What it is
AI Show Director is the fastest way to turn a vague intent into a fully-configured show. Tell it who you're honoring, the spirit, the scale, and the judging style; Claude returns a ShowPlan — categories, a weighted rubric, pricing tiers, a submission form, and judging rounds. You apply the plan in one click and get a draft show.
Where it lives
/[org]/director in your dashboard, or click "Start with AI Show Director" on the empty-org hero or homepage CTA.
What it generates
- Show metadata — name, slug, tagline, description, currency, timezone
- 5–10 categories sized to the audience
- A judging rubric with weights summing to 100%
- 3 pricing tiers (early bird → standard → late) tuned to the audience's purchasing power
- A submission form with sensible field types per section (nominator → nominee → media → consent)
- Judging rounds — eligibility, first round, final
- Notes explaining its choices
How to get good output
The brief form has a few short fields. Be specific:
- Audience: "indie documentary filmmakers" beats "filmmakers".
- Spirit: "prestigious + serious; modeled on Sundance Doc" tells Claude more than "professional".
- Scale: "first year, ~150 entries; expecting 500 by year 3" anchors the pricing.
- Region: "primarily UK + EU" influences fee currency, timezone, and language.
- Notes: anything special — sponsorship structure, ceremony date, eligibility quirks.
What it can't do
- It won't read your existing brand colors / logo — set those in the show's Settings tab after applying.
- It won't write your eligibility rules verbatim. If you have a complex one ("must have premiered at a non-US festival in calendar year 2026"), spell it out in the Notes; you'll still want to review before opening submissions.
- It won't connect Stripe or invite judges — those are separate steps.
Cost & privacy
The Director uses Claude under Anthropic's zero-retention, no-training policy. We send only the fields you typed; nothing about your account or other shows. See AI use disclosure.
Going further
If you want to start from a curated configuration instead of a freeform brief, check the Templates marketplace.