, at Magazine London. →
L'Appel de la Lune in Official Selection at WAIFF 2025, Nice« L'Appel de la Lune », Melody Bossan (LeMoon)'s film with actor Samuel Le Bihan, is in the Official Selection for Best AI Film at the World AI Film Festival 2025 in Nice. →
◫ 5Best AI Craft at Budapest SmartFestThe Last of the Arcanas won Best AI Craft at Budapest SmartFest, screened at Cinema City Mammut.
◫ 1▶ 5A physical piece from the Benzi Studio residency, New YorkAfter their residency with Benzi Studio, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) show a physical art piece at an invite-only evening at the Time To Be Happy Gallery in New York. →
◫ 18▶ 2Welcome to the Unknown at Sora Selects TokyoOur film Welcome to the Unknown screened at Sora Selects: Tokyo, organised by OpenAI.
◫ 3▶ 1The Last of the Arcanas at auction on Daily HighlightsEthereal Moon puts « The Last of the Arcanas » and its second loop, « Second Generation », up for auction on Fellowship's Daily Highlights. The first film reaches a top bid of 0.88 ETH. →
◫ 2▶ 2A third lecture at the CLCF, ParisMelody Bossan (LeMoon) is back at the CLCF, the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris, for a third lecture on AI and artistic creation, around « The Last of the Arcanas ». →Interview in L'EchoLeMoon spoke to the Belgian daily L'Echo about how the art world is taking hold of artificial intelligence.
◫ 3▶ 1Solace selected for Sora Selects Los AngelesOpenAI selects « Solace » for Sora Selects in Los Angeles. The film was made from Ethereal Moon's own Flux models trained on Krea, animated with Sora, with a song written for it.
◫ 6▶ 23rd place at Project Odyssey Season 2 with The Last of the Arcanas: Second Generation« The Last of the Arcanas: Second Generation », the second loop of the film, takes 3rd place and the Lambda award at Project Odyssey Season 2. The same day, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) talk about « Solace » in THE DAILY HIGHLIGHTS X Space hosted by Fellowship and Art and Vault, and deliver an AI character video for a fashion brand through the Arkage agency.
◫ 2Masterclass at the CLCF, ParisMelody Bossan (LeMoon) gives a masterclass on AI in filmmaking at the CLCF, the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris, with Narrative Coders.
◫ 4▶ 3Solace and Welcome to the Unknown at auction on Daily HighlightsFor the launch of Daily Highlights, two Ethereal Moon pieces from the OpenAI Sora alpha artist program, « Solace » and « Welcome to the Unknown », go to a 24-hour auction. →
Krea workshop: how Ethereal Moon uses KreaTwo days after Tin Dreams, Krea invites Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) to a live workshop on its Discord, to show how they use Krea in their work.
◫ 14Tin Dreams, Krea's featured style #002Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) create « Tin Dreams », a custom Flux style inspired by their award-winning short film Love Bytes, and open it to everyone on Krea, which features it as its style #002.
◫ 4▶ 8Nightmare in Yuletide on DreamFlare, and in PETAL MagazineFor Christmas, Ethereal Moon releases « Nightmare in Yuletide », an interactive Christmas western, on DreamFlare. The same day, PETAL Magazine features the duo and their Heart series in its first issue, « Down the rabbit hole ».
◫ 1▶ 1Represented by Lipstick Berlin for advertising filmsEthereal Moon joins the roster of Lipstick, the Berlin production company of director Sebastian Strasser, as AI directors for advertising films.
◫ 5▶ 3Feeling It, a series for Lenovo Yoga and AMDEthereal Moon directs « Feeling It », a series of AI videos for Lenovo Yoga with AMD, through the Superheroes agency. The first films come out in December 2024, followed by more episodes in 2025, from « Kingdom of Workalot » to « Meet Cute NYC ».
◫ 5Best Experimental AI Film at CIAIFFThe Last of the Arcanas won Best Experimental AI Film at the Czech International AI Film Festival in Prague, out of 777 submitted films.
In Campaign Germany's 12 AI artists of 2024Campaign Germany names Ethereal Moon among the 12 AI artists who took off in 2024, with an interview about the duo's work, from « The Last of the Arcanas » to films for brands like Bleach London, Nautica, Lenovo and Columbia.
