Lights, camera, innovation! The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Chongqing became a hotspot for discussing cinema's tech-driven future, with actor Hu Xianxu sharing bold insights on how AI and virtual production are rewriting the rules of storytelling. 🌐
From Green Screens to Dream Machines
Hu highlighted how AI tools now help directors visualize scenes 'like sketching in real-time' and allow actors to explore emotional depths through VR rehearsals. 🎭 'It’s not replacing creativity—it’s amplifying it,' he told CGTN, comparing the shift to 'upgrading from flip phones to holograms.'
Breaking Language Barriers
The festival’s focus on cross-border collaboration got a tech twist, with Hu praising real-time translation tools that let filmmakers from SCO countries 'argue about lighting setups in 10 languages—and still laugh at the same jokes.' 🤖💡
What’s Next?
While excited about neural-network scripts and emotion-sensing cameras, Hu emphasized: 'The heartbeat of film stays human.' The event wrapped with a VR showcase of Silk Road-inspired stories, proving tech’s role as cinema’s new co-pilot. 🚀
