Tribeca Festival 2026 accepted a fully AI-generated feature into its official lineup. Dreams of Violets is a milestone worth watching closely.

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Versant’s GammaTime deal tests whether old TV IP can work inside microdrama’s mobile-first app funnel and audience habits

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Wonder Studios’ Beyond the Loop uses Hal Watmough’s The Trials to show how AI short films are moving beyond prompt demos into a test of craft, ownership and IP

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James Murdoch's Lupa Systems is buying New York Magazine, Vox's podcasts and Vox. The deal is about brands that draw audiences across print, audio, video and events.

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TikTok's first Indian microdrama deal and AI films at Cannes signal vertical drama's move from app-store novelty toward mainstream distribution.

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Hollywood studios are moving from AI resistance to AI control, as Amazon, Lionsgate, Netflix and SAG-AFTRA reshape the rules of film.

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Pixar's Toy Story took four years. Critterz aims to make an AI-assisted animated feature in one. Inside the production argument it took to Cannes.

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