Oscars spotlight: ‘Arco’

Sci-fi without AI: The director of the best animated film nominee says he prefers the human touch

Oscar-nominated animated film Arco tells the story of a young boy in a future where humanity lives in harmony with nature, far from the robots and artificial intelligence shaping our present.

For first-time director Ugo Bienvenu, who drew the whole film by hand, there was never any chance he would resort to using AI.

“That’s why I make science fiction,” the French director said. “It was to say to this generation: ‘Maybe there are other paths, maybe there are other things to imagine’.“

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