First AI-Made Short Film 'Cassandra' Premieres at Rome Film Fest
The first episode of 'Cassandra,' a transmedia series conceived and produced with artificial intelligence, will have its national premiere at Palazzo delle Esposizioni during the Short Film Days of the Festa del Cinema di Roma. The project is a collaboration between Scuola Holden in Turin and Rai Cinema, aiming to enhance human creativity through AI. The short film stars Nicole Soffritti as Agatha, a student hired as a story-trainer for an AI app named Cassandra that predicts users' futures by analyzing personal data. Screenwriter Riccardo Milanesi explained that ChatGPT was used as a chatbot for the protagonist Agatha to add depth to the narrative, treating the AI as a tool to augment human imagination. The project is part of the Holden.ai StoryLab, which plans future works to explore boundaries between humans and AI in storytelling.
Key facts
- The short film 'Cassandra' premieres at Palazzo delle Esposizioni during the Festa del Cinema di Roma's Short Film Days.
- It is the first episode of a transmedia series created with AI.
- Produced by Scuola Holden (Turin) and Rai Cinema.
- The story follows Agatha (Nicole Soffritti), a student training an AI app called Cassandra.
- The AI app predicts future events by analyzing personal data.
- Screenwriter Riccardo Milanesi used ChatGPT as a chatbot for the protagonist to enrich the script.
- The project is part of the Holden.ai StoryLab.
- The goal is to use AI to enhance human creativity, not replace it.
Entities
Artists
- Nicole Soffritti
- Riccardo Milanesi
Institutions
- Scuola Holden
- Rai Cinema
- Palazzo delle Esposizioni
- Festa del Cinema di Roma
- Holden.ai StoryLab
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Turin