Cannes AI film festival raises eyebrows – and questions about future
TL;DR
While the Cannes Film Festival banned AI from its Palme d'Or competition, the first World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) ran in parallel and drew attention. Investors and big-tech backers are pouring capital into the young AI film segment. The works shown felt strange at times — men with fish scales, a heroine with her heart beating outside her body — raising the question of whether AI enriches cinema or builds a parallel world.
Nauti's Take
The movement is genuinely exciting: WAIFF shows AI film can find its own format, with real investors and a new visual language. The catch is the question whether AI can carry deep emotion — the Cannes Palme d'Or ban is no accident.
Nauti sees a split: AI film will grow as a genre, classic cinema stays in parallel. Filmmakers experimenting early with AI secure a real advantage.
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