''AlphaGo'' is a 2017 documentary directed by Greg Kohs about the Google DeepMind Challenge Match with top-ranked Go player

Lee Sedol Lee Sedol ( ko, 이세돌; born 2 March 1983), or Lee Se-dol, is a former South Korean professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles (18), behind only Lee Chang-ho (21). He is the fi ...

Premise

The film presents how

AlphaGo AlphaGo is a computer program that plays the board game Go (game), Go. It was developed by DeepMind Technologies a subsidiary of Google (now Alphabet Inc.). Subsequent versions of AlphaGo became increasingly powerful, including a version that ...

, a computer program developed by

DeepMind Technologies DeepMind Technologies is a British artificial intelligence subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. and research laboratory founded in 2010. DeepMind was acquired by Google in 2014 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, after Google's restru ...

, mastered the game of Go through artificial intelligence. Its competence was tested by

, a South Korean world champion.

Release

''AlphaGo'' was released in New York City on September 29, 2017, and Los Angeles next month.

Reception

Critical response

''AlphaGo'' earned positive reviews. On

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, the film has an approval rating of 100%, with an average score of 8/10, based on 10 reviews. Charlotte O'Sullivan of ''

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'' 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".

Accolades

Winner

Denver International Film Festival The Denver Film Festival is held in November, primarily at the Denver Film Center/Colfax, in Denver, Colorado, now the Anna and John J. Sie FilmCenter (Sie FilmCenter). Premiere events are held in the Buell Theatre and Ellie Caulkins Opera House ...

(2017) - Maysles Brothers Award, Best documentary *

New Media Film Festival New Media Film Festival is an event held annually that celebrates "the interactivity of new technologies and formats for Media and Cinema with global consciousness". According to the organizers, the festival honors "Stories Worth Telling that are c ...

(2018) - Best Trailer *

Traverse City Film Festival The Traverse City Film Festival is an annual film festival held at the end of July in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival was created as an annual event in 2005 to help “save one of America's few indigenous art forms—the cinema". The event ...

(2017) - Knowledge is Power Science Prize *

Warsaw International Film Festival Warsaw Film Festival ( pl, Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, abbreviated as WFF) is an annual film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world. The festival ha ...

(2017) - Audience Award, documentary feature

Nominee

Anchorage International Film Festival The Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF) is the largest film festival in Alaska. It is held annually in Anchorage. Founded in 2001, the festival takes place annually in December. Around 100 films are shown in several diverse categories. Th ...

(2017) - Best Documentary Feature *

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards The Critics' Choice Documentary Awards are accolades that are presented by the Critics Choice Association to honour the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. They were established in 2016, and the first ceremony ...

(2017) - Best Sports Documentary *

Philadelphia Film Festival The Philadelphia Film Festival is a film festival founded by the Philadelphia Film Society held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The annual festival is held at various theater venues throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area. Overview The annual f ...

(2017) - Student Choice Award

References

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