AlphaGo is a 2017 documentary directed by Greg Kohs about the Google DeepMind Challenge Match with top-ranked Go player Lee Sedol.[1][2]
| AlphaGo | |
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| Directed by | Greg Kohs |
Production companies | Moxie Pictures Reel As Dirt |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Premise
editThe film presents how AlphaGo, a computer program developed by DeepMind Technologies, mastered the game of Go through artificial intelligence. Its competence was tested by Lee Sedol, a South Korean world champion.
Release
editAlphaGo was released in New York City on September 29, 2017, and Los Angeles next month.[3]
Reception
editCritical response
editAlphaGo earned positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100%, with an average score of 8/10, based on 10 reviews.[4] Charlotte O'Sullivan of Evening Standard gave the film 4 stars out of five, calling it a "gripping, emotional documentary, which gets us thinking, about thinking, in a whole new way".[5]
Accolades
editWinner
edit- Denver International Film Festival (2017) - Maysles Brothers Award, Best documentary[6]
- New Media Film Festival (2018) - Best Trailer[7]
- Traverse City Film Festival (2017) - Knowledge is Power Science Prize[8]
- Warsaw International Film Festival (2017) - Audience Award, documentary feature[9]
Nominee
edit- Anchorage International Film Festival (2017) - Best Documentary Feature[10]
- Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (2017) - Best Sports Documentary[11]
- Philadelphia Film Festival (2017) - Student Choice Award[12]
References
edit- ^ "AlphaGo". Top Documentary Films. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "'AlphaGo': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Google AI defeats world's Go champion in gripping 'man vs. machine' film". cnn.com. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "AlphaGo". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Charlotte (October 13, 2017). "AlphaGo, film review: It's the benign rise of the machines". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "40 Years Strong: 2017-18 Annual Report" (PDF). denverfilm.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "2018 New Media Film Festival Award Winners" (PDF). newmediafilmfestival.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "TCFF XIII Award Winners". traversecityfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017". wff.pl. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "That's a wrap: The 17th annual Anchorage International Film Festival". anchoragepress.com. December 15, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "2nd Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards – List of Nominees and Winners – Critics Choice Awards". criticschoice.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "26th Philadelphia Film Festival" (PDF). filmadelphia.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.