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Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’

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Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’
Jun 16, 2026 8:30am PT Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’

Filmmaker urges industry to rally around the art of moviemaking at celebration of his BFI Fellowship honor in Hollywood

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@Variety_Cynthia See All Guillermo del Toro is honored at the BFI America Dinner in LA in Honor of BFI Fellow Guillermo del Toro at Mother Wolf on Monday, June 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Todd Williamson/January Images for BFI

Guillermo del Toro’s innate love of film comes through when he speaks, even when he’s sounding off with a dire warning about what is at stake as the film industry is rocked by AI and the forces of business consolidation.

“We are on the verge of image illiteracy. We are on the verge of cinema illiteracy,” del Toro told the industry crowd gathered Monday night for the BFI America dinner event held in Hollywood to celebrate del Toro’s selection for the prestigious BFI Fellowship kudos.

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