‘We’re expanding the cinematic toolbox’: AI fault lines on show at Cannes

Darren Aronofsky among proponents of using technology, while Guillermo del Toro says he would ‘rather die’ Under a white marquee on Cannes’ Croisette beach, with the Mediterranean glistening behind him and superyachts drifting across the horizon, the director Darren Aronofsky addressed an audience of executives and tech evangelists gathered for an “AI for Talent” summit. “There’s so much pushback against AI,” said Aronofsky, who has faced criticism over his embrace of generative AI projects t...

By Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

This was the year Hollywood turned its back on Cannes

Most of the big US studios didn’t attend, while the incursion of AI into the film industry proved to be a consistent talking point

By India McTaggart

In first for Japanese, Tao Okamoto shares Best Actress award at Cannes

Okamoto shared the honor with Belgium's Virginie Efira for their roles in the drama "All of a Sudden" by Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi.