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ASTANA – Astana is emerging as a platform for exploring how artificial intelligence could reshape the industry, with the Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026) bringing AI-generated films from 125 countries to Kazakhstan. The festival received more than 8,000 applications with 25 selected for the final stage in Astana. 

I’ve spent the past four years making a film about Luis Valdez, which meant living inside 60 years of his work. Most people know him as the father of Chicano theater, the man behind Zoot Suit and La Bamba. What I didn’t appreciate until I was deep in the research is that he’s been part…

Xia Meng, a researcher at China Media Group’s research institute and vice-president of the China Documentary Society, delivers a speech titled “Technology and Ethics in the AI Era” during the 5th Chinese Documentary Film Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]