◫ 4▶ 3Among OpenAI's first Sora artistsMelody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) are invited by OpenAI to test Sora before its release, and join the community of Sora alpha artists. They share their first Sora videos on 9 December. → →
◫ 2On the big screen of Sala Equis, MadridSala Equis in Madrid gives its screen to one visual artist each week. For a week in November, a 15-minute silent loop of Ethereal Moon's work plays there every night. →
◫ 5▶ 6Honorable mention at the Artefact AI Film Festival, Paris« The Last of the Arcanas » is one of the 20 finalists of the Artefact AI Film Festival, organised by mk2 with a jury presided by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and streamed on mk2 Curiosity. At the ceremony in Paris on 14 November, the film receives an honorable mention.
The Ballad of Victor on DreamFlare« The Ballad of Victor », an interactive story by Ethereal Moon, is out on DreamFlare, where viewers choose how the story goes. →
◫ 6▶ 1Special Mention for Love Bytes at ASVOFF 16, ParisTwo Ethereal Moon films are selected by ASVOFF 16, A Shaded View On Fashion Film, and screened in Paris on 8 November: « Mic-Mac at Cirque du Freak » and « Love Bytes: AI-mée is Heartless ». Love Bytes receives a Special Mention for Best AI Generated Film.
Talk at IAE NiceMelody Bossan (LeMoon) gives a talk on artificial intelligence and creation to students at IAE Nice, the university's graduate school of management.
◫ 2▶ 1MIRAGES at Chambre Noir, Saint-OuenEthereal Moon is in MIRAGES, the first AI exhibition at Chambre Noir, the new creative studio opened by the Pavillon Noir agency in Saint-Ouen, curated with Braw Haus. From 18 to 31 October, screens, light projections, sculptures, photos and films by artists including Anne Horel, Ivona Tau, Sharp Delusion, AI.S.A.M, Kaoru Tanaka and Pierre Zandrowicz (Cinem.AI) move between the real and the dream, in black and white.
◫ 3▶ 2Charity auction at the Crédit Municipal de NiceMelody Bossan (LeMoon) takes part in a solidarity auction held by the Crédit Municipal de Nice for autism charities. →
Introduced by Made by HumansMade by Humans publishes a feature introducing Ethereal Moon, the duo of Melody Bossan (LeMoon) in Nice and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) in New York.
◫ 6▶ 1AI Off Chain at Bitcoin AmsterdamMelody Bossan (LeMoon) is one of ten artists in AI Off Chain, a physical exhibition by Superchief with Bitcoin Magazine at the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference on 9 and 10 October. Each artist shows one work as a limited-edition 16×20" print on aluminium, for sale on site.
◫ 3In the book Spells Volume IMelody Bossan (LeMoon)'s images, with their prompts, are printed in Spells Volume I, a book of AI images and the spells behind them.
◫ 4▶ 3A love letter to television for Lenovo Yoga Slim 7xEthereal Moon makes a second spot for Lenovo: a love letter to television, their first love, made with the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processor. A making-of edit follows on 18 October, with the prompts revealed. The same day, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) joins Carlos Norgaard in a DAILY Conversations X Space about his AI video series « TV Graveyard ».
◫ 2▶ 1Les Mystiques screened at Pacific Future AI + Film, Vancouver« Les Mystiques », episode 8 of the Mystères Amers series, is part of the screening program of Pacific Future AI + Film, a one-day takeover by DigiBC and VIFF during the Signals creative tech expo in Vancouver, with panels, art and films made with AI.
◫ 3The Last of the Arcanas is out, and Melody Bossan (LeMoon) in ARTE's Movies by MachinesEthereal Moon releases « The Last of the Arcanas », a short AI film months in the making: an idea that started as five chapters and became a loop, told as a poem, about human nature and fate against choice. The same day, ARTE airs « Movies by Machines », a German documentary on AI filmmaking, in which Melody Bossan (LeMoon) is interviewed (from 44:30).
◫ 2▶ 1In the top 50 of the Culver CupEthereal Moon was among the top 50 creators of the Culver Cup, the generative AI film competition by FBRC.ai and AWS Startups, and made « Off the Wall » for it. →
◫ 3▶ 1Co-curator of the Women + AI Artists directoryMelody Bossan (LeMoon) co-curated the Women + AI Artists directory of 79 artists, with Niceaunties and Jillian Hobbs.
