Shanghai Film Festival Blends Cinema with AI, iPhone Filmmaking, and VR Tech
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Mathew Scott
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The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is increasingly blurring the lines between traditional cinema and technology, featuring AI tools, iPhone filmmaking, and virtual reality alongside its usual programming. The article highlights how actress Xin Zhilei jokingly revealed using the Chinese AI app Doubao for acting advice, and explores SIFF's embrace of filmmaking labs focused on AI-generated content, smartphone-shot films, and VR experiences as signals of where the film industry is heading.
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Actress Xin Zhilei was asked how she had prepared for the role and laughed that she had consulted the Chinese AI app Doubao for all the advice she needed
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