**Executive Summary**
This document reports on the MIB Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, showcasing AI innovation in India. The pavilion features the WAVES Creators' Corner, demonstrating real-world AI applications across various media sectors. Live demonstrations, installations, panel discussions, and masterclasses are ongoing throughout the summit, with participation from global and Indian industry leaders.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **WAVES Creators' Corner:**
* Serves as a fully operational, hands-on innovation workspace.
* Demonstrates AI applications in Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR).
* Showcases WaveX startups and their impactful demonstrations.
* **Key Experience Zones:**
* **AI Gaming Lab:** Offers live demonstrations and interactive engagements with AI-powered game development.
* **AI Content Creation Lab (Powered by Adobe):** Demonstrates AI-assisted filmmaking, redefining digital storytelling workflows.
* **AI-Powered Newsroom:** Showcases how AI streamlines newsroom operations, transforming media operations.
* **Narad Muni Interactive Installation:** Demonstrates how AI-powered Large Language Models convert questions into conversational experiences.
* **AI Theatre:** Features AI-generated films curated by NFDC, LTIMindtree and Adobe.
* **YourStory Lounge:** Hosts live fireside conversations with AI ecosystem leaders.
* **Key Booth Highlights at MIB Pavilion:**
* Leading global and Indian innovators showcase AI applications across media sectors.
* **Adobe:** Showcases AI-generated films and live AI-first creative workflows.
* **BharatGen:** Demonstrates Multimodal RAG technology to convert video and audio into searchable assets.
* **Sony Research India:** Presents AI-driven translation, dubbing, face and voice re-aging solutions.
* **Sarvam:** Enables multilingual AI interaction through voice cloning and real-time language AI tools.
* **Amazon Web Services (AWS):** Showcases an "Agentic AI Assisted Newsroom" for broadcast production.
* **Whistling Woods International:** Demonstrates AI-based marker-less motion capture workflows.
* **Galleri5:** Presents AI-native cinematic production platforms.
* **Kuku FM:** Launches AI-powered microdramas, highlighting digital storytelling innovation.
* **Prismix:** Integrates Generative AI with VFX for narrative-driven content creation.
* **Inshorts:** Showcases AI-powered news summarization with personalized content delivery.
* **Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT):** Redefines AI-integrated creative education.
* **AI Immersive Theatre:**
* Features 270-degree projection and AI-powered cinematic experiences.
* Showcases emerging filmmakers using AI and a curated collection of AI short films.
* **Content Creation Lab Powered by Adobe:**
* Showcases AI-led video creation workflows with a focus on advanced creative technologies.
* **Media Lounge:**
* Features interviews and live streams with founders and thought leaders.
* Covers topics including public policy, platform ecosystems, sovereign AI capabilities, and digital resilience.
* **Panel Discussions and Masterclasses:**
* Focus on AI-led disruptions in the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry.
* Explores the future of AI in various sectors and ethical AI frameworks.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Visitors**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to witness and engage with cutting-edge AI technologies and applications in media and entertainment.
* **Action Required:** Participate in demonstrations, installations, panel discussions, and masterclasses to experience AI innovation.
**Stakeholder: Media and Entertainment Industry Professionals**
* **Impact:** Gain insights into the immediate applications of AI-powered media, its investment potential, and creative impact.
* **Action Required:** Attend the summit and participate in discussions to explore AI's transformative role in the M&E sector.
**Stakeholder: Startups and Innovators**
* **Impact:** Platform to showcase AI solutions, connect with industry leaders, and explore potential collaborations.
* **Action Required:** Leverage the opportunity to demonstrate technologies, network with stakeholders, and gain exposure.
**Stakeholder: Policymakers**
* **Impact:** Forum for discussing and understanding the implications of AI in the media landscape.
* **Action Required:** Engage in dialogues on public policy, sovereign AI capabilities, and digital resilience.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting**
* **Impact:** Showcases India's premier AI innovation workspace and advances the country's position in AI-driven cinematic innovation.
