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World's First A-Class International AI Film Festival
HKAIIFF is the world's first A-Class international AI film festival, accredited by IFAIFPA on 17 July 2026 after a two-year review across five dimensions.
FESTIVALUnderstanding AI-native creation
As creation evolves, evaluation moves forward.
INFORMATIONHong Kong AI International Film Festival Association
Hong Kong AI International Film Festival Association is the non-profit body governing HKAIIFF, registered in Hong Kong on December 31, 2024.
INFORMATION2026 · Hong Kong AI International Film Festival — Official Overview
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Official overview of HKAIIFF — the Hong Kong AI Internation
FESTIVALUnicorn Awards · Explore by edition
One highest honour · Three creative achievements · Three forms of expression
FESTIVAL2026 · Best AI Performance
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best AI Sound
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best AI Storytelling
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best AI Visual
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best AI Workflow Innovation
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best AI Worldbuilding
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best Digital Being
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours the strongest film in its official competition cate
FESTIVAL2026 · Best Generative Cinema
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours the strongest film in its official competition cate
FESTIVAL2026 · Best Human-AI Collaboration
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours craft mastery where AI shapes a core creative lane
FESTIVAL2026 · Best Interactive Narrative
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours the strongest film in its official competition cate
FESTIVAL2026 · Best Procedural System
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours the strongest film in its official competition cate
FESTIVAL2026 · Best Student Film
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours breakout voices and cross-sector experimentation Be
FESTIVAL2026 · Cross-Industry Innovation
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours breakout voices and cross-sector experimentation Cr
FESTIVAL2026 · Emerging Filmmaker Award
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours breakout voices and cross-sector experimentation Em
FESTIVAL2026 · Future Vision Award
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours ethics, civic relevance, stewardship, or open colla
FESTIVAL2026 · Open Source Contribution Award
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours ethics, civic relevance, stewardship, or open colla
FESTIVAL2026 · Responsible AI Award
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours ethics, civic relevance, stewardship, or open colla
FESTIVAL2026 · Social Impact Award
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Honours ethics, civic relevance, stewardship, or open colla
FESTIVAL2026 · Unicorn Gold Award
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. The highest honour of HKAIIFF Awarded for the singular AI-n
FESTIVALCreative forms · 2027 curatorial tags
Fixed films, interactive narratives, procedural or generative systems and digital characters help describe a work’s form. Tags can overlap; they are not additional awards or a hier
FESTIVAL2026 · Digital Beings & Synthetic Performance
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. AI-driven digital performers and synthetic casts. The festi
FESTIVAL2026 · Generative Cinema
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Generative cinema keeps linear filmmaking grammar while dif
FESTIVAL2026 · Interactive Narratives
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Non-linear experiences shaped by audience choices. The fest
FESTIVAL2026 · Procedural & Emergent Systems
Historical record · 2026. This page preserves that edition’s framework. For 2027 entries, use the current edition guide. Films as authored systems: each run can produce a distinct
RESEARCHConductor Theory
HKAIIFF Conductor Theory reframes filmmakers as orchestral leaders—routing prompts, model curation, systems design, and generative orchestration across the holistic 51%+ AI-native
FESTIVAL2027 · HKAIIFF Facts & Official Information
A festival centred on complete films, with recognition for creative methods, digital characters, worlds and new forms of expression.
RESEARCHHKAIIFF Glossary
Official definitions of the core terms behind HKAIIFF — AI-native cinema, the 51% participation standard, Conductor Theory, generative cinema, interactive narratives, procedural sy
CREATORSAI Film Hackathon
Turn an idea into work. A 72-hour on-site sprint and seven days of online refinement connect six creative tracks with a defined next step toward the festival.
FESTIVALHKAIIFF 2026OFFICIAL LAUREATES
Official HKAIIFF 2026 laureate record: nineteen honours across five tiers. Record locked 23 July 2026 in Hong Kong.
FESTIVALJury method
How the HKAIIFF 2026 Expert Jury record, Audience Index, five-tier structure and provenance evidence form the official award method.
