Prime Video Acquires Global Rights to AI-Generated Turkish Film Çukur: Vartolu
The spin-off of The Pit was produced by Ay Yapim's AI studio AI Yapim, with every frame generated by AI and dialogue recorded by human voice actors.
Prime Video has acquired global rights to Çukur: Vartolu, a Turkish AI-generated film, according to Variety. The film is a spin-off of the series Çukur, known internationally as The Pit.
Çukur: Vartolu is produced by Ay Yapim through its Singapore-based AI studio AI Yapim. Every frame of the film was generated with AI, including characters' faces and settings.
Actors performed the scenes, and human voice actors recorded all dialogue.
Background
In August, AI Yapim launched the AI-generated historical drama Castle Walls on Prime Video, described as the first show made end-to-end with AI on a major global streamer. Çukur has aired on free-to-air television in 105 countries since its 2017 premiere, according to Ay Yapim, and its official YouTube channel has surpassed 6.4 billion cumulative views.