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A 95-minute AI action movie screened at Cannes cost $500,000 to produce, including $400,000 spent on compute

The workflow required 3,000-word prompts for every 15 seconds.

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OPCarlos E. Perez#1598Carlos E. Perez@INTUITMACHINE

Hell Grind. The first fully AI-generated movie went viral in Cannes. It's made using Higgsfield AI in 14 days, cost was $500,000. $400,000 burned on compute. Created by a team of ~15 experts (i.e., directors, cinematographers, and editors). The first 25 minutes of film, required generating 16,181 clips to get 253 final shots. 64 attempts per shot! 3,000-word prompts for 15 seconds of footage. Knowing storytelling, directing, editing, taste and tools means outsized leverage. This will only work when the audience demands exceedingly high quality.

3:25 AM · May 29, 2026 View on X
POSTChubby♨️#1496Chubby♨️@KIMMONISMUS

A 95-minute AI-generated action movie just screened at Cannes’ Marché du Film.

It was made in just two weeks for around $500,000, with most of the budget going into compute, proving that AI filmmaking is moving from demo clips to full-length productions.

And that's special. They managed to produce the film's length (the clips created are usually very short) while staying within a very low budget.

8:09 AM · May 30, 2026 · 34.1K Views