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Feb 13, 2026

ByteDance Suspends Seedance 2.0 Voice Cloning Feature After Privacy Backlash

ByteDance disables controversial face-to-voice feature in Seedance 2.0 that generated personalized voices from facial photos alone, citing privacy and ethical concerns.

Feb 12, 2026

Hollywood Strikes Back: MPA Condemns ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Over Viral AI Video

The Motion Picture Association demands ByteDance cease 'massive' copyright infringement after viral AI video of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt sparks industry outcry.

Feb 10, 2026

Academy President Janet Yang Calls for AI Ethics Framework at Sundance

Janet Yang urges Hollywood to establish basic principles for AI use, emphasizing transparency, consent, and human creativity at Sundance 2026.

Feb 10, 2026

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Leads Hollywood's Push for Ethical AI and Creator Compensation

Actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt launches Creators Coalition on AI to build ongoing compensation systems and ethical frameworks for AI trained on human creativity.

Feb 9, 2026

MOVA: Open Source Video-Audio Generation Available for Commercial Use

OpenMOSS releases MOVA, a 32B parameter model for synchronized video and audio generation under Apache 2.0 license with commercial rights.

Feb 6, 2026

SAG-AFTRA Proposes Digital Likeness Tax on AI Performers

SAG-AFTRA considers economic taxation on AI performers to protect pension funds as February 9 contract negotiations approach.

Feb 5, 2026

Lionsgate Appoints First Chief AI Officer to Lead Studio AI Strategy

Lionsgate names Kathleen Grace, former Vermillio CSO, as first Chief AI Officer to oversee Runway partnership and IP protection.

Feb 3, 2026

David Cronenberg Calls AI 'Digital Photoshop' for Filmmaking

Legendary director David Cronenberg embraces AI tools for post-production, comparing the technology to Photoshop in his latest film The Shrouds.

Feb 3, 2026

IndieWire Sundance Panel Explores AI Tools for Creative Filmmaking

Industry leaders discuss practical AI applications in filmmaking at Sundance 2026, from interactive storytelling to IP protection.

Feb 3, 2026

Musical AI Raises $4.5M to Scale Attribution Technology for AI Generated Music

Musical AI secures $4.5M in funding led by Heavybit to expand attribution tech that ensures proper licensing and royalties for AI generated music.

Feb 3, 2026

Directors Now Actively Casting AI Actress Tilly Norwood as SAG-AFTRA Negotiations Loom

Seven days before SAG-AFTRA contract talks, Particle6 reveals directors are now approaching to cast Tilly Norwood, not just inquiring about the AI actress.

Feb 1, 2026

Christopher Nolan's DGA Leadership Positions Hollywood for AI Negotiations

With contract talks opening June 2026, DGA President Christopher Nolan champions AI guardrails that preserve director authority and expand creative tools.

Feb 1, 2026

AI Ads Match Human Creative Performance in Major University Study

Columbia University and Harvard research analyzing 500 million impressions reveals AI generated ads perform on par with human made creative.

Jan 31, 2026

Lingbot World: Open Source World Simulator Now Available for Commercial Use

Ant Group releases Lingbot World, an Apache 2.0 licensed world simulator rivaling Google's Genie 3, with camera control for filmmaking.

Jan 30, 2026

Frame Forward AI Film Festival Announces Three Finalists for Theatrical Release

Frame Forward Animated AI Film Festival reveals finalists Thanksgiving Day, The Pillar, and So Close Yet So Far, with public voting now open for March theatrical release.

Jan 29, 2026

Darren Aronofsky Brings the Revolutionary War to Life with AI-Powered Series

Oscar nominated director Darren Aronofsky partners with Google DeepMind and TIME Studios to create On This Day... 1776, an AI generated historical series.

Jan 25, 2026

Casey Affleck: AI as Creative Collaborator, Not Replacement

Casey Affleck embraces AI as a filmmaking partner through Meta's Movie Gen, contrasting with brother Ben's skepticism about creative automation.

