Country for PR: United Kingdom
Contributor: PR Newswire Europe
Wednesday, September 08 2021 - 19:04
AsiaNet
Campari Launches Fellini Forward, The New Campari Red Diaries Project Exploring The Creative Genius Of Federico Fellini Using Artificial Intelligence
VENICE, Italy, September 8, 2021, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Globally Premiering during the 78th Venice International Film Festival – La 
Biennale di Venezia and soon available in selected countries on Amazon Prime 
Video, the iconic Italian brand releases a documentary exploring the future of 
cinema

Campari, [https://www.campari.com/red-diaries-fellini-forward ] the iconic 
Italian aperitif, launches Campari Red Diaries 2021: Fellini Forward 
[https://www.campari.com/red-diaries-fellini-forward ] at the Campari Boat – In 
Cinema during the 78th Venice International Film Festival - La Biennale di 
Venezia, a pioneering project inspired by the late Federico Fellini that uses 
Artificial Intelligence techniques including machine learning to explore the 
creative genius of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time to create a 
one-of-a-kind short film. Showcasing the full project is a unique documentary 
covering the process from start to finish, exploring the future of cinema and 
human vs. machine creative collaboration based on evidence found in the short 
movie set in Rome and expert commentary. The documentary, featuring the short 
film, will have its North American premiere as a Partner Presentation at New 
York Film Festival on the 29th September, 2021 and will be available for 
consumers to view in select markets on Amazon Prime Video in the coming month. 

Young Fellini and ‘The Mouth of Truth’, a key scene in a new short movie 
created using Artificial Intelligence as part of Campari Red Diaries 2021 
Fellini Forward; a project exploring the creative genius of Federico Fellini.
Since its creation in 1860, Campari has pushed the boundaries of creativity to 
go beyond the norm, unlocking passions and talents of artists across different 
fields in the path to creation. From world famous names, to young and emerging 
talents, the relationship between Campari and the arts, especially cinema, has 
made its mark over the years, evidently still true to this day. 

CAMPARI AND FEDERICO FELLINI

A notable partnership was found when Campari collaborated with Federico Fellini 
on a unique advertisement in 1984. This year, in an ode to this creative 
genius, Campari endeavours to continue the brand's legacy, marrying creativity 
and innovation within the cinema industry with the most forward-looking 
technology calling upon Artificial Intelligence specialists, creativity 
fellows, Fellini experts, future generations and Fellini's crew and family 
themselves to contribute and comment on this unique art experiment.

CAMPARI FELLINI FORWARD: THE DOCUMENTARY 

As champion of the artistic world, Campari has embarked on its most ambitious 
project yet, exploring new territories and fields in both the world of cinema 
and technology. The Campari Red Diaries 2021 Fellini Forward documentary, 
directed by award-winning duo ZCDC, Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, explores 
the topic of creativity, art and technology in an all-encompassing and bold 
study, capturing the project at every stage, from research and development to 
the final short movie output. With observations from short film director 
Maximilian Niemann and innovation expert Marc D'Souza, from production and 
innovation studio UNIT9, the documentary covers the full creative process, 
including the set up and inner workings of the Artificial Intelligence and an 
overview of the tools used throughout the production. 

The definition of 'Felliniesque' is established thanks to Francesca Fabbri 
Fellini and Federico Fellini's old crew members including his camera operator 
Blasco Giurato,his three-time Oscar winning set designer Dante Ferretti and 
Luigi Piccolo, Director of Sartoria Farani. 

Featured throughout the documentary are key insights and commentary from 
significant experts of Artificial Intelligence and creativity including; 
Symonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Oxford University 
Marcus du Sautoy 

Art Historian, Data Scientist and Consultant, Dr. Emily L. Spratt 
Art Historian and Fellini expert Hava Aldouby 
Galleria Campari curator Anita Todesco

CAMPARI FELLINI FORWARD: THE SHORT MOVIE 

Generated thanks to the collaboration of human input and Artificial 
Intelligence tools, the short movie is inspired by Federico Fellini's life, 
offering a metaphorical story of the debut and evolution of the Maestro in the 
cinema world, where the audience follows him on a journey from the very first 
spark of his passion as a young man up to his outstanding creations. The result 
was achieved thanks to the exploration of Artificial Intelligence tools, led by 
UNIT9, analysing past Fellini transcripts to understand patterns in language 
and descriptive detail and also carried out visual analysis of the director's 
signature shots including camera movement and facial emotion. From this, 
bespoke scriptwriting and pre-visualisation tools were developed that combined 
learnings from the Artificial Intelligence to leverage Fellini's creative DNA. 
These Artificial Intelligence tools then made suggestions to the script and 
visualisation of the new short film in order to create a piece of cinema that 
felt Felliniesque. Building this pre-visualisation tool on top of Unreal 
Engine, a real-time 3D creation platform, also enabled director Maximilian 
Niemann to picture and alter scenes before they were shot. With Maximilian's 
and his crew's input, as well as those who knew Fellini well, the result 
translates into an innovative and original approach to filmmaking and a 
passionate ode to Federico Fellini's creative genius and dreamlike world. 

Jean Jacques Dubau, Head of Marketing, Campari Group speaks of the project: 
"Through the Campari Red Diaries 2021 Fellini Forward project, Campari aims to 
continue the legacy of innovation and creativity set out by its founders, 
inspiring future generations and creatives across the globe to unlock their own 
passions." 

Campari has also created a distinct apprentice programme with students involved 
in the Fellini Forward futuristic projects from all over the world including 
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC) in Italy, The American Film 
Institute in Los Angeles and The International Academy of Audio-visual Sciences 
(CSIA) in Switzerland to explore the creative genius of Fellini, using the 
Artificial Intelligence technology and speaking to key members of the film crew 
at each stage of production to see first-hand how human minds collaborated with 
Artificial Intelligence to create the short film. The Italian apprentices from 
CSC also featured in the documentary, providing insight from future 
professionals on the project.  

Fellini Forward premiered at the Campari Boat – In Cinema during the 78th 
Venice International Film Festival – La Biennale di Venezia - The recap of the 
premiere can be seen here: 
https://bit.ly/Campari-Red-Diaries-Fellini-Forward-Launch

Please follow Campari's social media channels for further information 
@campariofficial 

#Campari #RedPassion #RedDiaries #FelliniForward # Venezia78 #drinkresponsibly

www.campari.com

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1610383/Campari.jpg
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1610384/Campari.jpg
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1610697/Campari.jpg
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1610698/Campari.jpg
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1610699/Campari.jpg

SOURCE: Campari