Ion Kion (Diego Escalada) is a film director based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. His AI films have won prestigious awards at Oniros Film Awards (New York, USA), NYIFA (New York, USA), AI Film Awards (Paris, France), Best Director Award New York (New York, USA), Cannes World Film Festival (Cannes, France), Accolade Global Film Competition (La Joya, USA), and Red Movie Awards (Reims, France), CineFantasy (São Paulo, Brazil), Amsterdam Cinema Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), and BIAIFF AI Film Festival (Bali, Indonesia). Official selections include Seoul AI Film Festival (Seoul, Korea), Almería Western Film Festival (Almería, Spain), Auguri Film Festival (Torino, Italy), and Belgrade International Film Festival.

He has also participated in award-winning campaigns such as Diente, Lürzer's Archive Best Illustrators Worldwide, FIAP, Wave Festival, Clarín Creatividad, and Lürzer's Archive Best Digital Artists Worldwide, among others.

Ion Kion is the founder of 7th Art Studio, a production company focused on 3D & 2D animation and AI-driven filmmaking for commercials and films. With a high-impact and constantly evolving creative approach, the studio collaborates with advertising agencies, studios, and brands to develop distinctive visual content that stands out. From concept to execution, 7th Art Studio combines craftsmanship, adaptability, and emerging technologies to transform ideas into cinematic, memorable visual experiences—reaching international audiences through projects delivered in multiple languages.