Olga Baranova

Artist and Creative Technologist

Paris

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Films

Subtle Thing: Theo lying in the grass of a Paris park, among red and blue flowers

Subtle Thing

Role
Director, Writer
Produced by
Storybook Studios, 2026
Runtime
9 min
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Days of Elio: Elio looking up in a museum gallery, a crowd behind him

Days of Elio

Role
Director, Writer
Produced by
Fable Studio / Showrunner, 2026
Runtime
3 min 15 s
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Shorts

A blonde girl in a white dress lying on a green sofa

Summer Boredom

Concept film
A platinum-haired woman at a candlelit dinner table

Encounter

Concept film
A red-haired woman with eyes closed under falling lights

Cosmos Field

Concept film
A girl in a white dress in a night garden

The Living Garden

Concept film
A pianist in silhouette at a grand piano

The Pianist

Concept film
An overgrown garden with a fountain

Great Expectations

Concept film for Diptyque

Commercials

Qatar Airways × GoogleAd Age Ad of the WeekBring Them With YouProducer, AI ArtistGenre.ai David Beckham’s IM8The ChoiceAI ArtistGenre.ai Samsung GalaxyMiracleAI ArtistTrippy Pictures L’Oréal Group for VivaTechLa Roche-Posay, Kérastase, L’Oréal Paris, LancômeFour filmsCher Ami ElevenLabsElevenLabs StudioAI ArtistElevenLabs partnership WanderNo More Vacation Rental NightmaresAI ArtistGenre.ai

News

  1. Live · Wonder Studios

    Wonder Sessions

    A one-hour live session organised by Wonder Studios and presented by CapCut, with 150 people attending. I talked about my fashion background, how I transitioned into filmmaking, and my current workflows and projects.

    Wonder Sessions banner: Olga Baranova, live on 21 October
  2. Press · Think with Google

    L’Oréal × Google

    Google features my work for L’Oréal: an interactive experience across four brands, made for VivaTech.

    Read the article (FR)
    The CREATECH AI artist studio at VivaTech 2026
  3. Feature · Wonder TV

    Fanal on Wonder TV

    Fanal is streaming on Wonder Studios’ platform.

    Watch the film
    Fanal on Wonder TV, in the August Film Picks
  4. Event · L’Oréal

    VivaTech Paris

    Four AI commercials for La Roche-Posay, Kérastase, L’Oréal Paris and Lancôme.

    The Kérastase installation at VivaTech 2026
  5. Residency · Google

    Google Flow Sessions

    A six-week film residency. Fanal premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York.

    The Google Flow Sessions panel at the Roxy Theater
  6. Press · Ad Age

    Ad of the Week

    Qatar Airways × Google, Bring Them With You.

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    Qatar Airways and Google in Ad Age

About

Olga Baranova

I spent a decade in fashion and casting before turning to film.

Since 2025, I have developed films and visual projects for clients including L’Oréal, YSL Beauty, David Beckham’s IM8, Deel, Popeyes, and Wander.

In 2026, I completed an artist residency with Google through its Flow Sessions program.

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Experience

2025 · Present

Creative Technologist

Genre.ai · San Francisco (Remote)

Producing and creating AI-generated video and animation for commercial campaigns.

Apr 2026 · May 2026

Artist in Residence

Google

Selected as one of ten filmmakers for Google Flow Sessions. Created a hybrid short film that premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York.

May 2024 · Feb 2025

AI Lead

Go East Creative Management · New York (Remote)

Hired to launch the agency's AI department. Sourced and signed top AI directing talent.

2014 · 2022

Senior Talent Agent

System Agency · Paris

I managed high-profile modeling talent and led fashion casting and production.

Films and books I love

Films

Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary RoadSam Mendes, 2008
The Last Emperor
The Last EmperorBernardo Bertolucci, 1987
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering SkyBernardo Bertolucci, 1990
The New World
The New WorldTerrence Malick, 2005
Les Triplettes de Belleville
Les Triplettes de BellevilleSylvain Chomet, 2003
Big Fish
Big FishTim Burton, 2003
Melancholia
MelancholiaLars von Trier, 2011
The Others
The OthersAlejandro Amenábar, 2001
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide ShutStanley Kubrick, 1999
The Secret Garden
The Secret GardenAgnieszka Holland, 1993
The Dreamers
The DreamersBernardo Bertolucci, 2003
American Beauty
American BeautySam Mendes, 1999

Books

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
IntermezzoSally Rooney
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro
Educated by Tara Westover
EducatedTara Westover
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia for RealistsRutger Bregman
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Sophie's ChoiceWilliam Styron
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
Of Human BondageW. Somerset Maugham
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
Atonement by Ian McEwan
AtonementIan McEwan
The Beach by Alex Garland
The BeachAlex Garland
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
LolitaVladimir Nabokov
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. RipleyPatricia Highsmith

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