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When a Singapore drama lost 40% of its funding, filmmakers turned to AI not to replace their crew, but to slash costs while keeping creative control firmly in human hands. The hybrid approach is proving that technology can empower artists rather than eliminate them.
After six years combing through thousands of hours of Lebanese footage, Beirut-based director Lana Daher has created a debut film celebrating collective courage. "Do You Love Me" offers a love letter to a city that keeps rising.
A Kazakh documentary about women imagining life beyond male dominance just made history at one of the world's top film festivals. Despite zero government funding, the filmmakers turned persistence into a sold-out Berlin premiere.
