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OpenAI Propels 'Critterz' Toward Cannes

OpenAI's AI-assisted production of 'Critterz' targets a May 2026 Cannes debut with a budget under $30 million and a nine-month completion goal, aiming to revolutionize animation timelines and costs.

OpenAI, best known for ChatGPT, is stepping further into the spotlight—this time with Critterz, a full-length animated film created largely using generative AI tools. Expected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2026 before a global theatrical release, the project marks a bold play to demonstrate that AI can dramatically reduce production timelines and costs without sacrificing creative integrity. The film began life as a short, brain-chi…

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OpenAI is working on the production of an animated feature film called Critterz, which is scheduled to be presented in Cannes in 2026.

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OpenAI will do a long-term survey with the producer Vertigo Films with a budget significantly lower than a Hollywood movie, for example, and faster. They want to show the film in Cannes.

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"Critterz" is expected to be released in 2026 in theatres around the world.

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Le Huffington Post broke the news in Paris, France on Monday, September 8, 2025.
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