The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (https://amc.hkust.edu.hk/) is thrilled to announce the 1st AMC AI Film Festival, hosted under Computational Visual Media 2025. Through this festival, we’d like to spark more discussions on AI's transformative impact on filmmaking. The past year has been marked by a surge in research breakthroughs such as SORA and Kling and in numerous filmmaking support tools, like Runway and Pika. We believe this festival serves as a hub for dialogue, driving the narrative on how AI is shaping and will shape the future of the cinematic landscape. We invite you to join this essential conversation at the upcoming AI film festival.

Awards & Prizes

**AWARDS**

BEST AWARD
FRONTIER AWARD
VIEWER'S AWARD

The Best Award is selected by the organization committee.
The Frontier Award acknowledges the most innovative and audacious film.
The Viewer’s Award is selected by the audience.

**OFFICIAL SELECTION**

Official Selection films will be screened at our event at the Computational Visual Media 2025 Conference.

Creators of selected films will receive an invitation and the opportunity to present their work with travel grant to partially cover their trips and registration fee wavier and dinner banquet invitation.

The winner of each category will be rewarded with an additional prize of HKD $3000.

Rules & Terms

**CRITERIA**

- Film quality: Storytelling impact and overall production quality. The submitters should submit a video in the format of MP4.
- Use of AI techniques: Creative integration of AI and effective use. The submitters should include a file in the format of PDF documenting how the film is created, including what AI tools are used, the time spent for production.

**IF YOU SUBMIT YOUR FILM, YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING RULES**

*FILMS*

- Films must have a minimum duration of 3 minutes.
- Films that contain languages other than English must include English subtitles.

*COPYRIGHT*

- By submitting your film, you affirm that you hold the rights to the content and grant permission for screening and promotional purposes.
- The likeness of real individuals, including actors and public figures, may only be used with explicit permission.
- AI-generated content used in submissions should respect copyright and intellectual property rights. All submissions must be original works created by the entrant, who must hold all rights to the content.
- The organization team is not liable for any copyright infringements or unauthorized usage, and any conflicts should be resolved by the parties involved.
- The festival organizers reserve the right to remove any submissions that violate these rules or any applicable laws.

- There are no specific premiere status requirements.
- The organization team reserves the right to use portions of your film, including trailers, stills, and posters, for promotional purposes on social media, the official website, press, and other relevant platforms.