Jan 24, 2026

Sora 2 and Runway Gen-4 Solve AI Video's Biggest Problem

OpenAI Sora 2 and Runway Gen-4 eliminate temporal jitter through neural radiance fields, marking a turning point for production ready AI video.

Jan 23, 2026

McKinsey Report: AI Transforms Pre-Production in Film and TV

McKinsey's January 2026 report reveals pre-production as the phase where AI delivers the most value, accelerating greenlights and reducing costs.

Jan 22, 2026

Hollywood Shifts Focus from Generative AI to Decision Intelligence

Studios are moving from AI content creation to predictive analytics, using Decision Intelligence to reduce risk and predict box office success.

Jan 21, 2026

OpenAI Courts Hollywood with Sora 2

OpenAI renews its push into Hollywood with Sora 2, aiming to integrate AI video generation into professional film workflows despite industry hesitation.

Jan 20, 2026

UK Actors Push for AI Protections as Equity and PACT Reach Negotiation Breakthrough

After 99% of UK performers voted to refuse digital scanning, Equity receives improved AI protection offer from PACT in negotiations affecting UK film and TV industry.

Jan 19, 2026

Google and Sundance Partner to Train 100,000 Filmmakers in AI: What It Means for Indie Creators

Google.org commits $2M to Sundance Institute AI Literacy Initiative, training 100,000+ artists in foundational AI skills through product-agnostic education.

Jan 19, 2026

LongCat Video Avatar Guide 2026: 5-Minute AI Video Generation

Generate 5-minute+ AI videos with stable lip-sync and consistent identity using LongCat Video Avatar. A 13.6B DiT framework guide with installation instructions.

Jan 18, 2026

UW-Stout Launches AI-Assisted Film Production Course: Baseline Competency for 2026

University of Wisconsin-Stout launches first AI-Assisted Film and Video Production course. Learn how Runway Gen-4, Sora 2, and ElevenLabs prepare students for AI filmmaking careers.

Jan 17, 2026

Google Veo 3.1 4K Guide: Master the "Ingredients to Video" Update at AI FILMS

Unlock 4K upscaling and native vertical video with Google Veo 3.1. Learn the technical specs of the Jan 2026 release and try it now at AI FILMS Studio.

Jan 16, 2026

California's Digital Replica Law: What AI Filmmakers Need to Know in 2026

California's AB 2602/1836 restricts AI-generated actor replicas. Learn how this new law affects filmmakers and what exemptions apply.

Jan 16, 2026

How to Run LTX-2 in 4K on Your RTX GPU (CES 2026 Update)

Step-by-step guide to generating 4K videos with LTX-2 on RTX GPUs using ComfyUI, following Nvidia's CES 2026 announcement.

Jan 16, 2026

Netflix Acquires Warner Bros. Discovery for $83B: The AI Training Strategy

Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery isn't just about streaming dominance. Legal reports confirm the library will fuel massive AI model training.

Jan 16, 2026

The Premiere of 'The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist'

Oscar winning Daniel Roher explores the existential impact of AI in his new documentary 'The AI Doc,' premiering at Sundance 2026.

Jan 13, 2026

Lionsgate Declares AI Creators 'The Next Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola'

Lionsgate EVP Brad Haugen announces major studios are actively recruiting AI-native creators, calling them the next generation of auteur filmmakers at CES 2026.

Jan 10, 2026

Tunisian Filmmaker Wins $1 Million AI Film Award with LILY

Zoubeir Jlassi's 'LILY,' created entirely with Google Gemini tools, wins world's largest AI Film Award at Dubai's 1 Billion Followers Summit, beating 3,500 global entries.

Jan 9, 2026

James Woods' AI Warning Sparks Hollywood's Next Evolution

Oscar-nominated actor James Woods warns AI could replace human actors, citing Moore's Law. But the debate reveals how technology accelerates filmmaking rather than ends it.

