Filmmakers at Cannes this week are making the argument that AI technology should serve filmmakers, rather than risk replacing them; “Hell Grind” is billed as “the world’s first 90-minute sci-fi heist feature film produced entirely using Higgsfield AI, now screening at the Cannes Film Festival;” and startup TrueShort — which produces AI vertical videos intended for smartphones — has raised $12 million from Khosla Ventures, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, General Catalyst, and others. These are just some of the more compelling news items related to AI media production.
The Filmmakers at Cannes Who Are Learning to Love AI
The Hollywood Reporter
Watch the Trailer for the AI Sci-Fi Heist Feature Film Screening at the Cannes Film Festival
No Film School
AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Unveiled at Cannes
Variety
Most Mainstream Films Already Use AI. The New Oscars Rules Won’t Stop That
The Conversation
I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
Wired (subscription required)
A Startup Making AI Movies Scored $12 Million from Khosla Ventures, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Others
Business Insider (subscription required)
How AI Innovations in TV Are Meeting Brand Needs – and How They’re Coming Up Short
AdAge (subscription required)
What Agentic TV Buying Really Means, According to Disney, YouTube, Netflix, and More
Adweek (subscription required)