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gaggyk on Instagram: "I attended the festival and screenings both as a Director and this year, as a representative of The Human Made mark (which I won't …"
I attended the festival and screenings both as a Director and this year, as a representative of The Human Made mark (which I won't tag due to how sensitive this post may be), a company where we approve purely human made films that have used no AI. So this was awkward to see at the end of the screenings, a film that straight away screamed of AI the moment the first shot appeared. I had my senses tingling there'd be a reaction, as I too had a strong negative one whilst viewing the film. Once the audience started getting up to leave, I actually ran down to see the director Hisko Hulsing due to my role at the festival this year, to ask about how the film was made and to really understand why it was made with AI. Nine years, a plethora of around 70-80 oil paintings and it utilised AI trained on the paintings applied to 3D models. However, the frame blending looked very much like AI feathering, and so felt in the moment like it heavily utilised AI. (I do thank the Director for talking to me openly about the process in those explosive moments after the screening however, it was a charged atmosphere and quite chaotic, and I was wearing my Human Made shirt!). I understood the directors intentions, but I was surprised annecy decided to screen it altogether. A similar issue took place at the end of one of the Grad screenings for a 3D film. It felt intentional that annecy placed these films at the end of the screenings, and one has to wonder, if you're aware that there is going to be such strong backlash, why screen the films? Or how about give it a different category or a grouping? Audiences seem tired of wondering if what they're seeing is AI or not, and those moments felt to put it bluntly, disappointing. What are everyones views about what took place?#annecy2026 #aidiscussion #dansemacabre
