Browsing: AI & Tech

A Chinese AI-generated feature film has prompted industry experts to explore how emerging technology could reshape the production of serious cinema while lowering the barriers to filmmaking.

A few months ago, an independent producer stood on our LED volume trying to prove something no deck or mood board could show.Accelerantis Mike Manaserri and FluxCap Films’ project, and our role was to support Mike and his team as a virtual production partner: helping them understand what was technically possible, what made sense for…

Working with xplor, ITV Studios has upgraded its daytime broadcast studios to enable dynamic virtual environments that extend beyond physical LED walls

I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to figure out where to send Lost Garden next, and the answer that keeps winning isn’t the one I expected. Not a regional showcase bolted onto an existing festival as a side program. Not a waiting game for a jury that still doesn’t have a category for a…

Smile Seenu, who has worked through the transition from reel cameras to digital filmmaking, is now exploring AI, virtual production and emerging technologies to create films in a new way.

AI filmmaking has moved from experimental to standard practice in under two years. AI-generated footage has appeared in major commercial campaigns and screened at real festivals, and productions with genuine budgets are now shipping AI-assisted work at scale. 

While Spider-Man: Brand New Day stays in theaters, it’s now in the crossfire of allegations of generative AI use.

Market snapshot: Mamata Machinery has submitted a patent application to the Indian Patent Office for its innovative Die and Screw Design, a proprietary technology core to its eco-friendly Recyclable Film Technology (RecTech). This intellectual property move aims to safeguard its green packaging solutions amidst recent commercial developments, including EU recyclability certifications and a transition in…

The 15th International 100-Second Film Festival successfully conducted workshops across three countries—Pakistan, Indian-administered Kashmir, and Iran—coordinated by ABNA correspondent Zainab Askari, drawing hundreds of media professionals and filmmakers. The Qom workshop alone brought together over 35 participants from more than seven countries for intensive training in scriptwriting, documentary production, and AI filmmaking, as part of…

With FrightFest annual horror feast nearly on us, Nina Romain looks at the onscreen cases of  technology running riot – and why we run to watch them.