* **Action Required:** Continue to facilitate and promote AI innovation within the media and entertainment sector.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: The ministry is the primary subject of the event related to AI innovation.
WAVES Creators' Corner: A showcase pavilion focusing on AI applications in media and entertainment, serving as a key element of the AI Impact Summit 2026.
AI Impact Summit 2026: A summit focused on AI innovation in India, where the MIB Pavilion is a central feature.
Bharat Mandapam: The location of the WAVES Creators' Corner, India.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
MIB Pavilion Emerges as India’s Premier AI
Innovation Workspace at India AI Impact Summit
2026
From AI Gaming Labs to Agentic Newsrooms: Adobe,
BharatGen and Kuku FM Highlight Real-World AI
Deployments at WAVES
Narad Muni Installation, AI Theatre and BharatGen Booth
Draw Focus at WAVES Creators’ Corner
Posted On: 17 FEB 2026 7:20PM by PIB Delhi
The WAVES Creators’ Corner has been conceptualized not merely as a showcase pavilion, but as a fully
operational, hands-on innovation workspace. Designed to demonstrate real-world, game-changing
applications of Artificial Intelligence across the AVGC-XR (Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics and
Extended Reality) ecosystem, the Corner offers visitors an immersive and participatory experience.
This space serves as a strategic extension of WAVES and its key verticals: WaveX, Waves Bazaar, and
the Create in India Challenges, with WaveX startups taking center stage through impactful
demonstrations and live deployments.
Alongside emerging innovators, leading global and Indian industry players such as Adobe, Netflix, Sony,
Collective, Inshorts, KukuFM, and Whistling Woods International will showcase cutting-edge AI tools and
transformative media technologies.Key Experience Zones
AI Gaming Lab
Visitors experienced AI-powered game development in real time today, from concept generation to
playable prototypes, and engaged with AI-built video games within an interactive gaming lab
environment. The AI Gaming Lab will continue to offer live demonstrations and interactive engagements
over the coming days.AI Content Creation Lab (Powered by Adobe)
The live studio environment demonstrated AI-assisted filmmaking, where prompts evolved into scripts,
visuals and cinematic sequences in real time, redefining digital storytelling workflows. The lab will
continue to showcase AI-enabled creative processes for visitors in the days ahead.
AI-Powered Newsroom
Powered by AWS, BharatGen, India Today and Kalasetu startups, the newsroom installation showcased
how AI agents streamline newsroom operations, from automated content generation to voice-command-
based editorial management, transforming the future of media operations. The installation will remain
operational and continue demonstrations during the upcoming days of the Summit.
Narad Muni Interactive Installation
Inspired by the mythological messenger, the immersive installation demonstrated how AI-powered Large
Language Models convert real-world questions into dynamic, conversational user experiences,
showcasing the power of interactive intelligence. The interactive experience will continue to engage
visitors in the coming days.AI Theatre
The dedicated cinematic space featured approximately 150 AI-generated films curated by NFDC,
LTIMindtree and Adobe, providing visitors an opportunity to unwind while witnessing the artistic and
technological evolution of AI-driven filmmaking. Screenings will continue over the next few days at the
Pavilion.
YourStory Lounge
The lounge hosted live fireside conversations with leaders from the AI ecosystem today. The sessions were
moderated by Shraddha Sharma of YourStory, fostering dialogue at the intersection of innovation,
entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence. The lounge will continue to host discussions and interactive
sessions over the coming days.
Key Booth Highlights at MIB Pavilion
The MIB Pavilion features leading global and Indian innovators showcasing cutting-edge AI applications
across filmmaking, broadcasting, language technologies, education, and digital storytelling.
Adobe is accelerating AI-powered filmmaking through collaborations like India Film Project,
showcasing AI-generated films and live AI-first creative workflows.
BharatGen is demonstrating Multimodal RAG technology to convert video and audio “dark data”
into searchable, interactive assets.Sony Research India is presenting AI-driven translation, dubbing, face and voice re-aging, and
accessibility solutions for TV and OTT platforms.
