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US actor Tom Hanks has warned his fans about fraudulent AI versions of himself. "Beware," Hanks wrote on Monday on the online service Instagram in reference to an image of himself previously generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and circulated online. It appears to be related to a marketing video for dental insurance featuring the Hollywood star. Hanks emphasized that he had "nothing to do with it."

The post by the Oscar-winning actor, published on Sunday, received over 111,700 "likes" in a short time. Tom Hanks, known for films like "Forrest Gump" and "Philadelphia," has around 9.5 million followers on Instagram.

Tom Hanks Warns Against False AI Advertising Recently, the screenwriters in the US film and television industry, during a months-long strike that has since ended, called for protection against the use of AI, among other demands. The strike by actors, who joined the writers in July, is still ongoing.

With the success of the ChatGPT chatbot developed by the US company OpenAI, concerns have grown that AI-generated images or audio recordings could be used for fraud and the spread of misinformation.

The oldest film festival in Turkey, the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, is in turmoil after jury members resigned and filmmakers withdrew their works from the competition due to censorship allegations.

In an unprecedented move, the producers and directors of 27 entries for the festival announced their withdrawal on Wednesday. Just a few days earlier, 20 members of the festival jury had resigned, citing the removal of a documentary film by the organizers as the reason.

Kanun Hükmü (The Decree) by Nejla Demirci tells the story of two public service employees, a teacher and a doctor, who were dismissed during the state of emergency imposed in Turkey after the coup attempt in 2016.

The Turkish government, led by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), initiated a massive purge of state institutions following the coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Over 130,000 civil servants were dismissed from their positions via emergency decrees. Authorities claimed that they lost their jobs due to alleged connections to "terrorist organizations," but critics argue that the government targets anyone perceived as an opponent.

The festival's director, Ahmet Boyacıoğlu, explained that the documentary film was removed from the national documentary film category due to an ongoing legal case involving one of the actors. "For this reason, it was decided to exclude the film from this year's selection in order not to affect the court proceedings and impartiality," Boyacıoğlu said.

However, for director Demirci, this response is an "excuse" and "blatant censorship."

The filmmakers demanded respect for freedom of expression. The Free Art Assembly, representing artists from various fields, described the exclusion of the film as an "attack on artistic expression and creativity, as well as an attempt to normalize censorship in all artistic domains," and reinstated the documentary film in the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival program.

The Ministry released the following statement on its social media account: "The Ministry of Culture and Tourism works with the vision to preserve, develop, and strengthen Turkey's cultural and artistic values." In line with this vision, they support "hundreds of cultural and artistic events" taking place both domestically and abroad.

"One of the most important events in Turkish cinema, the 60th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, is currently being organized. The documentary film 'Kanun Hükmü' will be shown in the documentary film competition section of this festival," the statement continued.

It is deeply regrettable that "such an important festival provides an opportunity to use the power of art to spread the propaganda of the FETÖ terrorist organization under the pretext of harassment." The Ministry will not participate in efforts to discredit the "heroic struggle our nation fought on July 15 or to use art as a means of provocation. For this reason, we announce our withdrawal from the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival," the statement concluded.

In addition, the Mayor of Antalya, Muhittin Böcek, made the following statement: "In the past four years, the city of Antalya has not intervened in the formation of selection committees, the selection of juries, the content of films, or the decision of whether a film wins or not, and will not do so in the future. The national competition category, which was removed from the festival's program by the previous government, was reinstated during our term with great effort and conviction to bring the festival back to its core. This decision is the clearest evidence of our stance against censorship."

The festival, which has been held in the Mediterranean city of Antalya since 1963, is a highlight of the Turkish cultural calendar. This year, it is scheduled to take place from October 7 to 14. It is not yet known whether the festival will proceed as planned or if the filmmakers who withdrew their films will participate after the reinstatement of Kanun Hükmü.

