Peter Chan Says AI Will Be a Technique, Not a Creator, in His Films
Speaking at the Singapore International Film Festival, the filmmaker also said the two-hour feature will survive short-form and vertical dramas.
Peter Chan Ho-sun said at the Singapore International Film Festival that he will probably use AI as a technique in filmmaking, but not AI-generated content, according to Variety. The filmmaker made the remarks during an In Conversation event at the festival.
At the same event, Chan said he believes the two-hour feature film will survive the rise of short-form and vertical dramas within his lifetime.
Chan described his latest film, “The Road Not Taken,” as centered on a broken family and a wife with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He said the English title comes from a Robert Frost poem, while its Chinese title, Ming Tian Hui Geng Hao, translates as “Tomorrow Will Be Better.”
He also noted that the daughter in the film is 20, the same age as his own daughter, and that his partner is actor Sandra Ng.
Earlier work
“The Road Not Taken” premiered in Toronto, according to Variety. This year marks the 30th anniversary of “Comrades: Almost a Love Story,” which Chan made at 34 as his seventh feature. In the 1990s he made romantic comedies at United Filmmakers Organization (UFO), the company he co-founded, and he has described “The Warlords,” starring Jet Li, as his biggest film.
Quick answers
What did Peter Chan say about AI in filmmaking?
He said he would probably use AI as a technique but not AI-generated content.
What is Peter Chan's latest film about?
“The Road Not Taken” centers on a broken family and a wife with early-onset Alzheimer’s.