◫ 2▶ 1Four Ethereal Moon films at auction on The Daily« Invisible Friends », « Good Good Summer », « The Last American Action Hero » and « Internet Ad » went to auction on The Daily between 30 August and early September 2024. → → →
◫ 3Album cover for Sos Mula’s « Sleez Religion »Melody Bossan (LeMoon) made the cover of « Sleez Religion », Sos Mula’s album. →
◫ 2▶ 1Featured by Rome New Media WeekRome New Media Week featured Melody Bossan (LeMoon) as an award-winning AI animator in Fellowship’s Daily program.
« Je Krake » wins an Honorable Mention at Project Odyssey« Je Krake », with an alternate ending made for the competition, won an Honorable Mention for Best Love Story at Project Odyssey.
◫ 3▶ 2AI videos for Lenovo Yoga and SnapdragonA series of Ethereal Moon films for the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x with the Snapdragon X Elite processor, from July to October 2024. → → → → →
◫ 3▶ 1Terra Mirabilis, with Année Zéro, ParisLarge prints of three works by Melody Bossan (LeMoon) in Terra Mirabilis, Année Zéro’s AI art show at 78 rue du Temple in Paris, from 10 to 14 July 2024. → →
◫ 2▶ 3Noches de IA at the Cineteca CONARTE, MonterreyEthereal Moon among the Daily program artists of Fellowship screened at the Cineteca CONARTE in Monterrey, in the first week of Noches de IA and again later in July. → →
In Bucheon Choice: AI Films at BIFAN 2024An Ethereal Moon film was selected for Bucheon Choice: AI Films, the AI section of the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.
In nft.cc’s immersive show in RomeMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work in the immersive show by nft.cc at Il Salone delle Colonne in Rome.
◫ 5▶ 4« Mystères Amers » on The Daily« Mystères Amers », eight videos in French made over two months with the Niceaunties AI video grant, went to auction on The Daily on 1 July 2024. A work by Melody Bossan (LeMoon) also appeared in LHC Magazine’s summer issue.
Keynote at l’Artistique, NiceMelody Bossan (LeMoon) spoke at the NEXTGenCréation keynote at l’Artistique in Nice on 28 June 2024, during the UMANoïd festival.
◫ 3▶ 5« Paname 2024 » in Art Arena at ArtVerse, Paris« Paname 2024 », a piece made for the occasion, in Art Arena: The Play of Movement and Spirit, the opening show of the ArtVerse gallery in Paris, curated by Grida, from 28 June to 23 July 2024. → → → →
◫ 5▶ 1Mashup CinémIA at the NEXTGEN festival, NiceA talk on mashup cinema and screenings at e-artsup’s NEXTGEN festival, part of the UMANoïd festival in Nice. Melody Bossan (LeMoon) co-curated the Mashup CinémIA programme with Julien Lahmi and David-Julien Rahmil. →
◫ 2▶ 1Artist + Intelligence at Fabrik Projects Gallery, Los AngelesEthereal Moon’s videos in « Artist + Intelligence: reimagining the artistic process with AI », a group show at Fabrik Projects Gallery in Los Angeles. →
◫ 1▶ 1« Denny the Shark » at Sotheby’s Institute, with the AI Film AcademyThe AI Film Academy showed its finalists at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, with a screening of « Denny the Shark » and a talk. →
◫ 8▶ 1« Love Bytes » wins a Special Mention at AI Film Fest Amsterdam« Midnight Odyssey » and « Love Bytes » were both in the Official Selection of the first AI Film Fest Amsterdam, from 20 to 22 June 2024, and « Love Bytes » won a Special Mention. → → → →
◫ 4▶ 1« Midnight Odyssey » at the Mashup Film Festival, Cannes« Midnight Odyssey » was screened at the Cineum in Cannes on 15 June 2024, in the Mashup Film Festival’s « CinémIA: dream or nightmare? » programme with the World Film Festival in Cannes. →
◫ 1▶ 1Art Box, a solo show at the Jardin des Arts, ChâteaubourgA shipping container turned into a small gallery for Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s AI videos, at the Jardin des Arts in the Parc d’Ar’Milin, Châteaubourg, opened with the inauguration of the season. →
« Memento Morrie », a Daily Conversations spaceA Daily Conversations space on X around the last auction of Ethereal Moon’s Dr. Tellington series on The Daily. → →
◫ 1▶ 1« Love Bytes » in a Daily Conversations spaceEthereal Moon talked about « Love Bytes » in a Daily Conversations space with Fellowship. →
◫ 2▶ 1Two Ethereal Moon films at NFT Sampa, São Paulo« Denny the Shark » and « Mic-Mac at Cirque du Freak » were shown at NFT Sampa in São Paulo, thanks to the AI Film Academy.
