artificial intelligence
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Ji.hlava IDFF announces first titles, retrospectives, opening film for 2024 edition
The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, set to take place from 25 October to 3 November 2024, has announced its first titles and retrospectives. This year’s festival will open with the world premiere of Ms. President, a time-lapse documentary directed by Slovak filmmaker Marek Šulík. The film chronicles the five-year tenure of Slovakia’s first…
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Cinema and the post-truth world
REALITY: Cinema's unique role in investigating reality, fiction, AI-driven propaganda, and how imagination shapes our perceptions in the post-truth world.
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Scrolling into the abyss
NIHILISM: A globe-trotting journey through the emotional wasteland of the digital age.
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What would you do if you didn’t have to work?
FUTURE: Renowned filmmaker Erik Gandini talks to Modern Times Review about the meaning a society based intensively towards work. But also more existential questions like Basic Salary, individualism – and interdependence as a way forward.
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Real bodies, fake bodies: the dichotomy of female objectification
GENDER EQUALITY: From Kurdish villages to college campuses, gender-based abuse knows no boundaries.
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Utopias of community
FUTURE: Are we progressing towards an international society that looks after those left out of the conventional job market – and, with wisdom, transitions today's military industry towards civilian duties? It's conceivable that the new BRICS might pave a path away from today's Western ideology.
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DokuFest issues statement following protests around DokuNights performance
Tensions arose in the historical city of Prizren, #Kosovo, following a controversial performance by Canadian feminist electro-pop singer Peaches at #DokuFest. The event, now in its 22nd year, attracted significant protest after images of Peaches and two dancers in body-revealing costumes sparked outrage among social conservatives in the region. The local Islamic Community, led by…
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ChatGPT – an impersonal paradigm shift?
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Is it only now that, with new technology such as ChatGPT, individualism is about to change?
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Confronting the unkown
TECHNOLOGY: The impact of AI for future civilization in regards to hermetic knowledge.