Sarvam is enabling multilingual AI interaction through voice cloning, live speech-to-text, and real-
time language AI tools.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is showcasing an “Agentic AI Assisted Newsroom” for hands-free,
AI-enabled broadcast production and hyperlocal news delivery.
Whistling Woods International is demonstrating AI-based marker-less motion capture workflows
using minimal hardware.
Galleri5 (Collective Artists Network) is presenting AI-native cinematic production platforms
powering large-scale mythological and theatrical projects.
Kuku FM is launching India’s first slate of AI-powered microdramas, highlighting grassroots
digital storytelling innovation.
Prismix is integrating Generative AI with VFX and traditional media for narrative-driven content
creation.
Inshorts is showcasing AI-powered news summarization with personalized content delivery.
Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) is redefining AI-integrated creative education
with immersive production environments.
AI Immersive Theatre:
It featured 270-degree projection and AI-powered cinematic experiences that redefined storytelling and
audience engagement today. The AI Cinema Showcase, presented by the National Film Development
Corporation and Waves Bazaar in collaboration with LTM, highlighted emerging filmmakers using AI as a
storytelling medium. The programme also featured Kathāvatār, a curated collection of AI short films,
alongside finalist works from India’s first CinemAI Hackathon.
Screened at the Waves Creators’ Corner within Bharat Mandapam, the initiative positioned India at the
forefront of AI-driven cinematic innovation. The immersive screenings and showcase will continue over
the coming days, offering visitors further opportunities to experience cutting-edge AI-enabled storytelling.
Content Creation Lab Powered by Adobe
It showcased AI-led video creation workflows designed for today’s content creators, with a strong focus
on advanced creative technologies. The lab demonstrated how ideas were transformed into high-quality
videos using text prompts, images, audio inputs and generative AI tools.
Through live demonstrations, creators experienced end-to-end AI workflows across video, audio and
images, including text-to-video, image-to-video storytelling, generative edits and rapid content iteration.
The showcase highlighted how AI simplified complex production processes, automated editing, enhanced
visuals and accelerated storytelling from concept to final output. Overall, the experience presented AI as a
catalyst for faster, smarter and more scalable multimedia content creation.
Media Lounge
Shradha Sharma from YourStory conducted interviews with founders and thought leaders today, and all
sessions were live streamed on WAVES OTT, making the Summit’s insights and outcomes widely
accessible. Expert dialogues covered public policy, platform ecosystems, sovereign AI capabilities and
digital resilience, with insights from institutions such as the National Forensic Sciences University and
KOGO, alongside ecosystem experiences from Kuku FM, Garage Labs and Oracle. Startup showcases,
founder pitches and discussions on AI applications in healthcare, societal challenges and localised content
further highlighted innovation-driven impact across India.
The Media Lounge engagements will continue over the coming days, featuring additional interactions,
discussions and live sessions aimed at broadening access to the Summit’s key deliberations and outcomesPanel Discussions and Masterclasses
The Pavilion at Bharat Mandapam today witnessed a series of panel discussions and masterclasses
focusing on AI-led disruptions in the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry. The discussions at the
WAVES Creators’ Corner were curated as high-impact knowledge forums, bringing together industry
leaders, venture capitalists, technologists, creators and policymakers.
Over the course of the sessions, deliberations explored the future of AI in gaming, cinema, newsroom
automation, interactive media, monetisation models and ethical AI frameworks. Founder roundtables,
masterclasses by noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and technology deep-dive sessions by leading global
technology companies formed part of today’s programme.
The sessions moved beyond theoretical discussions and featured practical demonstrations, real-world case
studies and live Q&A interactions. Participants gained insights into the immediate applications of AI-
powered media, its investment potential and its long-term creative impact on the M&E ecosystem.
The panel discussions and masterclasses will continue over the coming days at the WAVES Pavilion,
further deepening engagement on the transformative role of AI in the Media and Entertainment sector.
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