◫ 2Genesis drop on SuperRare with the AI Film AcademyEthereal Moon’s first drop on SuperRare, with the AI Film Academy: two collectibles from « Denny the Shark », a poster and a trading card. →
◫ 10▶ 3Solo show at the NFC 60/60 Art Show, and in Art Girls’ ART TRUCK, LisbonAt the Non Fungible Conference in Lisbon, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) had a solo show in the NFC 60/60 Art Show, curated by Grida, and prints in Art Girls’ ART TRUCK at the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, from 28 to 30 May 2024. → →
◫ 2Best Film at the AIFA AwardsDenny the Shark received the AImagine Award for Best Film, voted by the jury, at the AIFA Awards in Lisbon.
◫ 3▶ 1Debate at NFC Lisbon: will art without AI still exist?At the Non Fungible Conference in Lisbon, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) spoke in the debate « Will art without AI still exist? ». The 2024 edition, the conference's third, took place at the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, with more than 5,000 attendees and over 260 speakers.
◫ 7▶ 2Umanoïd festival at Le 109, NiceFrom 25 May to 13 July 2024, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) showed a print at the Umanoïd festival at Le 109 in Nice, with Galerie Diapo.
◫ 6▶ 2Dr. Tellington’s Textbook, the bookEthereal Moon released the book of the series on Amazon: 212 pages of images from Dr. Tellington’s Textbook, with a free copy for every winner of an auction in the series. The same day, the duo talked about « Denny the Shark » in a Daily Conversations space, about AI film versus Hollywood with Erika Rand, Chikai, Reza Sixo Safai and Jonas Lamis of Flamingo TV, and with Pablo of Fellowship, while Melody Bossan (LeMoon) released « The Bicycle Trip » on Foundation.
◫ 2▶ 1« The Mongolian Death Worm » at auction on DailyMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s solo piece « The Mongolian Death Worm » went to auction on Daily.xyz.
Melody Bossan (LeMoon) joins SuperRareMelody Bossan (LeMoon) is now an artist on SuperRare.
◫ 3▶ 2Domingo-ism Chapter 1, and a Daily Conversations spaceMelody Bossan (LeMoon) was part of « Domingo-ism Chapter 1: Stunning Visual Ethical Dilemmas », the exhibition of international AI artists for Domingo’s 25th anniversary, from 14 to 21 May 2024. The same day, Ethereal Moon presented its new project in a Daily Conversations space.
◫ 3▶ 1Winners of the third Niceaunties AI-video grantEthereal Moon, the duo of Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) and Melody Bossan (LeMoon), won the third Niceaunties x Fellowship AI-video grant, with « Mystères Amers »: mentorship and a drop on Daily. → →
◫ 6▶ 3Dr. Tellington’s Textbook on The Daily, starting with « Midnight Odyssey »Ethereal Moon Films presented « Dr. Tellington’s Textbook of Terrific Tales and Timeless Truths » on The Daily: six long-form narrative AI films, one auctioned each week from 7 May to 11 June 2024, starting with « Midnight Odyssey », a ten-minute dark fantasy inspired by the 1980s. On launch day, Alejandro Cartagena hosted a Fellowship space with the duo.
◫ 2AI filmmaking with Erika Rand at the Art Lovers’ LoungeDina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) and Melody Bossan (LeMoon) talked about AI filmmaking with Erika Rand in an Art Lovers’ Lounge space on X. →
◫ 3Ethereal Moon is bornAfter Love Bytes won FilmFast 72h — director Danny Boyle's favourite pick — Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) made the partnership official.
◫ 2▶ 2« Love Bytes » wins Best Film at FilmFast, and Melody Bossan (LeMoon) joins the Daily program« Love Bytes: Ai-Mee is Heartless », made with Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) in 72 hours, won Best Film and was Danny Boyle’s favourite at the Pika x ElevenLabs FilmFast. The same day, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) joined Fellowship’s Daily program.
◫ 23▶ 1On the cover of Prompt Magazine’s Women AI Artists issueMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s image was chosen for the cover of the April issue of Prompt Magazine, made with Women AI Artists, which also features Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl). Prompt Magazine then published a 30-page artist showcase on Melody Bossan (LeMoon).
