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FORMA APERTA
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Monday, 28 September 2026 – Sunday, 11 October 2026
09:00
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FORMA APERTA | WHERE DOES THE CREATIVE PROCESS LIVE? From **28 September to 11 October**, **PalaCinema Locarno** will host and co-organize an open space for film production, research and dialogue. The **Generative Center** is opening the production process of _Daniel JeanRichard_, a film combining traditional filmmaking with AI-generated imagery. At a time of radical transformation for cinema and society, **FORMA APERTA invites the sector and anyone interested to enter the process**: to observe, ask questions, share experiences and contribute different perspectives. **FOR THE FILM & CULTURAL SECTOR** **FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE PARADIGM SHIFTS BROUGHT BY AI** Program **02.10 | Merge Festival, Massagno Cinema Lux · 17:00–18:00** An open roundtable exploring what it means to open a creative process and the questions raised by FORMA APERTA. With members of the project, **Simona Gamba / Living Lab Lugano** **06.10 · 14:30–16:00 | Open Studio / Feedback Session** Enter the production space, observe the work in progress and exchange with the creative team. **08.10 · 18:00–19:30 | Open Studio / Feedback Session** A second opening of the process to the public, students and professionals. **09.10 · 15:00–17:00 | Swiss Cinema Gathering** A national roundtable on AI-assisted filmmaking workflows and the creative, ethical, ecological, legal and professional implications emerging from the production. **09.10 · 17:30–20:00 | Opening — Intelligence in Time** Cinema, artificial intelligence, research, the history of watchmaking and the philosophy of time meet around the production of _Daniel JeanRichard_, with film material and the first findings of research into ethical, social and environmental questions, developed with academic institutions. **The process is open. So are the questions.** Discover the full programme and **take part in the encounters through subscription:** **[www.generativecenter.ch](http://www.generativecenter.ch/formaaperta)** **FORMA APERTA** Developed by **Generative Center** and Xocolat Strategic partner: **PalaCinema Locarno** Patronate **Città di Locarno** Collaborators: **CISA | Università della Svizzera Italiana | { Swiss Ai weeks | Merge Festival | Università di Lucerna | BaseCamp Locarno Film Festival**
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- Where
- Piazza Remo Rossi 1, 6600 Locarno, Lugano
- Organizer
- Generative Center SAGL
- Who's going
- ~600 expected
- Registration
- 🌍 Open to all
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