Jan 5, 2026

Hollywood 2026: The Pivotal Year That Will Define AI Filmmaking's Future

SAG-AFTRA negotiations begin Feb 9, Disney defends $1B OpenAI deal, federal AI laws face state challenges. How Hollywood's 2026 flashpoints create opportunities for filmmakers navigating AI integration.

Jan 5, 2026

LTX-2: The Open Source 4K AI Video Model That Changes Everything

Lightricks releases LTX-2, the first truly open-source AI video model with native 4K at 50fps, synchronized audio, and free commercial use under $10M ARR. Full model weights, training code, and on-device deployment now available.

Jan 3, 2026

What Audiences Really Think About AI in Filmmaking: 2026 Data Analysis

86% demand AI disclosure but 61% accept AI in filmmaking. Gen Z theater attendance surges 25% in 2025. New data reveals exactly where audiences draw the line and why transparency unlocks creative potential.

Dec 29, 2025

Inside China's AI Filmmaking Revolution: How Hengdian Studios Is Transforming Production

Hengdian World Studios hosts 3,095 AI powered micro drama productions in 2025, using large language models for script evaluation and automated VFX. Inside China's 50 billion yuan transformation.

Dec 23, 2025

StoryMem: Multi Shot Video Storytelling with Visual Memory

ByteDance and NTU researchers introduce StoryMem, generating minute long multi shot narrative videos with 28.7% better consistency using memory conditioned AI models for filmmakers.

Dec 22, 2025

InfCam: Precise Camera Control Without Depth Estimation

KAIST researchers release InfCam with 25% better camera accuracy. Open code and weights enable filmmakers to achieve cinematic camera control in AI video generation.

Dec 20, 2025

2026: The Year AI Filmmaking Goes Mainstream

Industry analysts predict 2026 as AI filmmaking's breakthrough year. From Disney's $1B OpenAI deal to indie filmmaker democratization the transformation is accelerating.

Dec 18, 2025

How to Verify AI Generated Content: Complete C2PA Guide for 2025

Learn how C2PA Content Credentials provide the only reliable method to verify AI generated content. Complete guide for creators and consumers with platform implementation details.

Dec 16, 2025

Real-Time AI World Generation: Tencent's HY-World 1.5 Runs at 24 FPS

Tencent's opensource WorldPlay model enables realtime interactive world generation with long-term geometric consistency at 24 FPS. Full code and training framework released.

Dec 12, 2025

Mix Any Image and Video: BiCo Breaks Composition Barriers

HKUST researchers introduce BiCo, a one shot method that binds visual concepts from images and videos into single coherent outputs with unprecedented accuracy.

Dec 11, 2025

Disney Bets $1 Billion on AI: Mickey Mouse Comes to Sora

Disney invests in OpenAI and licenses 200+ characters for Sora video generation, sparking debate over creator compensation and AI's role in entertainment.

Dec 10, 2025

The First Oscar Race for AI Generated Films

December 2025 marks Oscar history as films using generative AI openly compete, following Academy rules clarifying AI tools neither help nor hinder nominations.

Dec 9, 2025

Point Level Motion Control Finally Reaches Commercial Quality

Wan-Move achieves motion control comparable to Kling 1.5 Pro using dense point trajectories. Free, open-source, Apache 2.0 licensed.

Dec 8, 2025

The AI That Thinks Before It Edits Videos

VideoCoF introduces reasoning-based video editing: free, open-source, and trained on just 50K pairs to achieve mask-free precision editing.

Dec 5, 2025

Could Netflix Let Fans Create AI Harry Potter Films?

Disney announced AI content tools for subscribers. Netflix just bought Warner Bros. Here's why Netflix could go further with complete IP control.

Dec 2, 2025

BlockVid: Semi Autoregressive Framework Generates Minute Long Videos With Coherence

BlockVid from Alibaba DAMO Academy generates coherent minute long videos using block diffusion architecture, semantic sparse KV caching, and LV-Bench evaluation benchmark.

Dec 1, 2025

South Korean Court Rules Virtual Avatars Can Be Defamed, Awards ₩500,000

Uijeongbu District Court establishes precedent that online insults against virtual K-pop group PLAVE constitute defamation, marking first recognition of avatar-operator identity in Korean law.