◫ 2▶ 2Strange History: Tales from the Cryptids, on The DailyMelody Bossan (LeMoon) made short films for the Strange History drop « Tales from the Cryptids » on The Daily. →
◫ 1▶ 1« Eye See You 005 » at auction at Pandolfini« Eye See You 005 » went to auction in euros at Pandolfini, the historic Italian auction house, in Digital Art Spring, a sale of Daily.xyz artists curated by Claudio Komarek, from 4 to 16 April 2024. → → →
◫ 2▶ 191 feet tall on Times Square, with Niceaunties, during NFT NYCDuring NFT NYC, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown 91 feet tall on the Times Square screens, in the Art Lovers’ Lounge curated with Niceaunties.
AI visuals for Nautica’s Miami Vice capsuleNautica asked Melody Bossan (LeMoon) to make AI visuals and videos for its Miami Vice capsule collection, made with Universal.
Packaging for Bleach London, and two magazinesIn March 2024, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) made packaging visuals for Bleach London’s hair products in the USA, was selected by Street Gallery for their art magazine Digital Ink, and was featured in Synthography Magazine.
◫ 2▶ 1Panelist at The Future of Art, NFT ParisDuring NFT Paris, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) was a panelist at The Future of Art, presented by Metaversal and Lumen, on « Beyond the Canvas: Artificial Intelligence, Personalization, and the New Frontiers of Interactive Art ».
◫ 1▶ 1« The Cheat Code » selected by The AI Film Festival, Budapest« The Cheat Code » was selected by The AI Film Festival in Budapest, alongside « We Are Good » by Niceaunties. →
◫ 4▶ 1Solo show « I love children, but they’re hard to chew » on Daily.xyzMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s solo show with Fellowship launched on Daily.xyz: 13 one-of-one AI videos, with AI music and sound design by Melody Bossan (LeMoon). A brand that sells sick and impossible things to young kids, mixing childhood nostalgia with a dark, satirical twist and retro visuals. Before the launch, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) talked about the series with Alejandro Cartagena in a Fellowship space.
◫ 2▶ 1« The Normal Misadventure of Daisy May », for Runway’s Gen:48Our film for the second edition of Runway’s Gen:48, made with Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl): « The Normal Misadventure of Daisy May ». Video with Runway, images with Midjourney, upscaling with Topaz and Magnific, music with Suno.
Interview with Women AI ArtistsMelody Bossan (LeMoon) was interviewed by WAIA, Women AI Artists.
◫ 1▶ 1In SPELLS, a book of AI image promptsSPELLS is a compendium of the most powerful AI image prompts by 56 leading artists, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) among them.
« I love children, but they’re hard to chew », an AI music albumMelody Bossan (LeMoon) released « I love children, but they’re hard to chew », a 14-track album made entirely with AI, on Spotify, Apple Music and every streaming platform.
◫ 3▶ 1At the POCO museum in Tallinn, and in PROMPT Magazine’s Année ZéroMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s AI videos were part of the presentation of Daily artists at the POCO Pop and Contemporary Art Museum in Tallinn, with Samsung, thanks to Fellowship. The same week, PROMPT Magazine announced Année Zéro, with Melody Bossan (LeMoon) among the artists it represents for prints.
◫ 4AR Cities in the streets of Batumi, GeorgiaStreet Gallery’s travelling augmented-reality show AR Cities brought Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work to the streets of Batumi, Georgia, after Berlin. Thanks to moonchildtamoo for the photo. →
◫ 2« Books that changed my life » at the Marlene Meyerson JCC, ManhattanChosen by Shany Gin as a winner of the « Books that changed my life » open call, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown at the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan in January and February 2024.
« The Sweetest Melody », a Kids of Wakita episode by Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl)Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl) made « The Sweetest Melody », an episode of « The Kids of Wakita » inspired by Melody Bossan (LeMoon) and her love of dolphins.
◫ 3▶ 2AIMAGINEZ 3: open call winner, on a Times Square billboardMelody Bossan (LeMoon) won the open call for AIMAGINEZ issue 3 by Art & Vault, with Joyn. The work was shown on a billboard in Times Square, New York, alongside Jonai Gallery, Jo Korot, Frisky Foxtrot and Sabet. → →
Algorithmic Visions at UNTITLED, BerlinAlgorithmic Visions, a show of Fellowship artists curated by Alejandro Cartagena at UNTITLED in Berlin, looked at new cities and new images of cities through AI video. With 1V14C1111VE, Melody Bossan (LeMoon), Niceaunties, Publikfruit and Uemuet.
