The presentation included a new animated feature film, Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border, announced as the first animated feature film of the world produced entirely with ia.
In it 27th Shanghai International Film Festivalthe Chinese Film Foundation and its partners launched two important initiatives promoted by artificial intelligence within the framework of the Kung Fu cinematographic heritage project: A large -scale effort to restore 100 classic martial arts films using AI and the presentation of a new animated feature film, Better Tomorrow: Cyber Borderannounced as the first animated feature film of the world produced entirely with ia.
The restoration project seeks to digitally remaster 100 emblematic films of Kung FU, using artificial intelligence to improve the image, sound and general quality of production, while preserving the narrative and aesthetics of the originals. The organizers described it as a long -term commitment to revive the cultural and cinematographic legacy of Chinese martial arts cinema.
“From Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan, from ‘El Tigre and the Dragon’ to ‘The Wolf Warrior’these films have shown the world the vitality and spirit of the Chinese people, ”said Zhang Qilin, president of the Chinese Film Foundation.” They are our film presentation letter to the world. “
What are the films that will be restored with artificial intelligence
Among the titles that will be restored with AI are included Fist of Fury, The Big Boss, Once Upon to Time in China and Drunken Masteramong others. The president of Canxing Media, Tian Ming, confirmed that ten of the 100 films will be prioritized in the first phase of development, with 100 million RMB (13.9 million dollars) assigned to support the initiative.
“AI is the brush, but creativity is the soul”Said Tian. “Kung Fu’s classic films embody China’s spiritual essence. We invite global partners to join this cultural and technological restart.”
On the other hand, the event also had the premiere of Better Tomorrow: Cyber Bordera futuristic reinterpretation of the police classic of John Wooproduced with Quantum Animation technology. The film was created using a workflow of integral, which covers from the creation of scripts and modeling to animation and rendering.
“This animated feature film was created by just 30 people”Said producer Zhang Qing. “The AI has demolished the barrier between creativity and execution. The production cycle has gone from years to months.”
Announced as the first animated film in the world produced entirely with AI, “Cyber Border” was presented as proof of concept for the future of Chinese gender narrative, combining martial arts, futuristic aesthetics and new modes of production. Zhang also urged Chinese creators to transcend traditional formats and expand intellectual property towards interactive formats such as competitive fighting games worldwide.
“Why are the most important fighting games in the world Chinese, if everyone borrows Chinese movements?” He asked. “We need to create the next Street Fighter with our own IP, such as Wong Fei-Hung and Nezha.”
Source: Ambito
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