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  Calling for Academy Awards for Best Feature and Best Animated Film Produced with AI AI is Exponentially Advancing the Film Industry The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures should celebrate and not fret about advancement of filmmaking with AI. Because whatever art or science that is necessary for the general enlightenment and entertainment of the society is for the advancement of human civilization. AMPAS should be the leading advocate and champion of the technological advancement of the film industry. Multiple Academy Award winning director James Cameron called generative AI performances "horrifying", because they attempt to replace real human artists and experiences. But he cannot deny and dismiss the exponential advantages of using AI for the following: Workflow Efficiency & Democratization: Independent creators and studios use AI fo r pre-visualization, storyboarding, and...

14 Nov 2011 13:30 Africa/Lagos Happy Feet Two Dances Onto IMAX® Screens This Friday IMAX® 3D Release of Highly Anticipated Sequel to Happy Feet Opens in More Than 377 IMAX Theatres PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2011 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Happy Feet Two, the sequel to the animated hit Happy Feet, will be released in the immersive IMAX® 3D format this Friday, November 18. The film will open in 293 IMAX® theatres domestically, simultaneously with the film's wide North American release. The movie will also open in 84 IMAX theatres internationally, 6 of which will open this Friday, with the additional runs debuting over the following weeks. More international theatres will be added as pending bookings are confirmed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111107/MM01969LOGO ) Happy Feet Two: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image...