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Talks and news worth your time.
What people who make films have said about AI, dated and linked. We add to it as things move.
Each link goes to the original report or the organisation's own page. Links were checked on 14 November 2026. We don't endorse any view here; we list them because they're worth hearing.
Filmmakers
| When | Who and what | Link |
|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Ben Affleck at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference: why he thinks AI imitates rather than creates, and why VFX will feel it first. | Fortune |
| October 2025 | Guillermo del Toro on making Frankenstein, and why he won't use generative AI. | NPR |
| January 2026 | Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on The Joe Rogan Experience (episode 2440): AI as a brainstorming aid, not a writer. | BroBible |
| February 2026 | BSC Expo virtual production panel: a production designer on where AI helps in prep, and where it gets in the way. | IBC |
| March 2026 | Netflix buys InterPositive, Ben Affleck's company building post tools from a production's own dailies. | Engadget |
How it was done
| When | What | Link |
|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | How the Beatles' "Now and Then" was finished: a tool built for Get Back separated John Lennon's voice from the piano on an old demo. | Smithsonian |
| November 2024 | How Here de-aged its cast, with the models running on set and artists finishing the shots. | Creative Bloq |
| March 2025 | Watch the Skies: the cast re-recorded their lines in English, and a visual dubbing tool matched their lip movement. | Decrypt |
| September 2025 | A year on from Lionsgate's deal with Runway: why a studio-trained model hit limits. | 3DVF |
Unions, guilds and industry bodies
| Who | What | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Writers Guild of America | Know your rights: what the agreement says about AI. | WGA |
| Equity | Stop AI Stealing the Show: the campaign for consent, transparency and payment. | Equity |
| Bectu | Its response to the government dropping the AI copyright opt-out plan (March 2026). | Bectu |
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Its response to the government's copyright and AI report (March 2026). | Advanced Television |
| British Film Designers Guild | Its letter to an MP on the effect of AI on the creative industries. | BFDG |
| BFI | AI in the Screen Sector: the report and what followed. | BFI |
| ScreenSkills | AI skills for a director of photography: mock-ups, notes, a starting point for the grade, and focus tracking with a person in control. | ScreenSkills |
| British Cinematographer | The magazine's running coverage of AI and cinematography. | British Cinematographer |
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Last reviewed 14 November 2026