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF 2026 · Global Impact
The global impact of HKAIIFF 2026 per the Global Comprehensive Impact Report V9.0 (15 Aug 2026): 9.076M verified Xinhua Net reads, 1,140 media and distribution records across 56 co
INDEXHKAIIFF Index · AI Film Asset Indexing Services
Built on the IXF Standard maintained by IAISA, HKAIIFF Index creates registrable, reviewable, resolvable, AI-readable and market-ready public index records on index.film for AI fil
INDEXINDEX ADDRESS · A memorable entry for the index
Better, more brandable entries for indexed assets: the Canonical URL keeps the asset stably resolvable; a Vanity Address makes it memorable; a Signature Page gives brands and IP th
INDEXINDEX ASK · The confirmed answer layer
INDEX ASK is the published Q&A layer for Pro and Platinum: generated in the owner backend, confirmed by the asset holder and published to the public record for visitors, buyers, se
INDEXFour asset classes, one index spine
The IXF Standard covers the asset types behind AI-native audiovisual production: AI Film (AIF), Workflow (WF), Character & IP (IP) and World (WLD). All classes share a common index
INDEXHKAIIFF CODE · Free registration, global visibility
HKAIIFF CODE is a free registration service that places AI film and video works in the HKAIIFF Global AI Film & Video Information Pool with a registration number and concentrated e
INDEXINDEX MARKET · A market layer, not a store
Index Market turns records into permissioned discovery and request flow: buyers can search, filter, save, and request materials and meetings; buyer AI and agents can match and shor
INDEXOne index page, four states
Every record progresses through defined index states: Free Submitted Record (HKAIIFF CODE), Basic Stable Index, Pro Active Index, Platinum Intelligent Index. One asset, one index p
INDEXIXF Standard · Maintained by IAISA
The IXF Standard is maintained by IAISA (International AI Audiovisual Asset Indexing Standards Alliance) as the INDEX registry authority, defining Root ID rules, resolver URLs, met
INDEXINDEX.FILM — AI-NATIVE AUDIOVISUAL ASSET INDEXING STANDARD & PUBLIC RESOLVER
The Index.Film Official Whitepaper (IAISA official standard document, V6): the AI-native audiovisual asset indexing standard and public resolver — a global, implementation-ready st
CREATORSHong Kong AI Film Market
Hong Kong AI Film Market — in operation since 20 July 2026. First results: 101 AI-native and related titles traded for over US$12 million across TV, streaming, FAST, in-flight, hot
RESEARCH2026 · The 51% AI Participation Standard
Edition note: this publication retains its original research and framework. HKAIIFF 2027 assesses substantive creative use of AI and supporting evidence, without a fixed AI-use per
RESEARCHAI Film Industry Whitepaper 2026
The AI Film Industry Whitepaper 2026 is the world's first systematic whitepaper on the AI film industry, jointly released by the Hong Kong AI International Film Festival Associatio
CREATORSAI Film Creators Global Growth Program
The AI Film Creators Global Growth Program, run by HKAIIFF MCN: free application, assessment within about 7 days, first cohort October 2026. Three Douyin revenue tiers (50% / 60% /
PARTNERSAmazonia Partnership Program
The HKAIIFF Amazonia Program, announced 20 July 2026, is the festival's partnership program — an AI film ecosystem as symbiotic as the Amazon rainforest — open to copyright platfor
PARTNERSHosting & Joint Operation
Apply to host the HKAIIFF AI Film Hackathon in your city. Authorized Centers can be city cultural orgs, universities, science parks, or event companies. Co-host operating model bas
FESTIVALHong Kong AI International Film Festival · Editions
A festival centred on complete films, with recognition for creative methods, digital characters, worlds and new forms of expression.
CREATORSMCN Cooperation Terms & Revenue
The AI Film Creators Global Growth Program, run by HKAIIFF MCN: free application, assessment within about 7 days, first cohort October 2026. Three Douyin revenue tiers (50% / 60% /
FESTIVALHKAIIFF 2027: New ways of creating, seen for what they are
A festival centred on complete films, with recognition for creative methods, digital characters, worlds and new forms of expression.
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Seven Unicorn Awards
One highest honour · Three creative achievements · Three forms of expression
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Entry guide
1 Oct 2026 — 1 Mar 2027 · US$99 per work
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Eligibility and AI-native creation
Substantive AI use, complete works and human creative responsibility.
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Judging
As creation evolves, evaluation moves forward.
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Partners
Institutional, tool and event partnerships
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Official documents
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Entry Guide
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Awards and Jury Regulations
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Jury Handbook
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Submission and Technical Specifications
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Entry Declarations and Permissions
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Entry Terms and Personal Information Collection Statement
The six official documents are available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. This page provides the English full text and PDFs. Check the document number, revis
FESTIVALHKAIIFF 2027 · Edition and revision record
Applies to HKAIIFF 2027 · Public edition 2027.1
FESTIVAL2026 · HKAIIFF AI Film Awards — pyramid grid
Nineteen juried honours in a five-tier pyramid. Total festival prize support is articulated at USD $1M-level via computing-resource grants — not fixed cash valuations.
FESTIVALHKAIIFF2027 · Entry & partnership questions
Answers for real decisions about works, teams, permissions and institutional cooperation.
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF · Official introduction
Discover the festival, INDEX, creator support and Hong Kong AI Film Market, with separate roles for evaluation, records and cooperation.
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF2027 · Call for entries
A guide to the seven Unicorn Awards, eligibility, fees, submission materials and judging.
INFORMATIONOfficial films
Official films introduce the festival, the Unicorn Awards and how to take part.
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF2027 · Golden Unicorn Grand Prix
The festival’s highest overall honour for a complete AI-native film. Explore the four assessment dimensions and how the jury reaches its decision.
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF2027 · Silver Unicorn · Creative Method
Recognises a method or organised practice that realises creative intent: problem definition, selection and control, revision, verifiability and continued use.
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF2027 · Silver Unicorn · Digital Character
Recognises a distinctive identity, coherent behaviour, emotional range and continuity across situations. Live conversation and an established commercial IP business are not require
INFORMATIONHKAIIFF2027 · Silver Unicorn · Worldbuilding
Recognises coherent rules, relationships, culture, space and causality, with the capacity to support further stories. Scale, the length of a world bible and game functionality are