Premiere of the first film written entirely by AI

The 2024 Asia and Short Film Festival will focus on emerging global issues amid ongoing conflicts and disasters around the world, and feature the first film created entirely by artificial intelligence. create (AI) script writing.

With the theme 'Light up life' , the Organizing Committee hopes that the selected films will arouse sympathy, discovery and inspiration for viewers. One of these films is "Palestine Islands" - a work of French cinema, with the context revolving around the Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank. The film is about a young Palestinian girl who tries to convince her blind grandfather that the wall built by Israel separating the refugee camp where they live from their hometown of Jaffa has collapsed.

A scene from the movie "The Artificial Conjuring Circle" - the first movie made entirely with AI technology. (Photo: mainichi.jp).

In the category for movies made with smartphones, the movie "Siren! Air Raid Alert! Head for Cover!" (roughly translated: Sirens! Air raid warning! Take cover!) also mentioned another major ongoing conflict. The 5-minute documentary of Ukrainian cinema was made from footage shot by the country's own people in the war zone.

Equally impressive is "Efe", a documentary directed and filmed by journalist Shiori Ito - who is now a symbol of the #MeToo movement in Japan. The film is a story about life after the earthquake in Türkiye - Syria in February 2023 through the perspective of a 14-year-old boy.

The Asian and Short Film Festival was founded by Japanese actor Tetsuya Bessho in 1999. This is the only international short film festival in Asia with 5 film categories in competition, with the aim of aiming for next year's Oscars. there.

Taking place in a combination of both online and live screenings, this year's Asian and Short Film Festival will introduce about 270 films, selected from 4,936 films in competition, representing 114 countries and regions. territories in the world.

In the context of technology that has prevailed in recent years, audiences will also enjoy a series of special films, made with the support of AI.

Among these, the most prominent is the experimental animated film of Austrian cinema called "The Artificial Conjuring Circle" - the first film made entirely with AI technology and the film China "Dragon Gate" - the first watercolor-style animated short film to use AI-generated content.

In addition, this year's event also opens "Life Log Box" - an online marketplace for short film creators to connect with business opportunities.

Films participating in the Asian and Short Film Festival will be screened at many locations in Tokyo (Japan) from June 4 to 17. Some movies can now be watched online from now until June 30.