At Cannes, Filmmakers Shift Towards Cautious Acceptance of AI’s Inevitability

At Cannes, filmmakers shift towards cautious acceptance of AI’s inevitability

At Cannes, first held in the aftermath of World War Two and for decades a showcase of traditional filmmaking, the emphasis this year has shifted from whether AI will be used to how, attendees say.

Cannes 2026 and the unanswered question about AI in cinema

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is turning into a referendum on AI in movie-making, but there’s one question nobody can answer just yet. As supposed revolutions go, the current AI era is a confusing one. Will it usher in a new era of freedom, creativity and endless economic growth, as its cheerleaders say it will? Will it send the planet into a water-depleted dystopia where humans can no longer think for themselves, as some of the darkest predicti…