Higgsfield has released the full production package for its 95-minute AI film Hell Grind, making public the project’s prompts, character models, scene assets, iteration history, a 19-minute behind-the-scenes breakdown, and a Claude Skill built around its prompting workflow. The company said the film was produced by a 15-person team in Almaty, Kazakhstan, over 14 days at a cost of nearly $500,000, with roughly $400,000 spent on GPU cloud compute and the rest on labor. CEO Alex Mashrabov described the process as feeling like a slot machine, with 253 usable shots selected from 16,181 generations, or about 64 to 1. Higgsfield also tied the release to promotion for its Higgsfield Global Film Festival, which carries a $1 million prize pool and a $500,000 top award. The open package details how the team locked character identity, structured prompts with anchors, coordinates, timestamps, and hard rules, and why it stopped using negative instructions such as “don’t” or “not game-like” after repeated failures.

Google DeepMind invests $75 million in a research partnership with indie studio A24, aiming to build generative AI tools for filmmakers. Netflix, Amazon also join the AI race in Hollywood.

Elon Musk said on X that Grok Imagine will produce a full-length version of The Odyssey before the end of 2026, after reposting a three-minute AI-generated dialogue scene made with the tool. He said the film would be “historically accurate and true to the art of Homer.” The remark is the latest in Musk’s public criticism of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey, which ABMedia said has reached $263.7 million at the global box office. Musk has repeatedly targeted Nolan’s casting choices, especially Lupita Amondi Nyong'o as Helen, accusing the director of changing established casting norms in pursuit of awards. Nolan, according to the report, defended his approach by saying the original text is in ancient Greek and that the film’s use of modern English is meant to keep Homer’s story readable for contemporary audiences. ABMedia also noted that views on what counts as “historically accurate” differ, especially given that The Odyssey itself is a mythic fictional work. The report added that making a 90-minute AI action feature remains difficult. The main hurdles include visual consistency across long sequences, continuity in faces, clothing and movement, plus alignment between voices and lip movements. Current industry workflows still rely heavily on segmented generation and post-production stitching.

A new film 'Bitcoin' featuring Gal Gadot and Casey Affleck explores the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity, focusing on Craig Wright’s disputed claims. The AI-assisted production is set for global release, sparking polarized reactions in the crypto community.

A new film exploring Bitcoin's origins, starring Gal Gadot and Casey Affleck, probes Craig Wright's contested claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto. Using AI-generated visuals, it revives debate over Bitcoin's creator identity and has launched international sales at Cannes.

Tether plans to add 150 employees over the next 18 months, bringing headcount to about 450 by mid-2026. The hiring spans engineering, AI filmmaking, venture analysis and regulatory roles, underscoring a broader push beyond stablecoins into diversified investments and technology.

The third NFC Summit in Lisbon attracted more than 5,000 attendees and over 260 speakers, spotlighting NFT art, AI filmmaking, Bitcoin Ordinals and meme tokens. New awards for AI film and digital art highlighted the growing convergence of crypto culture and creative technology.

The third NFC Summit in Lisbon gathered over 5,000 attendees and 260 speakers, highlighting digital art, NFT culture, AI filmmaking awards, and post-human modernism debate. The event featured artists like Beeple and Kevin Abosch.