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title: "FORMA APERTA"
slug: "forma-aperta"
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start_date: "2026-09-28T07:00:00.000Z"
end_date: "2026-10-11T20:00:00.000Z"
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language: "en,it"
price_type: "free"
price: "Free"
location: "PalaCinema Locarno , Piazza Remo Rossi 1, 6600 Locarno"
organizer_url: "https://generativecenter.ch/"
event_url: "https://generativecenter.ch/forma-aperta"
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description: "FORMA 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…"
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# FORMA APERTA

FORMA 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 Cinema Lux · 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** 

**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 · 15:00–17:00 | 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](http://www.generativecenter.ch/formaaperta)**

**FORMA APERTA**
Developed by **Generative Center** and Xocolat
Strategic partner:  **PalaCinema Locarno** 
Patronate **Città di Locarno**
Collaborators: **CISA | Università della Svizzera Italiana | { Swiss Ai weeks | Merge Festival | Università di Lucerna | BaseCamp Locarno Film Festival**

## Details

- **Start:** 2026\-09\-28T07:00:00\.000Z
- **End:** 2026\-10\-11T20:00:00\.000Z
- **Location:** PalaCinema Locarno , Piazza Remo Rossi 1, 6600 Locarno
- **Attendance:** offline
- **Language:** en,it
- **Price:** Free
- **Audience:** Cinema sector , students, researchers, broad pucbli
- **Event page:** <https://generativecenter.ch/forma-aperta>

Canonical: <https://ai-weeks.ch/events/forma-aperta>