Six Creative Tracks

Each track maps to a specific corner of the AI-native filmmaking landscape, and each corresponds to a specific area of the Festival's awards. Pick one — that's your direction.

AI Short Film Creation

Who it's for: Directors, screenwriters, video creators, editors, AI video creators
What you make: Narrative, experimental, animation, documentary, sci-fi, or art short films. AI participates in the core creation.
72h on-site deliverable: 1–3 min finished short film (MP4/MOV) + one-line story + AI tool list
Judging focus: Story & emotion, visual & sound completion, depth of AI methodology (Conductor framework), overall craft.
Corresponds to (Festival): Best Generative Cinema + Craftsman Awards

AI Interactive Narrative

Who it's for: Interactive storytellers, game developers, experience designers, screenwriters
What you make: Interactive shorts, multi-ending films, AI real-time narrative, AI character dialogue cinema, web-based interactive imagery — works the audience can walk into.
72h on-site deliverable: Runnable interactive demo (web link or executable) + 1–3 min walkthrough video
Judging focus: Originality of interaction mechanism, narrative-interaction integration, AI role in interaction/generation, experience completion.
Corresponds to (Festival): Best Interactive Narrative

AI Virtual Character & Performance

Who it's for: Virtual human teams, digital idol teams, animators, performance designers, AI model teams
What you make: AI virtual characters, digital beings, AI performance — a credible, performing digital persona.
72h on-site deliverable: Character demo reel (1–3 min) + character sheet + AI consistency methodology notes
Judging focus: Character credibility & shaping, performance & emotional expression, AI character consistency tech, artistic completion.
Corresponds to (Festival): Best Digital Being + Best AI Performance

AI Brand & Commercial Film

Who it's for: Advertising creatives, brand content teams, commercial video teams, creative studios
What you make: 30-second to 3-minute brand, product, or public-service films, often around a brand challenge.
72h on-site deliverable: 30 sec – 3 min finished commercial + brand brief response + AI tool list
Judging focus: Creativity & communicative power, brand expression accuracy, AI production efficiency, commercial completion.
Corresponds to (Festival): Industry Extension

AI City & Cultural Film

Who it's for: Local creators, tourism content teams, documentary creators, students
What you make: AI imagery around a single city. Each city station sets a local prompt — "AI City, Human Story: [City]".
72h on-site deliverable: 1–3 min city film + local prompt response: "AI City, Human Story: [City]"
Judging focus: Expression & insight into the city, humanistic emotion, AI imagery use, communication value.
Corresponds to (Festival): Industry Extension

AI Film Tools & Technology

Who it's for: Developers, technical teams, product managers, AI engineers, open-source contributors
What you make: Tools or tech projects: script, storyboard, character consistency, editing, dubbing, music, virtual production, copyright detection, content discovery.
72h on-site deliverable: Runnable tool demo + 1-page product description + 1–3 min demo video
Judging focus: Technical innovation, utility & completion, value to AI film workflow, ecosystem integration potential.
Corresponds to (Festival): Open Source Contribution

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Important notice.

Earning a HKAIIFF Recommended Submission slot does not equal automatic selection, screening, or any award at the Festival. All selected projects must complete formal submission through the HKAIIFF Global Submission Center. Final selection, programming, and award decisions rest solely with the official jury of the Hong Kong AI International Film Festival.