Philippe Shangti Premieres France's First Fully AI-Produced Sci-Fi Film in Andorra

Andorra la Vella's Cinemes Illa Carlemany hosted the premiere on Wednesday of *Remember the Future: 2320*, French artist Philippe Shangti's 95-minute sci-fi feature—the first fully AI-produced in the country. Long based in Andorra, Shangti crafted the film over nearly a year, generating more than 45,000 prompts for images, four months of animation, 3D sequences styled for a 35mm aesthetic, and a 30-track score, all without traditional crews. Effects specialists Stage 11, known for *Blade Runner* and *Dune*, provided finishing touches. Shangti estimated a conventional production would cost over €100 million.

The story merges autobiography and fiction, following an artist thrust to 2320 after an accident, then returning through time portals to 2026 with cautions about humanity's deepening technology reliance. It serves as a tribute to his father, who died of cancer during filming. At the sold-out event, a weary Shangti—having worked until 5am on final polishes—grew emotional onstage with family, recalling his promise to his mother to put his father on the big screen. Attendees wiped away tears as relatives joined him. He told the crowd he hoped viewers would embrace the film despite its AI origins, recognise its emotional power, and see the technology as "an extension of human talent" that broadens creative boundaries rather than replacing them.

Initially sceptical of AI about two years ago, Shangti now champions it as a tool for innovation. Non-professional cast members from his inner circle played heightened versions of themselves.

The premiere forms part of a cultural surge, following the 31 March launch of *[Referents]. Lita Cabellut + Maseda* at the government exhibition hall, curated by Eloy Martínez de la Pera with ArtLab Andorra, featuring 20 key figures from contemporary history.

Shangti's augmented reality show *Luxury Futuristic World (2026)* opens 7 April at the refurbished former Hostal Valira—once the Carmen Thyssen Museum—in Escaldes-Engordany's historic centre, now Museu Plaça de l'Església. Supported by the Escaldes-Engordany commune, Andorran government, and Fundació Museand, it displays AI-generated images fusing human bodies with digital forms to probe organic-artificial frontiers, conceptually linked to the film. Lead consul Rosa Gili, present at the premiere where she presented Shangti with a trophy, called it a boost for the revitalised area after heavy local investment and a prime showcase for his work. Officials expect it to draw residents and visitors alike.