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OpenAI Backs AI-Animated Film for Cannes Debut
OpenAI backs "Critterz," a $30 million AI-assisted animated film using GPT-5, aiming for a 2026 Cannes debut to prove AI can cut production time from years to nine months.
- OpenAI announced it will provide tools and computing resources to Critterz, which aims to premiere at Cannes Film Festival and reach theaters next year.
- OpenAI hopes Critterz will convince Hollywood that a nine months production and under $30 million budget can speed up animation and reduce costs.
- The production team combines GPT-5 and Sora with human artists and voice actors, while Vertigo Films and Native Foreign produce with Federation Studios funding and writers James Lamont and Jon Foster shaping the script.
- Major studios have sued platforms like MidJourney over alleged unauthorized images, so the Critterz team involves human creators to secure copyright and producers say AI can enrich creativity for independent filmmakers.
- A few months ago, OpenAI screened Sora-generated shorts in Los Angeles and disclosed spending plans of $115 billion through 2029, expecting more than $8 billion in 2025 while facing competition from Google LLC and Runway AI Inc.
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OpenAI backs AI-animated film for Cannes debut
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is backing the production of a feature-length animated film created largely with artificial intelligence tools, aiming to prove the technology can revolutionize Hollywood filmmaking with faster timelines and lower costs.
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