◫ 3« A Show of Hands » with Superchief at SCOPE, MiamiDuring Art Basel Miami, Superchief’s « Artist x AI // 000004: A Show of Hands » was on view at the SCOPE Art Show and live on Foundation, with Melody Bossan (LeMoon) among the artists.
◫ 2▶ 1Curator of Simulation/Simulacra, with SloikaMelody Bossan (LeMoon) curated Simulation/Simulacra, a Sloika world on Foundation: 21 animated works by artists and AI, chosen through an open call. The world ended with 144 mints and 35 collectors. → → →
◫ 11▶ 4Two SuperChief shows at Art Basel MiamiDuring Art Basel Miami in December 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown in two SuperChief exhibitions: Psychedelia, with TrippyLabs, and Season 2 Starter Pack. →
◫ 3▶ 1A Melody Bossan (LeMoon) action figure in Frens & Legends Wave 2Nuclear Samurai made a Melody Bossan (LeMoon) action figure for Frens & Legends Wave 2, an NFT in five editions on Foundation.
In Runway’s Creative Partners ProgramMelody Bossan (LeMoon) joined Runway’s Creative Partners Program.
◫ 4Interview in WU Magazine n°122, MilanWU Magazine n°122, free in Milan, interviewed Melody Bossan (LeMoon) about « Summer in Les Issambres » and AI nostalgia. →
◫ 4Ten pages in Some Magazine #17, « Look »Some Magazine #17, « Look », gives ten pages to Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s « Summer in Les Issambres ». Thanks to Sven Völker for the invitation. →
◫ 2▶ 1« Eye See You » in Street Gallery’s AR Cities, Berlin« Eye See You » joined AR Cities, Street Gallery’s travelling augmented-reality show, in the streets of Berlin.
◫ 7▶ 3Eternal Loops at the PhotoVogue Festival, BASE MilanoMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown in Eternal Loops, the exhibition of Daily and Fellowship artists curated by Alejandro Cartagena at the PhotoVogue Festival, BASE Milano, from 16 to 19 November 2023. The festival’s eighth edition asked what makes us human in the age of AI images.
◫ 2▶ 1Shown at the Domingo Building in MilanMelody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown at the Domingo Building in Milan, in ArtEfacts « for daily use », with XLR8R, from 12 to 22 November 2023.
NFT Christmas Village selected by Beeple StudiosNFT Christmas Village was selected by Beeple Studios for Crypto Winter Wonderland.
◫ 4▶ 1« Good night(mare) » shown in Craiova, Romania« Good night(mare) » was shown at CryptoArt v5.0 in Craiova, Romania, thanks to NONE32X32, Superchief and ArtBees Gallery, right next to « The Possession of Shelly Mae Johnson » by Nuclear Samurai: two sister pieces from Horrorwood.
◫ 7Horrorwood, a blind drop in Strange History’s worldHorrorwood, a blind drop in the world of Strange History, brought together four artists: Blac.ai, Melody Bossan (LeMoon), Moonlight Media and Nuclear Samurai.
Interview with Jean Rognetta for QANTMelody Bossan (LeMoon) talked with Jean Rognetta for the French newsletter QANT, about Runway’s Gen:48 and the future of AI video, and about Fellowship’s Daily.xyz.-600x750.webp&w=3840&q=100&dpl=dpl_8CHA6JXRGLsbrYhVGbVPq91cznZH)
◫ 1▶ 1Homecoming, our first Gen:48 short filmOur first Runway Gen:48: 48 hours to make a short film with Dina Lockamy (Ethereal Gwirl). The prompts we drew: a creature from outer space, an abandoned pool and an old photograph. The result is Homecoming.
◫ 1▶ 2Fellowship artists at Lume Studios, New YorkIn October 2023, Fellowship and Subjective Studios showed the work of Fellowship artists, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) among them, at Lume Studios in Tribeca, New York. → →
“Yacht Party” in Strange History’s ConquestIn October 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s “Yacht Party” was curated in Strange History’s Conquest.
