It's a challenging time for animation sector. After Disney's layoffs swiftly followed by the company's announcement that it's putting TikTok videos on Disney+, the news that a Pixar co-founder is judging a generative AI filmmaking competition isn't the boost of optimism some people needed.
Computer scientist and animator Ed Catmull has joined the jury of the Higgsfield Global Film Festival, a $1m competition dedicated to generative AI filmmaking, and it's reignited debated over the future of both AI and animation.