As Hollywood treads carefully around artificial intelligence, the Venice and Cannes-winning Chinese auteur says he dove straight in — and thinks the industry should follow his lead.

Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke has finished shooting a short film in Italy, commissioned and produced by Carlo Chatrian, director of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin. Jia (“Still Life”, “A Touch of Sin”) revealed this at a wide-ranging masterclass organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy, and held at a packed Grand Theatre in […]

An AI-generated video titled “Jia Zhangke Wishes Everyone Happy New Year” has surfaced online and is circulating widely across social media.