'Sanxingdui: Tales of the Future,' billed as China's first AI-generated animated feature film, opened in cinemas nationwide on October 23, marking a milestone for AI in the country's film industry.
The 100-minute feature was produced by Boyue Xingji Blueprint (Chengdu) and Boyue Xingji Blueprint (Shanghai), with Shengshu Technology's Vidu providing chief technical support. AI handled the generation and execution of footage, while the creative initiation and directorial judgment followed a conventional cinematic pipeline led by Bona's AIGMS team.
The release illustrates how Chinese studios are moving AI from short clips and trailers into full-length theatrical storytelling, pairing generative models with industrial production discipline to manage cost and coherence at feature scale.
Industry watchers say the film's nationwide run is a test of audience appetite for AI-native cinema and a showcase for domestic generative-video technology competing with global offerings.
Source: Beijing Daily / China News Service (paraphrased and translated from Chinese media; reprinted for informational purposes with attribution).
