Oleksandr Serdyuk, co-founder of the Ukrainian startup Respeecher, which offers various voice services based on artificial intelligence, reported that his company worked on 60 projects in 2024. In particular, on films that won Golden Globe and Oscar awards.
Oleksandr Serdyuk, co-founder of the Ukrainian startup Respeecher, which offers various voice services based on artificial intelligence, reported that his company worked on 60 projects in 2024. In particular, on films that won Golden Globe and Oscar awards.
«Respeecher completed over 60 projects in 2024. Two won Golden Globes. Four were nominated for Oscars,» Serdyuk said on his social media.
He noted that nominations for the most prestigious award in US cinema were received by «The Best Man,» «Alien: Romulus,» «Emilia Perez,» and «The Brutalist,» which used Respeecher technology. Two films — «The Brutalist» and «Emilia Perez» — won the Oscar.
«The Brutalist» is an American-Anglo-Hungarian historical film directed by Brady Corbett, which premiered on September 1, 2024. It tells the story of Hungarian architect László Tóthé, who moves to the United States in the post-war years. The main role was played by Adrien Brody, who won an Oscar for this role.
Much of the dialogue in the film Brutalist, which also won three Golden Globe Awards, is in Hungarian.Respeecher technology was used to make it sound as native as possible.
Emilia Pérez is a 2024 French crime musical film directed by Jacques Audiard. It tells the story of lawyer Rita Mora Castro who agrees to help Mexican drug cartel boss Juan Del Monte fulfill his long-held dream of becoming a woman.
«We at Respeecher are proud to have been involved in the creation of this incredible film, which continues to spark important discussions and push creative boundaries,» the startup commented on the victory of «Emilia Perez» at the Golden Globes, where the film received 4 awards.
Earlier, Oleksandr Serdyuktold how the screenwriters' strike in the US in 2023 affected his company. Despite difficult decisions, the startup has come close to profitability and is working on a marketplace with synthetic voices of Hollywood stars.
