Overview

• The China Film Foundation partnered with Canxing Media and Quantum Animation to launch the Kung Fu Film Heritage Project, aiming to digitally remaster 100 classic martial arts films using AI enhancements.
• Ten landmark titles starring Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li have been prioritized in the initial phase, supported by a 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) funding allocation.
• “A Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border,” a cyberpunk reinterpretation of the John Woo classic produced through a full AI pipeline, premiered at the 2025 Shanghai International Film Festival.
• Government policies issued in 2023 and 2025 on generative AI services and synthetic content labeling provide the regulatory framework backing the initiative.
• The plan has prompted industry debate over AI’s creative role even as new industry-academia research centers and national render farms accelerate production workflows.