Nov 30, 2025

AnyTalker: Scalable Multi Person Talking Video Generation With Identity Aware Attention

HKUST releases AnyTalker, an audio driven framework generating multi person talking videos with flexible identity scaling, trained on single person data with Apache 2.0 license.

Nov 25, 2025

FLUX.2: Production Grade Image Generation With Multi-Reference Control

Black Forest Labs releases FLUX.2 with 10 image multi-reference control, 4MP editing, photorealistic detail, and exact color matching for professional workflows.

Nov 25, 2025

House of David Season 2: Hybrid AI Workflow Achieves Blockbuster Scale

Vu Technologies and Wonder Project deployed 253+ AI generated shots in House of David Season 2 using Runway Gen-3 Alpha, virtual production, and live practical effects.

Nov 24, 2025

Greg Kohs: The Human Face Behind AI Documentary Filmmaking

Filmmaker Greg Kohs focuses on humans behind AI technology rather than fear-driven narratives. From AlphaGo to The Thinking Game, his work explores empathy and intention.

Nov 22, 2025

InfinityStar: 10x Faster Video Generation Through Autoregressive Modeling

FoundationVision releases InfinityStar, achieving 83.74 VBench score with 10x speed improvement over diffusion models. First autoregressive generator for industrial 720p video.

Nov 21, 2025

Ron Howard on AI: Filmmaking Tool, Not Replacement

Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind director says AI helps filmmakers realize creative visions efficiently. Stresses need for copyright legislation to protect creative livelihoods.

Nov 21, 2025

Tencent HunyuanVideo 1.5: 8.3B Parameters Run on Consumer GPUs

Tencent releases HunyuanVideo 1.5 with 8.3 billion parameters. State-of-the-art quality runs on 14GB VRAM through sparse attention and efficient VAE compression.

Nov 20, 2025

First Frame Go: Video Customization Using Memory Buffer Method

Research reveals video models treat first frames as conceptual memory buffers. Enables robust customization with 20-50 training examples, no architecture changes.

Nov 20, 2025

Kandinsky 5.0: Open-Source Video Generation Up to 10 Seconds

Kandinsky Lab releases Kandinsky 5.0 family: 2B parameter Video Lite model generates 10 second videos, 19B Video Pro for quality, and 6B Image Lite. Open source with Apache 2.0 license.

Nov 19, 2025

Meta SAM 3: Text-Driven Object Segmentation and Tracking for Video

Meta releases Segment Anything Model 3 with text prompt capabilities. Detect, segment, and track objects across video using natural language descriptions. Opensource release with 4M concept training dataset.

Nov 16, 2025

Actors Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones Address AI in Film

Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones share pragmatic views on AI technology during Train Dreams press tour, reflecting on craft preservation and adaptation.

Nov 13, 2025

Disney+ Plans AI User-Generated Content Within Disney IP Boundaries

Disney CEO Bob Iger announces plans for AI-powered user-generated content on Disney+ limited to Disney intellectual property. What this means for creators seeking unrestricted storytelling tools.

Nov 12, 2025

Creator of AI Actress Tilly Norwood Plans 40 Additional Digital Actors

Eline Van der Velden, creator of AI actress Tilly Norwood, plans to develop 40 more digital actors through studio Xicoia despite industry backlash. What this means for AI filmmakers.

Nov 12, 2025

Time-to-Move: Training-Free Motion Control for AI Video Generation

Researchers introduce Time-to-Move (TTM), a plug-and-play framework that adds precise motion control to video diffusion models without training. Enables object and camera control through dual-clock denoising.

Nov 9, 2025

FlashVSR: Real-Time AI Video Upscaling Reaches 17 FPS

Researchers introduce FlashVSR, a diffusion-based framework that upscales video to 4K at 17 frames per second, achieving 12x speedup over previous models while maintaining visual quality for AI filmmakers.

