OpenAI and production studio Vertigo Films have announced a collaborative effort to turn the 2023 short film Critterz, originally created as a showcase for OpenAI's DALL·E image generator, into a full-length family adventure. The project, budgeted at less than $30 million, aims to complete production within roughly nine months and target a debut at the Cannes Film Festival the following May. Creative specialist Chad Nelson, who directed the short, will oversee the expansion, while seasoned writers James Lamont and Jon Foster are attached to pen the script. The production will blend human sketches with advanced AI models to animate the film, reflecting a broader push toward AI‑enabled filmmaking despite ongoing industry controversy and copyright concerns. Read more →

OpenAI and production studio Vertigo Films have announced a collaborative effort to turn the 2023 short film Critterz, originally created as a showcase for OpenAI's DALL·E image generator, into a full-length family adventure. The project, budgeted at less than $30 million, aims to complete production within roughly nine months and target a debut at the Cannes Film Festival the following May. Creative specialist Chad Nelson, who directed the short, will oversee the expansion, while seasoned writers James Lamont and Jon Foster are attached to pen the script. The production will blend human sketches with advanced AI models to animate the film, reflecting a broader push toward AI‑enabled filmmaking despite ongoing industry controversy and copyright concerns. Read more →

OpenAI and production studio Vertigo Films have announced a collaborative effort to turn the 2023 short film Critterz, originally created as a showcase for OpenAI's DALL·E image generator, into a full-length family adventure. The project, budgeted at less than $30 million, aims to complete production within roughly nine months and target a debut at the Cannes Film Festival the following May. Creative specialist Chad Nelson, who directed the short, will oversee the expansion, while seasoned writers James Lamont and Jon Foster are attached to pen the script. The production will blend human sketches with advanced AI models to animate the film, reflecting a broader push toward AI‑enabled filmmaking despite ongoing industry controversy and copyright concerns. Read more →

OpenAI and production studio Vertigo Films have announced a collaborative effort to turn the 2023 short film Critterz, originally created as a showcase for OpenAI's DALL·E image generator, into a full-length family adventure. The project, budgeted at less than $30 million, aims to complete production within roughly nine months and target a debut at the Cannes Film Festival the following May. Creative specialist Chad Nelson, who directed the short, will oversee the expansion, while seasoned writers James Lamont and Jon Foster are attached to pen the script. The production will blend human sketches with advanced AI models to animate the film, reflecting a broader push toward AI‑enabled filmmaking despite ongoing industry controversy and copyright concerns. Read more →

OpenAI and production studio Vertigo Films have announced a collaborative effort to turn the 2023 short film Critterz, originally created as a showcase for OpenAI's DALL·E image generator, into a full-length family adventure. The project, budgeted at less than $30 million, aims to complete production within roughly nine months and target a debut at the Cannes Film Festival the following May. Creative specialist Chad Nelson, who directed the short, will oversee the expansion, while seasoned writers James Lamont and Jon Foster are attached to pen the script. The production will blend human sketches with advanced AI models to animate the film, reflecting a broader push toward AI‑enabled filmmaking despite ongoing industry controversy and copyright concerns. Read more →