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XinhuaSeptember 15, 20263 min readA three-dimensional laser head is pictured at a technology company in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Sept. 14, 2026.PHOTO: XINHUA

Artificial intelligence has moved from technical demonstrations into serious conversations about filmmaking. During the 2026 festival season, that shift became difficult to ignore. Venice hosted films that used generative systems as part of their production process and also became a meeting point for filmmakers working directly with AI. Telluride brought a different side of the…

PI Advanced Materials, an Arkema Affiliate, has received the 2026 KPCA Industry award for contributions to the world’s first mass-production for 4µm ultra-thin polyimide film using an unstretched process. The 4µm polyimide film achieved comparable mechanical, thermal and adhesion performance at approximately one-third the thickness of conventional 12.5µm polyimide film.

Aptech Limited, a pioneer in vocational training and global learning solutions has entered into a strategic collaboration with Get Set Learn (GSL), an Arvind Mafatlal group company, to develop and deliver a specialised Generative AI (Gen AI) Filmmaking Course, aimed at equipping learners with the creative, technical and practical skills required to navigate the rapidly evolving…

In January 2026, YouTube terminated 16 channels that had racked up a combined 4.7 billion lifetime views and roughly $10 million a year in ad revenue. The platform called it a crackdown on “AI slop.” What YouTube actually enforces is narrower and blunter than that headline suggests: its systems lean on whether a human face…

Inspiring Asia: Micro Film Festival 2026 managed to reach more than 7,000 audiences from 38 provinces in Indonesia. This social-based film festival involves the community in the community vetting process to provide appreciation for the works of the finalists.

9 September 2026UPDATED 9 September 2026 •TECHNOLOGY Tech & Startup Desk Screenshot: Official teaser trailer of ‘Artificial’/ YouTube

Yes, “AI slop” is real, Korea’s top AI policy official acknowledges, and yes, the flood of AI-generated content online can have “adverse effects.” At the same time, as vice chair of the presidential National AI Strategy Committee, Ha Jung-woo is pushing to broaden video creators’ access to AI production tools and develop homegrown technology that…

Director Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano analyzed how AI is redefining the film industry without replacing the human essence.

Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X