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Tokyo fest to honour Bruce Lee
MUMBAI: The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival will honour Hong Kong actor Bruce Lee, credited for making kung fu films popular. The festival will hold a retrospective of some of Lee‘s most famous titles.
Thirty years after his death, Lee remains a legendary figure in the worlds of both martial arts and film, the organizers of the festival said. Best known for his role in Enter the Dragon that was released after his death in 1973, Lee still continues to inspire modern movie makers.
“The 70th Anniversary: Bruce Lee to the Future” tribute will be part of the Winds of Asia Middle-East section at the festival, which opens at the main Roppongi Hills venue on 23 October.
The retrospective will include a screening of the rare version of Game of Death that was distributed in Japan in 1978, as well a number of films that pay tribute to Lee, including the 2010 kung fu comedy Gallants, directed by Derek Kwok, and the Vietnam film The Legend is Alive, by Luu Huynh Luu.
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.
