CVM 2025 - AMC AI Film Festival - Call For Submissions

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

BEST AWARD
FRONTIER AWARD
VIEWER'S AWARD

The Best Award is selected by the jury.
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 registration fee wavier and a travel grant to partially cover their trips.

The winner of each category will be awarded a prize of HKD $3,000.

 

TIMELINE

Submission Deadline: February 20, 2025.
Notification Date: March 7, 2025.
Event Date: April 19, 2025.

We will use FilmFreeway https://filmfreeway.com/AMC-AI-Film to handle the submission and selection. Upon submission, your project will be reviewed by our team of professional artists and AI experts. Films with the highest scores will be included in the Official Selection and will receive an email notification along with the corresponding laurel. Non-selected films will also receive an e-mail notification from FilmFreeway on the notification date. The winners of the Best Award and Frontier Award will be invited to the event and the winners of Viewer's Award will be announced after the screening.

Each winner will be notified via email from FilmFreeway and the organization team. We will provide a personalized achievement certificate and Official Laurels as attachments. Winners will be prominently featured on our website's WINNERS section and promoted on social media platforms.

 

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

    a. FILMS

  • Films must have a minimum duration of 3 minutes.
  • Films that contain languages other than English must include English subtitles.
  • b. 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.
  • c. SUBMISSION FEES

  • Free.
  • d. JUDGMENT

  • The organization team reserves the right to disqualify any film that the festival deems inappropriate. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this decision, please feel free to contact us.
  • Not all submissions will be selected for the official competition. The judges have the autonomy to make their own choices, and no feedback or explanations will be provided for films that are not selected.