Florian Arndt
CEO & Director
In my films, there is either kissing or laughter.
I like to seduce the target audience with emotions,
because life is too short for bad movies.
Number of shooting days as a director: 1,250
Number of (film) AIs tested: 2,000
Florian Arndt – also known in the press as the “AI POPE”
On Valentine’s Day 2014, inspired by my love of film, I founded Sons of Motion Pictures GmbH with friends, which serves medium-sized companies, DAX-listed companies, and Hollywood companies in the areas of AI, advertising, and creativity. I made my first film at the age of 11, my first feature film at 14, and 300 amateur films later, my first successful documentary at 18, which received its first film awards worldwide and was awarded the rating “particularly valuable.” Awarded the German Youth Video Prize and named “Germany’s Best Young Director 2012,” I used the substantial prize money to leave Thuringia at the age of 21 as an “economic refugee” and settle in Lollywood – Leipzig, where I built up a solid creative team. 150 flies, a second seat in Coburg and later in Munich, and 70 advertising and film awards later, I speak worldwide as an entrepreneur on large stages with up to 4,000 viewers per keynote.
The Federal Economic Senate of the BVMW appointed me Germany’s youngest honorary economic senator and emphasized my successful work for clients such as Warner Bros., Microsoft, Daimler, Rotkäppchen-Mumm, RB Leipzig, Lufthansa, Telekom, BMW, and Schloss Einstein (KiKA). Since theater and film production and acting have been familiar to me since childhood, I have made the leap to over 500 keynote stages in the last 10 years. According to Startup Creator, I am one of the top AI keynote speakers in Germany.
For five years, I regularly shared my experiences with prominent guests on my podcast “Feuer&Flamme Mindset,” which has 500,000 subscribers, and in 2024, I advised the German Chancellery on the topic of AI.
As an entrepreneur and director, I was fortunate to realize in 2022 that AI is revolutionizing our entire digital and creative industry, and I am glad that we use SONS with more than 200 AIs in our productions every day!
Filmography director (selection):
- Mindbreak, Shortfilm 2010 (10 min.)
- Testfahrer, Documentaryfilm 2012 (20 min.)
- Intro Schloss Einstein St. 18-20 (2014-2016)
- Antons Experiment, Mockumentary 2015 (3 min.)
- World Choir Games, Documentaryfilm 2020 (14 min.)
- Mitgas Christmas film – Die Lieblingssocke 2018 (2 min.)
- Foolservice, fictional series pilot 2019 (10 min.)
- Mitgas Christmas film – Wärme schenken 2020 (2 min.)
- Werwolf, Documentaryfilm 2020 (35 min.)
- Rollenspiele, Shortfilm 2020 (11 min.)
- KIKA Schau in meine Welt, Serienstaffel 2021 (98 min.)
- Warner Bros. Born for this, Serie 2022 (Intros, vfx)
- Elsterglanz – Landkreis MSH 2022 (3 min.)
- KIKA ICH bin ICH, series episode Bruno 2023 (7 min.)
- Der Kometenjäger, ESA (45 min. in production)
MY PRODUCTIONS
