The Shanghai International Film Festival is leaning into technology's role in cinema. This year, SIFF created dedicated labs for films shot on iPhones, generated by artificial intelligence, or built in virtual reality. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, this signals a broader shift: as filmmaking tools become accessible to everyone, festivals are evolving from gatekeepers into platforms that nurture new storytelling approaches.

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