Nov 7, 2025

CamCloneMaster: Clone Camera Movements Across AI generated Videos

Kuaishou releases CamCloneMaster, enabling filmmakers to extract camera movements from reference videos and apply them to AI-generated content. Precise cinematographic control through motion cloning.

Nov 6, 2025

Qwen-Image-Edit 2509: Transform Still Images Into Multi-Angle Film Sequences

Alibaba's Qwen-Image-Edit 2509 update enables filmmakers to rotate subjects, change viewing angles, and blend multiple images while maintaining lighting, identity, and style consistency. A breakthrough for AI-assisted cinematography.

Nov 4, 2025

BindWeave: Generate Videos with Consistent Characters from Reference Images

ByteDance releases BindWeave, an opensource system that generates videos maintaining precise character consistency from reference images. Enables filmmakers to create content with specific actors or characters across multiple shots.

Nov 2, 2025

LongCat Video: Generate Coherent AI Videos Up to 15 Minutes Long

Generate 15-minute extended AI videos with LongCat's DiT-based architecture. Open-source model overcomes temporal consistency limits with hierarchical attention and memory-efficient processing.

Oct 31, 2025

HunyuanWorld Mirror: Generate Complete 3D Scenes from Single Images

Tencent releases HunyuanWorld Mirror, an open-source system that generates fully navigable 3D environments from single images, enabling virtual production and immersive filmmaking workflows.

Oct 30, 2025

VFXMaster: AI System Generates Professional Visual Effects from Text Descriptions

Researchers introduce VFXMaster, an AI system that generates complex visual effects like explosions, magical transformations, and physics simulations from text descriptions, potentially transforming VFX workflows.

Oct 29, 2025

URSA: AI Video Model Generates Any Resolution Without Retraining

BAAI introduces URSA, a text-to-video model that generates content at any resolution and aspect ratio without requiring separate training or fine-tuning, solving a fundamental limitation of current AI video generation.

Oct 25, 2025

HoloCine: AI Film Generation Creates Coherent Multi-Shot Narratives

Researchers introduce HoloCine, a system that generates minute-long cinematic sequences with consistent characters, environments, and shot composition, bridging the gap from isolated clips to complete scenes.

Oct 25, 2025

Timur Bekmambetov Calls AI a Filmmaking Partner, Not Just a Tool

Director Timur Bekmambetov discusses AI as creative partner rather than mere tool, while his new film Mercy explores AI judgment systems. Ironically, Amazon prohibited AI use during production.

Oct 23, 2025

DyPE: Training Free Method Enables 4K Image Generation in Diffusion Models

Researchers introduce Dynamic Position Extrapolation (DyPE), a training-free technique that enables pre-trained diffusion models to generate ultra-high-resolution images up to 16 megapixels without additional computational cost.

Oct 23, 2025

Kevin O'Leary Claims Marty Supreme Wasted Millions on Human Extras

Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, making his film debut in Marty Supreme, argues the production should have replaced 150 background actors with AI to save millions and make more movies.

Oct 20, 2025

Ditto and Editto: Text-Based Video Editing Reaches New Capability Level

Researchers introduce Ditto, a framework that generated 1 million video editing examples to train Editto, an AI model that edits video from simple text instructions with improved accuracy and temporal coherence.

Oct 18, 2025

Marc Andreessen on AI Filmmaking: A New Class of Creators Without Cameras or Crews

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen predicts AI video tools will create a new type of filmmaker, democratizing production and enabling anyone with ideas to make professional-quality films without traditional resources.

Oct 16, 2025

PhysMaster: Teaching AI Video Models the Laws of Physics

PhysMaster introduces a reinforcement learning approach that embeds physical knowledge into video generation models, enabling them to create physically plausible content beyond visual realism.

Oct 15, 2025

UNESCO MIL Week 2025: Media Literacy Guides AI Filmmaking

UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2025 in Cartagena positions media literacy as the foundation for ethical AI filmmaking and digital content creation.

