Happy New Year from all of us at Square Enix. Thank you for all of the support in 2023, we can’t wait for what 2024 has in store!
The Avengers vs. Kang the Conqueror… as a Reality Show?
In this clip from Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers fight Kang the Conqueror. Mimicking reality television, Iron Man, Wasp, Black Panther, and Captain America take on the powerful Kang from the future.
The Turing Lectures: What is generative AI?
Generative AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence that involves creating new and original data or content. Unlike traditional AI models that rely on large datasets and algorithms to classify or predict outcomes, generative AI models are designed to learn the underlying patterns and structure of the data and generate novel outputs that mimic human creativity. ChatGPT is perhaps the most well-known example, but the field is far larger and more varied than text generation. Other applications of generative AI include image and video synthesis, speech generation, music composition, and virtual reality.
In this lecture, Professor Mirella Lapata will present an overview of this exciting—sometimes controversial—and rapidly evolving field. Mirella Lapata is professor of natural language processing in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on getting computers to understand, reason with, and generate natural language. She is the first recipient (2009) of the British Computer Society and Information Retrieval Specialist Group (BCS/IRSG) Karen Sparck Jones award and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the ACL, and Academia Europaea.
This lecture is part of a series of events – How AI broke the internet – that explores the various angles of large-language models and generative AI in the public eye. This series of Turing Lectures is organised in collaboration with The Royal Institution
The Seven Basic Plots: Right Brain Writing tips
What are the Seven Basic Plots? How can they help you with your fiction writing? Author and producer Gary Fearon explains the major differences in the seven plots as well as what they have in common.
Digital Foundry’s Best Games of 2023: The Oliver Mackenzie Collection
It’s been a tumultuous year for games development – and yet the quality of releases has been absolutely phenomenal. In this video, Oliver Mackenzie shares his thoughts on 2023 and offers up his top five titles for your viewing pleasure.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters — Titan Sightings: Ep. 8 Endopede | Apple TV+
Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco, and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army Officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. Based on the Monsterverse from Legendary, and starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski, this dramatic saga — spanning three generations — reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives.
Séance Dog Asks Invincible for Help | Invincible | Prime Video
Super ready for more action? Catch up on the first half of Season 2 of Invincible.
About Invincible: INVINCIBLE is an adult animated superhero series that revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson, who’s just like every other guy his age — except his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man. But as Mark develops powers of his own, he discovers his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it seems.
„Must Go Faster!“- Jurassic Park | The T. rex Chase In 4k HDR
About Jurassic World: From Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World immerses audiences of all ages in a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist. Jurassic World is set against a global backdrop of diverse locations, with a sprawling story grounded in believable science and populated by distinctive dinosaurs, heroic humans, and cunning villains at both ends of the evolutionary spectrum.
Cinema’s only dinosaur-driven live action franchise, Jurassic World has earned three Academy Awards® and over $5.6 billion worldwide across six films. Its cross- generational appeal can be attributed to audiences‘ enduring fascination with dinosaurs and boundless imagination, both nurtured by each new installment. Jurassic World is more than a film franchise. It is a larger-than-life destination for exploration, discovery, and epic adventure. Dinosaurs live again, and they live in Jurassic World.
„Johnny & Me“ von Katrin Rothe startet am 25. Januar 2024 in den deutschen Kinos!
Nach der gefeierten Uraufführung beim renommierten Festival d’Animation Annecy im Juni 2023 und nach der Teilnahme am internationalen Wettbewerb beim Dokfest Leipzig starten wir das neue Jahr mit JOHNNY & ME von Katrin Rothe über den Künstler und Begründer der politischen Fotomontage John Heartfield. In aufwendiger und klassischer Legetricktechnik lässt der Film Leben und Werk des Künstlers plastisch aufleben.
