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Magical Realist Tale ‘6TM’ and ‘Searching for SmarterChild,’ About One of the Earliest Chatbots, Win Top Industry Awards at Ji.hlava Festival

Variety ·

“6TM,” directed by Karim Akalay and produced by Walid Bekhti, won the New Visions Award for the most promising European project at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Friday. The film is described as “a Belgian family comedy in three chapters, rooted in magic realism and the resilience of a…

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