ESA 2026 — AI film on the future of space
4 minutes of space cinema. 100% AI production, by Nexia Studio in collaboration with agency YOTTA Paris.
The European Space Agency commissioned a 4-minute film on the future of space exploration. The film had to inspire, project into the future and embody ESA's vision.
The challenge: telling the story of tomorrow's space with images that don't yet exist. No stock footage, no filming possible — every shot had to be invented.
100% AI production, entirely by Nexia Studio in collaboration with agency YOTTA Paris. No filming, no stock footage. Every shot is generated by artificial intelligence under the art director's supervision.
The art direction is cinematic. AI produces the visuals, the art director supervises every shot, selects, composes, colour-grades. The result sits between prospective documentary and science fiction trailer — never sacrificing scientific credibility.
4-minute film delivered. 100% AI production — no filming, no stock footage. Nexia × YOTTA Paris collaboration.
The film embodies a new approach to institutional communication: AI as a cinematic creation tool, the art director as guarantor of vision and quality.
How this kind of project is run.
Every project led by Nexia Studio follows the same production method, adapted to the deliverable at hand. We start with a rigorous brief phase, generally structured by ZIA, our AI creative project lead who formalises expectations, constraints, budget and timeline. This step determines the success of the entire project.
Then comes exploration : this is where generative AI shows its real value. Our art directors use Midjourney, Flux, Seedance, Kling and Runway to produce dozens of visual tracks in a few hours, where a traditional process would be limited to three or four explored directions. The exploration volume helps eliminate false good ideas quickly and concentrate creative energy on directions worth pursuing.
The human art direction phase then takes over. Selection, refinement, arbitration, typography, composition : this is where taste makes the difference. AI explores, the art director decides. Without this human step, the result would be indistinguishable from any other AI agency.
Finally, production : development, animation, compositing, post-production, asset preparation. This is the longest, most technical phase. Depending on the project nature, it can mobilise the Web, Motion or Graphic discipline, sometimes all three. The most frequently mobilised services include art direction, AI production, brand film, visual identity, WebGL 3D and virtual humans.
Nexia Studio is a distributed team based in Paris, Nice, Aix-en-Provence and Sophia Antipolis. This setup lets us assemble the right talent for each project without heavy structure. To start a similar project, contact the studio or kick off a brief with ZIA. Human response guaranteed within 24 working hours.