"I am sad, but I am grateful": "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe has bid farewell to his longtime co-star Michael Gambon with heartfelt words.

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe (34) is mourning the loss of his longtime colleague and co-star Michael Gambon (1940-2023). In a lengthy statement given to "Entertainment Weekly" regarding the passing of the Dumbledore actor, Radcliffe said that the world had lost a touch of magic and fun. Radcliffe is quoted as saying, "Michael Gambon was one of the most brilliant and uncomplicated actors I ever had the privilege to work with."

Despite his "immense talent," what Radcliffe will remember most is how much fun he had on the job: "He was silly, irreverent, and hilarious." Gambon loved his work but never seemed to define himself by it, Radcliffe continued. They worked together in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films in total. The Irish-British actor Gambon took on the role of Dumbledore from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in 2004 after the previous actor, Richard Harris (1930-2002), passed away.

Daniel Radcliffe: "I am so grateful that I got to work with him" According to Radcliffe, his colleague was an "incredible storyteller and jokester" who had a habit of blurring the lines between fact and fiction when speaking with journalists, for example. This made him a "pleasant part" of the countless "Harry Potter" press conferences. Time on set made Gambon "unforgettable and joyful." Radcliffe said, "I am so sad to hear that he has passed away, but I am so grateful to be one of the fortunate people who got to work with him."

According to consistent reports from British media, Michael Gambon passed away at the age of 82 from pneumonia. He peacefully passed away in the hospital alongside his wife Anne and son Fergus. In addition to the "Harry Potter" films, Gambon was also known for numerous other major Hollywood productions, including roles in films such as "Sleepy Hollow" (1999) and "Gosford Park" (2001).

On the silver screen, actor Robert Pattinson (37) is often known as a confident hero - whether it was at the beginning of his Hollywood career in the "Twilight" saga or more recently in the dark superhero film "The Batman." In a new interview, the star revealed, however, the profound self-doubts that come with choosing a new role: "I have a deep, deep fear of humiliation," quotes the "Interview" magazine the actor.

He always wants to give his all for his part but is continuously accompanied by the fear of not being able to do so. In the end, though, no one cares about the reasons for this failure: "You just know it falls back on you. Of course, you can say the script was awful or the director was a jerk, [...] but at the end of the day, no one cares about the reasons. You're the one they will say was bad. And a majority of people will say that even though you did your best."

Existential anxieties also plague him This is not the first time Pattinson has offered deep insights into his fears and concerns as an actor. In 2020, for example, he told GQ magazine that he also grapples with existential anxieties - a reason why he turned down smaller but more challenging indie films: "The problem was that no one watched them, no matter how much I liked the films I made."

Although Hollywood's dream factory is often glorified from the outside, at least Pattinson is dealing with very worldly worries there: "I'm constantly thinking that you'll spend most of your life unemployed and desperate, feeling like a complete failure." So, there is maximum stress when shooting is happening, and one feels even emptier between two projects.

Margaret Qualley is floating on cloud nine after her wedding to Jack Antonoff and can't wait to see what the future holds.

The 28-year-old actress tied the knot with the 39-year-old musician in August after two years of being together and admitted that their life together is "fantastic," and she couldn't be happier to have "a home" with him.

She told Harper's Bazaar, "I'm so happy that I've found my person. And it's real. It's incredible. It's the best feeling in the world. I'm so excited and at the same time so relaxed... Until about a month before I met Jack, I never had any furniture. I always had these small apartments... and moved from one place to another with a mattress on the floor and an Ikea lamp. I never had a real home. I didn't care, I was focused on films. I used my sister's basement in L.A. as a storage for my things. But I didn't invest in that part of my life." Therefore, Margaret is looking forward even more to their future together. "It's really exciting to now create a home and have something to take care of."

One day, the actress wants to have children too. She added, "I just want to do everything with Jack. One day, I want to have kids, but I'm not there yet, and I want to keep making movies. And that's all I know."