Nolte: First AI Feature Film Cost $500K… And It Is the Future

The 95-minute action-fantasy movie Hell Grind cost $500,000 to produce in 15 weeks and screened in Cannes.

Please note the use of the term “in Cannes” and not “at Cannes.” Hell Grind did not screen at the Cannes Film Festival. Rather, it screened in the city of Cannes during the festival.

Either way, it is practically guaranteed that in the decades to come, Hell Grind will have more impact on the future of movies, entertainment, and culture than all the tedious, gay romance titles that screened at Cannes this year.

Put your prejudices aside and watch the first 22 minutes here:

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That’s all AI, every second of it, every frame, every sound, every actor….

According to the company behind it, Higgsfield AI, of the $500,000 spent, $400,000 went into computing the costs.

“You can’t go into AI and say make me a 95-minute cool