{"id":998,"date":"2025-11-28T08:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/?page_id=998"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:06:10","slug":"998-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/index.php\/998-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-b6b4e2\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>2025 Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile eplus-wrapper\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.FutureOfCinema2025-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.FutureOfCinema2025-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.FutureOfCinema2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.FutureOfCinema2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.FutureOfCinema2025-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.FutureOfCinema2025.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading has-large-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Future of Cinema: From Locarno to LA <\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-f3364f\"><strong>October 24-25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Current AI discourse often falls into polarized camps: Critics who reject AI and advocates emphasizing the advancements. In the context of film and media culture, anxieties about AI\u2019s impact on labor, authorship, ownership and aesthetics stand in sharp contrast to promises of democratic access to cultural production and a new golden age for filmmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><em>Future of Cinema<\/em>, a 2-day conference about AI in film, seeks to bridge these divides by bringing together experts from academia, the film industry, technology, media advocacy, and curatorship, to collectively address a moment of profound transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The conference includes three sessions around interrelated themes, and two evening screenings featuring works presented by Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland\u2019s preeminent cinematic event, and works by LA-based filmmakers and archives, fostering a transatlantic exchange in this global debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The event is a continuation of the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarnofestival.ch\/about\/factory\/future-of-cinema\/conferences.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Future of Reality<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;Conference that took place at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival, in which AI emerged as a major theme. It is organized by Emma Broggini, Lucas Hagin, Evelyn Kreutzer, Kevin B. Lee, Maya Monta\u00f1ez Smukler, Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli, and Nicole Ucedo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-b6b4e2\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Impressions of the conference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"hovered wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped eplus-wrapper wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-2.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1026\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1028\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1027\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1029\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-unset-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/videoessays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\" has-text-align-right eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-f3364f\">Photograph: The Lou Effect<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper 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