OpenAI-backed AI feature Critterz arrived at the Cannes market this week without its planned in-festival premiere, after losing Sora as a core tool mid-production. The miss tests the AI-native film pitch and exposes a vendor-risk lesson for working animators.
Director Doug Liman shot Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi for $70M by abandoning location shoots and letting AI fill in every background after principal photography.
Netflix just paid up to $600 million for a 16-person AI startup that most filmmakers had never heard of. InterPositive, founded by Ben Affleck four years ago in stealth mode, builds AI tools that handle post-production tasks like wire removal, shot reframing, color grading, and visual effects
Netflix is paying up to $600 million for InterPositive, the AI filmmaking startup founded by Ben Affleck four years ago. The deal, confirmed by Bloomberg on March 11, 2026, ranks among Netflix's largest acquisitions ever and signals a major bet on AI-powered post-production tools