Overview

• The Kung Fu Movie Heritage Project is backed by 100 million yuan to digitally restore and reimagine 100 classic martial arts films.
• The festival premiere of “A Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border” marks the world’s first fully AI-produced animated feature film.
• Organizers have prioritized restorations of ten landmark titles—including Fist of Fury, The Big Boss, Once Upon a Time in China, and Drunken Master—in the initial phase.
• The National Radio and Television Administration has pledged regulatory support through its 2023 Interim Measures for generative AI services and 2025 synthetic content labeling rules.
• Project partners China Film Foundation, Quantum Animation, and Shanghai Canxing Culture and Media say AI will enhance creativity and reduce production timelines from years to months.