Critterz, an animated feature produced using an almost entirely AI-generated pipeline, has been confirmed for screening at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The film was delivered in approximately nine months on a reported budget of under $30 million. It...
Animation has always been the format where cost and creative ambition collide most painfully. AI tools are inverting that equation faster than anyone predicted, and the implications run well beyond cheaper cartoons.
For the better part of three decades, the...
