EventCAT Brings Instant AI Subtitles to Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), which was held in the Bucheon City area from July 4 to 14, 2024, is an innovative event combining AI technology and film. For the first time this year, an AI film production division was established, and the BIFAN+ AI Film Making Workshop and AI International Conference were held, which attracted great attention. This film festival is one of the largest genre film festivals in Asia and is one of Korea's top 3 film festivals, along with the Busan International Film Festival and the Jeonju International Film Festival.

In particular, the 'AI Film Making Workshop', which focuses on film production technology using generative AI, initially recruited 30 participants, but due to high demand with 600 applicants—more than 20 times the capacity—the workshop was expanded to 60 participants. XL8's AI-based real-time interpretation solution, EventCAT, was introduced to help participants participate smoothly in the workshop without language barriers.

At this AI Film Making Workshop, director Dave Clark gave a lecture on the creative possibilities of filmmaking using AI, and EventCAT provided subtitles translated into Korean and English to participants through real-time AI interpretation subtitles. EventCAT helped make the workshop in English easy to understand in various languages, including Korean, by broadcasting live subtitles on the large screen and via online streaming at the site. Participants were able to check real-time captions on their personal phones or tablets via QR codes, increasing their level of immersion and understanding of the workshop.

In this workshop, director Dave Clark introduced how to use AI as a creative partner and demonstrated how to use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude AI, PIKA, Runway, Stable Diffusion, and Kling to implement various visual effects in the film production process and streamline production and post-production. EventCAT removed language barriers through real-time interpretation of subtitles and enabled participants to freely exchange innovative ideas about AI and filmmaking.

Workshop participants expressed their satisfaction, saying, “Without subtitles, I wouldn't have understood even half of today's content,” and “There was a lot of jargon, but thanks to live captions, I was able to easily follow the content along with the lecture materials.” AI-interpreted subtitles provided participants with an opportunity to better understand important information and played a key role in helping them become more immersed.

Director Dave Clark emphasized the importance of using AI technology as a tool to create efficiency and opportunities in the creative process. Instead of replacing the creative process, AI is becoming an important tool that creates more opportunities and efficiency in the creative, production, and editing processes. In addition, real-time interpretation services such as EventCAT help lower language barriers and facilitate the free exchange of ideas and knowledge, not only in AI and film production but also at various global events.

EventCAT also plays an innovative role in global communication and is an essential solution that breaks language barriers and supports smooth communication at various international events and seminars.