AlphaGo (film)

AlphaGo
AlphaGo
	Poster
Directed by	Greg Kohs
Production; companies	Moxie Pictures; Reel As Dirt
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	September 29, 2017;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Korean;

AlphaGo is a 2017 documentary directed by Greg Kohs about the Google DeepMind Challenge Match with top-ranked Go player Lee Sedol.^[1]^[2]

Premise

The 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

AlphaGo was released in New York City on September 29, 2017, and Los Angeles next month.^[3]

Reception

Critical response

AlphaGo 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

Winner

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

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

^ "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.

External links

[1] "AlphaGo". Top Documentary Films. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[2] "'AlphaGo': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[3] "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.

[4] "AlphaGo". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[5] 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.

[6] "40 Years Strong: 2017-18 Annual Report" (PDF). denverfilm.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[7] "2018 New Media Film Festival Award Winners" (PDF). newmediafilmfestival.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[8] "TCFF XIII Award Winners". traversecityfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[9] "33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017". wff.pl. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "26th Philadelphia Film Festival" (PDF). filmadelphia.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

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