Martin Scorsese Joins an AI Company | AI Film News
In this article and video, we’ll update you on the latest AI Film News happening.
The world of AI Film News and tools is exploding right now. Everything from new video models to brand new companies making a name for themselves, and even massive shifts in the industry.
Here are a few highlights from the last week or two in the world of AI Film News.
Runway Launched Aleph 2.0
Luma AI launched Luma Ray 3.2
Martin Scorsese joins forces with an AI Company
There are a ton of new Seedance Workflows we have tested
Honestly, this is all just scratching the surface. There are 18 pieces of news that we think will truly interest you. Check them out below!
Martin Scorsese Joins an AI Company | AI Film News
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Martin Scorsese Joins an AI Company
Below are some of the latest and most interesting AI Film News headlines from the past couple of weeks.
1. Runway Aleph 2.0
Instead of generating new clips from scratch, Aleph 2.0 edits existing footage with frame-to-video consistency, targeted object isolation, multi-shot edit tracking, and clips up to 30 seconds at 1080p.
In the example below, we prompted for an Alien ship being added to the reference video.
Reference Video
Aleph 2.0
Seedance Omni
Edit Studio now lets you preview an edit before spending compute on the full render.
Omni models are better in our opinion, but it’s super interesting to see how Alephe performs some of the tasks.
2. Eleven Labs Music v2
A major upgrade to their music generation tool with better vocals, instrumentation, and arrangement across genres, plus new multilingual support.
We compared it to Suno and felt like it was pretty close. The thing that gives Eleenlabs the upper hand is the fact that it’s trained on copyright-free music.
3. New Curious Refuge Development Program
We are pumped to announce the launch of the DEV Program alongside Promise Studios.
Submissions are open for our first series (Adult Animated Comedy Series pitch track) and is live through July 10th, and the first round of DNA Program artists has been accepted into the exclusive AI artist network.
4. LUMINA Theatrical Program
A new distribution program from P.J. Official is giving AI filmmakers a real theatrical home.
Independent theaters pay a flat monthly fee, keep 100% of ticket/concession revenue, and the program includes built-in compliance for EU AI Act and FTC disclosure rules.
Filmmakers retain non-exclusive rights, though upside if a film does well is limited.
5. YouTube's New AI Labels
YouTube just announced that it will begin automatically labeling AI-generated content on its platform. Long-form videos now get an AI-generated label below the player; Shorts get an overlay label. Unrealistic or altered content gets disclosed in the expanded description.
6. Project Eden (VAST AI Research)
Project Eden is a new "world model" that maintains a persistent 3D simulation rather than just predicting pixels, supporting native multiplayer interaction in synced environments.
Compared to Marble by World Labs (better for static, high-fidelity 3D scenes), Eden is built for dynamic, multi-agent, physics-driven worlds.
7. Seedance 2.0 + GPT-Image-2 Camera Path Workflow
We’ve been seeing this workflow online and have been pretty skeptical about it, but thought we had to give it a shot.
Reference Image
A new technique where you draw a camera path on a reference image and prompt the model to follow it, demoed with a drone flyover of the Washington Monument.
8. Omni First/Last Frame Story Workflow
This workflow is as close to prompt to film as we are. This is pretty funny.
Using Google Omni to chain video generations together by feeding the last frame as the next clip's first frame, with prompts that continue and eventually resolve a story (demoed with a man trapped in a Bosch painting and a snowy-forest Yeti encounter).
9. Google Omni’s Free Tier
Google Flow just got an update. It is now free for everyone (two videos/day for non-subscribers).
It’s not a lot, but better than nothing for those wanting to test the tool for themselves!
10. Gemini Omni Prompting Guide
Google published "The Ultimate Prompting Guide" for Omni, worth a read for anyone using the tool.
11. Legacy Directors Embrace AI
Martin Scorsese is now an advisor at Black Forest Labs, using FLUX for storyboarding, while James Cameron advises Stable Diffusion.
12. Microsoft's New Models
Microsoft launched seven new models, including MAI-Image-2.5, which it claims ranks #2 on AI Arena.
GPT 2
MAI
Nano Banana 2
Here’s the prompt for the image above: Medium shot of a 1985 Macintosh computer sitting on a bedroom computer desk. On the screen we see a side scrolling video game being played in a small window on the computer desktop. At the top of the computer desktop is the apple task bar.
Demos showed strong object/scene edits like changing a truck's color or swapping a wizard for a fire-breathing dragon.
13. Rev v2.0 Image Model
A new release claiming to be the best 4K image model available, with Arena results said to beat Nano Banana 2.
GPT 2
Reve 2
Nano Banana 2
Here’s the prompt for the images above: a high cinematic wide-shot of a common person from the 15th century standing on a dock over a lake. The man is facing the camera and the camera is positioned over the water facing towards the man and the dock. The man and the dock are centered in frame. The time of day is dusk and it is very foggy. The man is holding a lantern up over the water as he looks in the water. We see several spots of glowing blue light coming from in the water. Cinematic lighting and color grading.
14. Seedance 2.0 Omni Light Projection Workflow
Here’s a cool technique using Seedance with a blank music video file to create a projected light show on a building.
Test it out and let us know if its worth it or all hype!
15. Luma Ray 3.2
Luma's new flagship model adds up to 16 keyframes per clip for precise pacing and camera control, an upgraded Modify Video V2 engine (20-second 1080p inputs), and VFX-ready 16-bit EXR exports in ACES2065-1 color space.
16. Claude Fable 5
Anthropic introduced a Mythos-class model made safe for general use, with capabilities beyond any previous public release.
We have been seeing a massive amount of content surrounding Fable 5 and cannot wait to explore this more.
17. Community Events
We have had some phenomenal community events recently.
One was a short film review from former DreamWorks VP of Development Beth Cannon, another a "Vibe Coding a Portfolio" session, as well as an AI Animation 2.0 Q&A with Albert Bozesan. If you are a student you can rewatch these in the portal.
here are a few events omcin up next:
Curious Refuge AI Filmmaking Meet Up in London on July 13th
Weekly Curious Refuge Office Hours on Thursday, June 18th
Curious Refuge AI Filmmaking Meet Up in Toronto on June 18th
Curious Refuge AI Filmmaking Meet Up in Denver on July 11th
Check out more on our AI Events page.
18. AI Films of the Week
"Joseph" by DresscodeAI is praised for its dynamic visuals and storytelling.
Check out more films over in our AI Film Gallery.