JOHNNY & ME – Eine Zeitreise mit John Heartfield
D, CH, AT 2023 – 100 Min. – Regie: Katrin Rothe
mit Stephanie Stremler („Die Spielwütigen“)
* Festival d´Animation Annecy 2023
* Dokfest Leipzig
Kinostart: 25. Januar 2024
Bertold Brecht nennt ihn einen der bedeutendsten europäischen Künstler. Rosa Luxemburg hat dem Kommunisten der ersten Stunde 1918 persönlich das Parteibuch übergeben. George Grosz und Kurt Tucholsky gehören zu seinen engsten Freunden und künstlerischen Weggefährten. Er selbst gibt sich aus Protest gegen die deutsche Kriegstreiberei einen englischen Namen. Für die Nazis wird der Vater der politischen Fotomontage John Heartfield jedoch schnell zu einem der gefährlichsten Staatsfeinde. Jahrelang ist er in Europa auf der Flucht, findet später auch in der sozialistischen DDR keine heile Heimat.
Die Grafikerin Stephanie, die von einer kreativen Schaffenskrise und Selbstzweifeln geplagt wird, ist fasziniert von John Heartfields Werk, das sie in einer Ausstellung entdeckt. Durch einen Zeittunnel landet sie in einem Atelier, wo der zur Trickfigur gewordene Künstler sie auf eine Reise durch sein bewegtes Leben mitnimmt. Es entwickelt sich zwischen den beiden Kollegen eine liebevolle Freundschaft. Und Stephanie nimmt wieder Schere und Papier in die Hand.
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The German painter, graphic artist, photomontage artist and stage designer, John Heartfield, who was born in Berlin in 1891, was one of Europe’s most important artists according to Bertold Brecht.
Rosa Luxemburg personally handed Heartfield, a Communist from the very beginning, the party’s manifesto in 1918. George Grosz and Kurt Tucholsky were among his closest friends and artistic companions.
In protest against German warmongering, Heartfield anglicised his name. For the Nazis, the inventor of political photomontage soon became one of the most dangerous enemies of the state. He spent years on the run in Europe, and later failed to find a safe home even in socialist East Germany.
Plagued by a creativity crisis and self-doubt, graphic artist Stephanie becomes fascinated by John Heartfield’s work, which she discovers in an exhibition. A time tunnel transposes her to a studio where the artist, now a cartoon character, takes her on a journey through his eventful life.
A close friendship develops between the two colleagues. And Stephanie starts to work with paper and scissors again.
Duration: 100min
Genre: Hybrid, Documentary animation
Theatrical release Germany: January 2024, Real Fiction, Joachim Kühn
Production: 2023, D, AT, CH
Format: 16:9 (4K, DCP, MOV)
Disney loses famous Mickey Mouse copyright in 2024, along with many others
Copyright protections on many well-known books, films and musical compositions are set to expire in 2024. Disney’s Mickey Mouse is getting a lot of attention as one famous iteration of the classic mouse is set to enter the public domain. CBS News‘ Jo Ling Kent has the story.
TEASER: „Marea“ by Giulia Martinelli – [Psaroloco Festival]
MAREA by Giulia Martinelli I Switzerland
A special family of moon guardians is living on a tiny island and dealing with the ups and downs of their everyday life and of the tide. The film depicts the delicate balance between the characters and the environment in which they live.
Täglich einen Kurzen: „Pandemonium“ by Louise BAILLIET, Olivia GOMBAULT, Candice LORET, Lilou MARTIN, Lucille RIZZO – Gobelins
Directors: Louise BAILLIET, Olivia GOMBAULT, Candice LORET, Lilou MARTIN, Lucille RIZZO
Team contact: pandemonium.gobelins@gmail.com .
Music: Mathieu VILBERT Sound design: Jean Baptiste SAINT-POL Mix: David COUTURIER .
Production: GOBELINS Paris – Cécile BLONDEL : cblondel@gobelins.fr
Distribution: Miyu Distribution – Luce GROSJEAN : festival@miyu.fr
