The Hainan International Film Festival's groundbreaking AI Film Season has entered its digital phase, with 16 award-winning works now available for global streaming on iQIYI's AI Theater. This follows a successful five-day physical exhibition in Sanya that drew 1,500 visitors to experience 100 AI-driven films from 56 countries and regions.
Organized by the Artificial Intelligence Artistic Innovation Alliance, the festival received over 2,500 submissions worldwide, demonstrating AI's growing role in cinematic creation. Notable works like The Three Gardens Game and The Greedy Nightmare showcase how machine learning algorithms are redefining narrative structures and visual storytelling.
Three master classes during the event explored:
AI's impact on screenplay development
Algorithm-generated visual aesthetics
Machine-composed film scores
The festival has sparked international dialogue about balancing technological innovation with human creativity. All winning films will soon expand to zaodian.quark.cn, making this cutting-edge content accessible to global audiences through December 2025.
