International
Cinépolis hosts 7th International Morelia Film Festival
MUMBAI: Cinépolis, the world‘s 5th largest movie theatre circuit, is the official host and co-organiser of the 7th International Morelia Film Festival (FICM), currently being held in Morelia, Mexico till 11 October.
The International Morelia Film Festival is currently held at Cinépolis theatres in Morelia, a beautiful colonial UNESCO World Heritage city. Morelia is also where Cinépolis was founded and headquartered.
Founded in 2003, the film festival was introduced to nourish a new generation of Mexican filmmakers, and provide them a vibrant platform to showcase their creative excellence.
In addition, the festival shares an ongoing partnership with the International Critics Week section of the Cannes Film Festival, which screens a selection from their programmes every year at Morelia.
Each year the festival attracts leading luminaries from the world of cinema. A meeting place for film lovers in Mexico and around the world on the new creative accomplishments of Mexican filmmakers, FICM is the most-definitive film festival experience in the country.
Cinepolis supports FICM on the entire cross-section of festival management including managing internal resources as well as aspects such as marketing, advertising, programming and purchasing. It also offers a state-of-the-art environment for projection, sound and operations. The festival is promoted internationally through in-house resources of Cinepolis.
Once the film festival concludes officially, the participating films will be shown across Cinepolis movie
halls in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
International
Utopai Studios unveils 4K three-minute video generation for PAI platform
New Story Agent and editing tools aim to streamline AI-led filmmaking workflows
MUMBAI: Utopai Studios has announced a major upgrade to its PAI storytelling AI platform, introducing what it claims is an industry-first capability to generate three-minute videos in 4K resolution, alongside enhancements to its Story Agent feature.
The update, rolling out from April 15, expands the platform’s capabilities across the filmmaking process, from early concept development to post-production. The company said the new features are designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across characters, scenes and visual styles, a key challenge in AI-driven storytelling.
At the heart of the release is a next-generation model that enables more structured narrative development, allowing creators to move more seamlessly from idea to execution. With tools such as multi-shot sequencing and multi-turn editing, the platform aims to give both studios and independent creators greater control over complex storytelling workflows.
Commenting on the launch, Utopai Studios co-founder and CTO Jie Yang said, “The next phase of AI in media will not be defined by isolated tools, but by systems that can carry story, continuity and collaboration across the full creative process.” He added that the update is a step towards enabling more practical, end-to-end narrative development at a professional level.
Echoing this, Utopai Studios co-founder and chief scientific officer Zijian He said, “Generative video is opening the door to a new production model, where creative ambition is less constrained by traditional cost and complexity.” He noted that the platform combines multimodal models with iterative editing to give creators more speed, control and consistency.
The company said PAI is already being used in professional film and television productions, particularly in Hollywood, for tasks such as pre-visualisation, scene design and post-production refinements. The latest update adds features including improved voice options, character consistency, unlimited editing and more flexible asset management.
Utopai also emphasised that its models are not trained on copyrighted material, positioning the platform as a cleaner alternative for creators and rights holders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
As AI continues to reshape content creation, Utopai’s latest push signals a shift from standalone tools to integrated systems, aiming to make high-quality filmmaking faster, more flexible and increasingly accessible.
