AI Christmas Film Made for $1.5 Million Instead of $80 Million

Director Tom Walsh's AI-made Christmas film "Merry the Christmas Witch" was completed for $1.5 million in ten months by a 50-person team, versus an estimated traditional budget of $80 million, as detailed in a Variety exclusive.

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