Eline van der Velden, Creator of Virtual Actress Tilly Norwood, Predicts an Explosion in AI-Generated Cinema
In an interview with Le Monde, the Dutch producer claims that the entire film industry is quietly consulting with her and anticipates rapid industry transformation through artificial intelligence.
Eline van der Velden, a Dutch producer behind Tilly Norwood, an actress entirely generated by artificial intelligence, gave an interview to Le Monde published on September 16, 2026.
According to her statements, "the entire film industry comes to see us in secret," asserting that many industry players are quietly interested in her work on AI applied to film production.
The producer believes that within five years, half of all films could be designed using artificial intelligence. She goes further in predicting that within ten years, this proportion could reach 99% of productions.
These statements, reported by Le Monde, come at a time when Tilly Norwood, presented as an AI-generated actress, is generating interest and questions within parts of the film industry.
The original article does not specify the exact technical details of these projections or the methodologies employed by Eline van der Velden to establish these numerical estimates.
Sources
- Eline van der Velden, créatrice de Tilly Norwood, actrice générée par l’IA : « Toute l’industrie du cinéma vient nous voir en secret » — Le Monde — Une
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