Oct 11, 2025

Indonesia's Film Industry Adopts AI for Budget Filmmaking

Indonesian filmmakers use Sora, Runway, and Midjourney to create Hollywood quality films on tiny budgets. Some jobs disappear while new roles emerge.

Oct 10, 2025

Carlos Saldanha on AI at Busan: Cautious Optimism

Ice Age and Rio director Carlos Saldanha speaks at Busan Film Festival about using AI cautiously to solve time and budget problems in animation.

Oct 10, 2025

DiT360: AI Generated 360 Degree Panoramic Images

Insta360 Research releases DiT360, an open source system that generates seamless 360 degree panoramic images from text prompts using diffusion transformers.

Oct 10, 2025

George Miller Embraces AI: Mad Max Director Leads Festival

Mad Max director George Miller champions AI in filmmaking, comparing it to the Renaissance. He leads the jury at Australia's Omni AI Film Festival.

Oct 10, 2025

VideoCanvas: Revolutionary Unified Video Generation System

Kuaishou and CUHK researchers unveil VideoCanvas, a breakthrough system unifying image to video, inpainting, camera control, and scene transitions.

Oct 9, 2025

Analyzing the Rise of AI in Filmmaking: A Shift from Theme to Tool

An analysis of Google Trends data from 2023-2025 reveals a significant shift in public interest from 'AI movies' to hands-on 'AI filmmaking,' driven by video generation tools and emerging ethical debates.

Oct 7, 2025

California AI Laws Protect Actors from Digital Replicas

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2602 and AB 1836, making unauthorized AI digital replicas of actors illegal and requiring consent.

Oct 7, 2025

Google Veo 3.1 Coming Soon: What Filmmakers Need to Know

Google's Veo 3.1 brings longer videos up to 10 seconds, native 1080p resolution, automatic audio sync, and multi scene generation for filmmakers.

Oct 7, 2025

Tokyo AI Film Conference: Global Leaders Unite at SSFF

Short Shorts Film Festival hosts international AI conference October 26 featuring Warner Bros advisor, French film center chair, and award winning filmmakers.

Oct 1, 2025

AI in Filmmaking: Variety Summit 2025 Key Insights

Jerry Bruckheimer, Duffer Brothers, and Gabrielle Union reveal how AI transforms film production at Variety's 2025 West Hollywood summit.

Sep 30, 2025

Kwon Han-sl: why AI filmmaking is a new genre, not a gimmick

Director Kwon Han-sl argues AI filmmaking isn’t a novelty. It’s a new cinematic language with its own aesthetics, workflows, and cultural responsibilities. What creators need to know (festivals, provenance, and a trailer).

Sep 29, 2025

NVIDIA LongLive | Realtime, interactive long-video generation (quick tech & links)

LongLive generates real-time, interactive long videos with on-the-fly prompt changes and coherent scenes. Frame-level autoregressive design, causal attention, KV-recache, and streaming-long tuning. ~20.7 FPS on a single H100.

Sep 29, 2025

SANA Video | small, fast text to video with linear attention

SANA Video is an NVLabs research model for efficient long video generation. It targets up to 720×1280, minute length sequences, and strong text to video alignment using a Linear DiT with a constant memory state.

Sep 29, 2025

OpenAI Unleashes Sora 2: The AI Film Revolution Gets a Voice

Sora 2 is here, and it's a game-changer. OpenAI's latest video generation model now includes synchronized dialogue, sound effects, and a new 'cameo' feature. Explore what this means for AI filmmaking.

Sep 29, 2025

Wan Alpha | text to video with a true alpha channel (open weights)

Wan Alpha generates RGBA videos with transparent backgrounds for clean compositing. Code and weights are public. Built on Wan2.1 plus LightX2V with an extra VAE and LoRA path for alpha.

Sep 28, 2025

Particle6 launches Xicoia, an AI talent studio | what it means for AI filmmaking

Particle6 founder Eline van der Velden has launched Xicoia, an AI talent studio to create, manage, and monetize hyperreal digital performers. Here is what was announced, why it matters for film and TV, and the key rights and workflow questions to solve.

