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Netflix Buys Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Startup InterPositive

Netflix will keep the technology proprietary for its creative partners, bringing InterPositive’s team in-house to strengthen creator-led production tools.

Overview

  • Ben Affleck founded InterPositive in 2022 and will join Netflix as a senior adviser, while the roughly 16-person team is being integrated into the company.
  • Financial terms were not disclosed.
  • InterPositive’s system trains on a production’s own dailies to assist post work such as relighting, reframing, replacing missing shots, and enhancing backgrounds, rather than generating video from text prompts.
  • Netflix says the tools are early-stage and will be refined through use on interested productions, with compatibility alongside its Eyeline unit and third-party workflows.
  • Access will be limited to Netflix creative partners rather than sold commercially, reflecting a creator-focused approach after the streamer stepped away from its Warner Bros. Discovery bid.