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AMC Refuses to Screen AI-Generated Short Film "Thanksgiving Day"

2/20/2026

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AMC Theatres will not screen the AI-generated short film "Thanksgiving Day," which won the Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival.
The film was set for a two-week nationwide run.
AMC clarified it was not involved in the initiative, which is managed by Screenvision Media.
Igor Alferov created the film about a bear and his platypus assistant on a galactic adventure.

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AMC Theatres will not screen the AI-generated short film "Thanksgiving Day," which won the Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival.
The film was set for a two-week nationwide run.
AMC clarified it was not involved in the initiative, which is managed by Screenvision Media.
Igor Alferov created the film about a bear and his platypus assistant on a galactic adventure.