Mauricio
Yanikian

AI Filmmaker & Director — Guarulhos · São Paulo · Brazil · EN / PT

I've been creating for the internet since 2011 — starting with cooking channels alongside a chef, then English-teaching channels, and I never stopped publishing.

I graduated in animation in 2010 (2D, 3D and stop motion) and went to film school in 2018, diving into directing, cinematography and screenwriting. I've directed short films and music videos, shot branded content for Banco do Brasil at BGS, and edited professionally since 2018.

What always bothered me was how much the set limits you: time, budget, weather, schedules. When generative AI arrived, I saw it for what it really is — a set without limits. Today I produce complete films and series in three languages, from script to final cut, solo. The AI generates the frames; I do the directing.

Mauricio Yanikian — filmmaker and AI Filmmaker
Guarulhos · São Paulo — remote worldwide

AI Films — Mind & Pixel AI Film Studio

Misanthropy WarsSci-fi feature — script, direction, generation, sound and edit
2026
The Dragon's TollDark fantasy short · 4K
2026
The Turing VerdictCyberpunk sci-fi short · 4K
2026
The Last WatchmakerSteampunk film
2026

AI Series — continuous production

Judge Eleanor ThorneCourtroom drama · English
Ongoing
Historias de Mujeres VencedorasDrama · Spanish
Ongoing
Calm Ghibli Cooking ASMRAnime · English
Ongoing
Derpy Animal BattlesComedy · English
Ongoing
@oficialestudosapontamNarrative reels · Portuguese
Ongoing

Live action

TRAUMA · Janela da Mente · PangeiaShort films — script, direction, camera and edit
2018 – 2023
João Klein (Nina, O Amor é Louco) · Templo SoulMusic videos
2018 – 2023
Banco do Brasil at BGSBranded content — Latin America's biggest gaming event
BGS

Journey

Animation degreeTechnology in Multimedia — 2D, 3D and stop motion
2010
First YouTube channelsCooking, English teaching — script, camera, edit, publish
2011
Film school & professional editingDirecting, cinematography, script; online course editing for Chef Jose Carlos, Pedro Naxara, Ligia Moraes and others
2018
Paid mediaGoogle and Meta Ads campaigns for companies and digital products — distribution and performance
2019
The pivot to AIComplete production pipelines; channels in three languages; mentoring creators on AI video and YouTube monetization
2024
Mind & Pixel AI Film StudioComplete films; long-form episodes with 400+ generated scenes; a script localization app I built (GPT + Gemini APIs)
2026

Tools

Video generationKling 3.0 (Higgsfield) · Seedance 2 · Veo 3 (Flow)
Advanced
Image & consistencyFreepik (Nanobanana 2) · Martini.art · Grok Imagine
Advanced
Sound & voiceElevenLabs · Suno · HeyGen
Advanced
Edit & finishingPremiere Pro · CapCut · After Effects · Photoshop
Advanced
Script & custom toolsClaude · Gemini · Claude Code — when a tool doesn't exist, I build it
Advanced
Behind the scenes