The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), an Academy Award®-qualifying event and one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals.The Short Shorts FilmFestival & Asia (SSFF &ASIA), an AcademyAward®-qualifying and one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals, this year, put the focus squarely on the hottest issue in filmmaking: artificial intelligence.At their last event, they gathered industry leaders to discuss the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence and what it means for people who want to work in movies.Let's dive in. Credit: Short Shorts Film Festival AI Film Submissions Skyrocket at SSFF & ASIAThe SSFF & ASIA conference kicked off with news that AI is officially becoming a force in cinema, and we're seeing it in festival submissions.Executive Director Seigo Tono highlighted the surge in AI-powered projects among the festival's roughly 5,000 submissions.2024: Only about 2% (112 films) featured AI.2025: That number jumped to an estimated 6% (275 films).AI Is Your Next Creative PartnerThe panel titled “The Evolution of Creativity & Collaboration Brought by AI” was a deep dive into how filmmakers are actually using AI as a co-pilot, not just a tool. They want to find ways to collaborate with AI to get their visions out of their imaginations and onto the screen.So who is doing it and how are they using it?Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kushida (Last Dream) captured this idea beautifully, calling AI a “dialogue partner that draws out humanity’s memories through words—something that goes beyond being a mere tool.”And director Hiroki Yamaguchi (GRANDMALEVIT) agreed,...
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