Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Winner — Best Music Video
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2026 (Greece)

Winner — Best Music Video, MEI International Film Festival 2026 (India)

Official Physical Screening Selection — A Taste of Theatre Film Showcase 2026, Chicago, USA

Official Selection — Marin County Fair International Festival of Short Film & Video 2026 (USA)

Finalist — Seoul International AI Film Festival 2026 (SIAFF), (South Korea)

Semi-Finalist — Luleå International Film Festival 2026 (Sweden)

Nominee — Digital Griffix Film Awards 2026 (Canada)

Official Selection — Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2026 (Japan)

Official Selection — Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival 2026 (Canada)

Official Selection — Fescilmar Festival, Poland Session 2026 (Poland)

Official Selection — Sweden Film Awards 2026 (Sweden)

Official Selection — Stockholm City Film Festival 2026 (Sweden)

Official Selection — Short Way International Short Film Festival 2026 (Brazil)

Honorable Mention — Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 (India)

Honorable Mention — Indo Dubai International Film Festival 2026 (UAE)

Spark & Co. is a live-band style music video built around Spark’s emotional saxophone performance, supported by drums, bass, and keyboard in a full cinematic arrangement.

The piece combines performance energy, character-driven visuals, and emotional musical storytelling.

Spark & Co. is an AI-generated music performance film capturing the atmosphere of a live concert experience through two continuous musical pieces.

Presented as part of a conceptual world tour, the film explores rhythm, virtual presence, and the evolving visual language of AI-driven performance.

Each screening represents a new stop in this imagined global journey.

  • Pai Chen
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 17, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    AI Generated / Digital Animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    9:16
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Mei International Film Festival

    India
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Pai Chen

Pai Chen is an independent creator working at the intersection of AI-generated imagery, music, and narrative-driven visual design. His work explores how performance and storytelling can be reshaped through hybrid production methods, where digital characters and cinematic language merge into cohesive experiences.

Focusing on atmosphere, timing, and controlled visual revelation, Pai Chen develops pieces that invite audiences to engage beyond surface-level viewing. His approach often incorporates layered structures, where meaning emerges progressively rather than being immediately disclosed.

His recent work, Spark & Co., continues this direction through a staged performance that subtly introduces a hidden presence, blurring the boundary between what is seen and what is perceived.

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Director Statement

With “Spark & Co. – World Tour: Live Session,” I was interested in treating performance as both presence and illusion.

The film is structured as a live session, but not one tied to a fixed place. Instead, it exists within a shifting, imagined tour—where each performance is both a moment and a projection, unfolding somewhere between stage, screen, and memory.

Rather than focusing on realism, I approached the work as a constructed performance space. Rhythm, timing, and visual energy become the primary language, allowing the character to carry the experience through movement and sound.

Using AI as a generative medium made it possible to explore performance without physical constraints—where a “live” moment can exist beyond location, repetition, or even a stable identity.

At its core, the film asks a simple question: if a performance can appear anywhere, what makes it feel real?