From Iran to India: Five AI Film Stories Shaping Cinema Across Asia

Asian screens have adapted fast to AI-driven entertainment, from China’s billion-dollar short-drama machine to India’s corporate AI cinema experiments. With tight budgets and strict censorship, AI is offering opportunities to indie directors. Ash Koosha made a $2000 film for the Tribecca Film Festival. Not surprisingly, Hollywood institutions are drawing clearer

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