FORMA APERTA
Event
About the event
ORMA APERTA | WHERE DOES THE CREATIVE PROCESS LIVE?
From 28 September to 11 October, PalaCinema Locarno will host and co-organize an open space for film production, research and dialogue.
The Generative Center is opening the production process of Daniel JeanRichard, a film combining traditional filmmaking with AI-generated imagery.
At a time of radical transformation for cinema and society, FORMA APERTA invites the sector and anyone interested to enter the process: to observe, ask questions, share experiences and contribute different perspectives.
FOR THE FILM & CULTURAL SECTOR
FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE PARADIGM SHIFTS BROUGHT BY AI
Program
02.10 | Merge Festival, Massagno · 17:00–18:00
An open roundtable exploring what it means to open a creative process and the questions raised by FORMA APERTA. With members of the project, Simona Gamba / Living Lab Lugano and Sébastien Peter / City of Locarno.
06.10 · 14:30–16:00 | Open Studio / Feedback Session
Enter the production space, observe the work in progress and exchange with the creative team.
08.10 · 18:00–19:30 | Open Studio / Feedback Session
A second opening of the process to the public, students and professionals.
09.10 · 15:00–17:30 | Swiss Cinema Gathering
A national roundtable on AI-assisted filmmaking workflows and the creative, ethical, ecological, legal and professional implications emerging from the production.
09.10 · 17:30–20:00 | Opening — Intelligence in Time
Cinema, artificial intelligence, research, the history of watchmaking and the philosophy of time meet around the production of Daniel JeanRichard, with film material and the first findings of research into ethical, social and environmental questions, developed with academic institutions.
The process is open. So are the questions.
Discover the full programme and take part in the encounters through subscription:
www.generativecenter.ch
FORMA APERTA
Developed by Generative Center and Xocolat
Strategic partner: PalaCinema Locarno
Patronate Città di Locarno
Collaborators: CISA | Università della Svizzera Italiana | RSI SSR RSG | { Swiss Ai weeks | Merge Festival | Università di Lucerna | BaseCamp Locarno Film Festival