Sep 28, 2025

Fremantle's Andrea Scrosati: AI is lowering barriers for talent | what this means for filmmakers

Fremantle Group COO Andrea Scrosati says AI will lower barriers to entry and surface new global talent — while stressing strong content protection. Here’s what he said and how it impacts development, production, and distribution.

Sep 28, 2025

Stallone pitched an AI de aged ‘Rambo’ prequel | what it means for AI filmmakers

Variety reports Sylvester Stallone pitched a Rambo prequel with himself digitally de aged to 18. Here is what he proposed, what other trades confirm, and what it means for AI casting, likeness rights, and de aging workflows.

Sep 27, 2025

HunyuanImage 3.0 | native multimodal text to image (80B MoE)

HunyuanImage 3.0 is Tencent’s native multimodal text to image model. 80B MoE with about 13B active per token. Open weights with a community license. Useful for film concept art, keyframes, posters, props, and typography heavy layouts.

Sep 27, 2025

HunyuanVideo-Foley | video to audio Foley generation

HunyuanVideo-Foley turns silent video into synced Foley and ambience at 48 kHz. For filmmakers: quick sound design passes, timing accurate effects, alt takes for edits, and batch processing for dailies.

Sep 27, 2025

VideoFrom3D: 3D scene video generation from coarse geometry

VideoFrom3D turns a rough 3D blockout, a camera path, and a reference image into a high quality scene video. For filmmaking: rapid previs and shot design, blocking and camera tests, virtual location scouting, look development, and pitch ready mood reels with controllable camera moves.

Sep 24, 2025

Red Rocks AI Film Festival: Attend In Person or Livestream (Oct 9, 2025)

Family friendly AI film screenings and awards at the Electric Theater Center in St. George, Utah, with a livestream option for remote viewers. Program, time, venue, and official links.

Sep 24, 2025

Run to the West | Korea’s first AI driven film feature (Oct 15, 2025)

Director Kang Yun Sung’s chase action blockbuster Run to the West opens in Korea on Oct 15 and is positioned as the country’s first AI driven feature. Plot, cast, the AI angle, and why this release matters for filmmakers.

Sep 23, 2025

MIT AI Film Festival (Boston AI Week, Oct 3, 2025)

MIT’s AI Film Hack team hosts an evening festival on campus during Boston AI Week with screenings, panels, and networking. Program, how to attend, and official links.

Sep 22, 2025

HuMo | High fidelity controllable human motion

HuMo from ByteDance Research generates fluid, full body human motion conditioned on text, reference images, and audio. Code and weights are public.

Sep 22, 2025

HunyuanImage 2.1 | Free 2K image generator

HunyuanImage 2.1 is a 17B text to image model that produces native 2K images with a refiner and a PromptEnhancer for cleaner text and finer detail.

Sep 22, 2025

InfiniteTalk | Unlimited talking videos from one image

InfiniteTalk generates long, audio driven talking videos from a single image or from existing footage. Code, weights, and demos are public. Read the license and project notes carefully before commercial use.

Sep 22, 2025

Nano Banana Prompts | a free prompt library for pro AI images

Nano Banana prompt library and the Awesome Nano Banana images repo offer a large, open collection of optimized prompts and examples for creative image generation.

Sep 22, 2025

Reese Witherspoon on AI | Why women should get involved

Reese Witherspoon says AI will be the future of filmmaking and urges women to get involved. Notes, context, and why this matters for crews, studios, and new creators.

Sep 22, 2025

UAE launches $1M AI Film Award (Dubai, Jan 2026)

Dubai’s 1 Billion Followers Summit announces the world’s largest AI film prize: $1,000,000 for the winning short made primarily with Google Gemini tools. Key dates, specs, and official links.

Sep 22, 2025

Wan2.2-Animate | Character animation and replacement

Wan2.2-Animate maps actor motion to target characters. Animate or replace characters using source video plus a target image. Model, code, and demos available.