◫ 3▶ 3Curated in Strange History’s Conquest, and in Claire Silver’s contestIn October 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was curated in Strange History’s Conquest, and Melody Bossan (LeMoon) took part in Claire Silver’s contest. →
Season 2 Starter Pack at unPaired Gallery, SwitzerlandIn October 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was part of SuperChief’s Season 2 Starter Pack at unPaired Gallery, in Switzerland.
◫ 1▶ 3“All Seeing Eye” open call winner with MORROW Collective, DubaiIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) was among the winners of MORROW Collective’s “All Seeing Eye” open call, shown at Alserkal Avenue in Dubai. →
◫ 1▶ 1Curated in the first wave of DiptychsIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was curated in the first wave of Diptychs. →
◫ 2▶ 1First auction on The Daily, with FellowshipOn 21 September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s first piece was auctioned on The Daily, Fellowship’s daily auction program for AI art.
◫ 2▶ 1Lexical Luminescence at NOX Gallery, TokyoIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was curated in the Lexical Luminescence live show at NOX Gallery in Tokyo, during DcentralCon, and in FND World with Muse Hive Art. →
◫ 6HUMANoïde at Le 109 for the Journées du PatrimoineOn 16 and 17 September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was part of the HUMANoïde exhibition at Le 109 in Nice, with diapo.io and Le Dôme, for the Journées du Patrimoine. →
◫ 11▶ 1Oneiric AI exhibition at 54 Dunkerque, ParisIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was part of the Oneiric AI exhibition at 54 Dunkerque in Paris. →
◫ 2▶ 1Season 2 Starter Pack at SuperChief Gallery, Los AngelesIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was part of Season 2 Starter Pack at the SuperChief Gallery in Los Angeles.
◫ 1▶ 1Genesis artist on SuperChief’s Avalanche platform, and Fast Forward on ArtpacksIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) was among the genesis artists of SuperChief’s platform on Avalanche, and was curated in Fast Forward on Artpacks. →
◫ 3Season 2 Starter Pack and A Show of Hands at Crypto Art SeoulOn 6 September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was part of two SuperChief shows at Crypto Art Seoul: Season 2 Starter Pack and ARTIST X AI // 000004 A Show of Hands. →
◫ 3Cyberpunk VOL.5 at Crypto Art Seoul, and Ancient Aliens on TezosIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown in SuperChief’s Cyberpunk VOL.5 at Crypto Art Seoul, and Strange History released Ancient Aliens on Tezos. →
◫ 7▶ 3What Dreams May Come at AEON Studio, SeoulIn September 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was curated into What Dreams May Come, with SuperChief and June Red Thread, at AEON Studio in Seoul. →
◫ 2▶ 1Eye See You at NOX Gallery, TokyoIn August 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s “Eye See You”, an open call winner, was shown in SuperChief’s Anime + Manga exhibition at NOX Gallery in Tokyo.
◫ 2Open call winner in AIMAGINEZ #1In August 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) was among the open call winners of AIMAGINEZ #1, the first issue of AI Photo Mag, curated by Farrah Carbonell for Art & Vault.
◫ 4At the Blockchain Futurist Conference, TorontoIn August 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto with NFT GOAT, and in the conference’s Art of the Future Showcase on Joyn.
◫ 6Alternate Realities: open call winner on SuperRareIn August 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was among the winners of Strange History’s Alternate Realities open call on SuperRare.
◫ 2▶ 1Finalist in Claire Silver’s contest with “Don’t sit too close”In July 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s “Don’t sit too close” was a finalist in Claire Silver’s contest.
◫ 2Cyberpunk VOL.5 at The Canvas 3.0, MiamiIn July 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was part of Cyberpunk VOL.5 with SuperChief at The Canvas 3.0 in Miami.
◫ 8▶ 2Don’t Sit Too Close in Paris with SuperChiefIn July 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon) showed “Don’t sit too close” in Paris with SuperChief, at NFT Factory, then in Cyberpunk VOL.5 at IHAM Gallery. →
◫ 6Genesis on SuperRare, with SloikaIn July 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s genesis piece was released on SuperRare, with Sloika.
◫ 6Cyberpunk VOL.5 and Vanitas at NFT Show Europe, ValenciaIn July 2023, Melody Bossan (LeMoon)’s work was shown at NFT Show Europe in Valencia: in SuperChief’s Cyberpunk VOL.5, and with “DEATH” in a Vanitas exhibition curated by Zaharia. →