A24 announced a multi-year research partnership with Google DeepMind in June 2026, backed by a reported $75 million investment from Google. The partnership is developing AI tools for filmmakers, with an AI storyboard generator as the first confirmed application in development.

Announced on June 22, 2026, the partnership is structured as a non-exclusive research and development collaboration run through A24 Labs under Scott Belsky. DeepMind researchers will embed inside A24 productions to build and refine tools using real filmmaker feedback. The deal does not give Google access to A24's film library or content data. A24 partner Scott Belsky told the Wall Street Journal the tools 'won't look anything like the prompted generation type of AI that people feel uncomfortable with,' and that A24 Labs was already prototyping an AI storyboard generator at the time of announcement. A24 spokesperson Sophia Shin described it as a 'research partnership' and stated A24 is 'working side-by-side with DeepMind's researchers to learn, iterate, and build.'