Coldplay's 'A Film For The Future' Crowdsourced from 150+ Artists Across 45 Countries
On January 22, 2025, Coldplay premiered 'A Film For The Future', a 44-minute musical film on YouTube, with 360° screenings at Lightroom in London and Seoul, and Aviva Studios in Manchester. The film, supporting their tenth studio album 'Moon Music' released October 6, 2024, was created by over 150 artists from 45 countries using techniques including 3D animation, found footage, stop motion, and AI. Executive producer Ben Mor described it as 'a kaleidoscopic patchwork quilt, a 44-minute multimedia tapestry'. One extracted music video for '🌈 (ALiEN HiTS/ALiEN RADiO)' was directed by Welsh animator Isabel Garrett, collaborating with 27 artists, featuring claymation, amateur footage, and natural documentaries unified by water as a life-giving element. Additionally, Coldplay launched a global call for fans to remix film segments via their website using Microsoft's Azure AI Foundry and Copilot, generating unique content based on user-selected images, words, and emotions.
Key facts
- Coldplay released 'Moon Music' on October 6, 2024.
- 'A Film For The Future' premiered on YouTube on January 22, 2025.
- The film is 44 minutes long.
- Over 150 artists from 45 countries contributed.
- Techniques used include 3D animation, found footage, stop motion, and AI.
- Executive producer Ben Mor called it a 'kaleidoscopic patchwork quilt'.
- The music video for '🌈 (ALiEN HiTS/ALiEN RADiO)' was directed by Isabel Garrett.
- Fans can remix film segments using Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and Copilot.
Entities
Artists
- Ben Mor
- Isabel Garrett
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- Coldplay
- Lightroom
- Aviva Studios
- Microsoft
- Azure AI Foundry
- Copilot
- Artribune
Locations
- London
- Seoul
- Manchester
- United Kingdom
- South Korea