Whose Film is This? Authorship and the Birth of AI Cinema in Argentina.
This article explores the emergence of AI-generated cinema in Argentina and its impact on the author's status. Argentine independent filmmakers and video content creators are increasingly using AI tools to make short works and converging toward a feature-length film. But they fear losing control ove...
| Published in: | Hispanic Review Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 393 - 418 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Summer2026
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