Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Michel Franco on AI in Film and Fears of Fascism
Imagine a movie director, Michel Franco.
He's at a film festival, talking about using AI in movies.
He thinks AI could make things easier and cheaper, like fixing an actor's hair.
However, he worries AI might take away jobs and change movies.
He's more concerned about fascism, which is leaders using fear and control.
He's making a documentary about World War II and concentration camps because that frightens him more than AI, as it's something people can fight.
Michel Franco discusses AI's potential impact on filmmaking at Sarajevo Film Festival.
Franco is open to using AI to simplify film production and reduce costs.
He acknowledges concerns about AI potentially replacing jobs in the industry.
Franco is working on a documentary about World War II and inspired by fascism.
The filmmaker expresses more fear of fascism than the rise of AI.
- Who
- Michel Franco, a Mexican writer-director-producer.
- What
- Michel Franco discusses AI in filmmaking and his new documentary.
- When
- The discussion happened at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
- Where
- Sarajevo Film Festival
- Why
- Franco is discussing AI's potential in filmmaking and his fears of fascism.
Potential Benefits
Potential Drawbacks
AI's Role in Filmmaking
Potential Benefits
AI can be a useful tool to make filmmaking more efficient and reduce costs.
Potential Drawbacks
AI could potentially take jobs away and negatively impact the creative process.
- Event
- Sarajevo Film Festival
- Film Debut
- After Lucia (2012)
- New Documentary Topic
- Second World War and fascism
- Honorary Award
- Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award
- Film in Sarajevo
- Dreams