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China Fuels Rush to Turn AI Video Into an Industry

Local governments are offering subsidies and computing support as 221,900 AI shows launched on Douyin in the first half of the year, DataEye said.

  • Local governments across China are competing to attract filmmakers with subsidized rent, living allowances, and cheap computing power, Reuters reported on Friday.
  • Zhu Zhili, who runs an AI film studio in Shenzhen, described the trend as the 'Third Industrial Revolution,' as cities like Beijing launched incentive programs to build tech clusters and court AIGC studios.
  • AI-Powered technology has slashed production costs dramatically; expenses for short dramas plunged from 5,000 yuan per minute to a few hundred yuan, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
  • The National Film Administration granted theatrical approval to 'Sanxingdui: Future Memories,' a 90-minute science-fiction epic, marking the first AI-animated film from a major Chinese studio to receive such licensing.
  • Despite surging output, data firm DataEye reports signs of overcapacity; only 1,055 of 221,900 new AI-generated shows launched on Douyin reached 100 million views, fueling copyright and plagiarism concerns.
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China fuels rush to turn AI video into an industry

AI filmmaker Zhu Zhili has fielded calls from officials in cities and industrial parks across China, all with the same pitch: ‌bring your AI film business here.

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China plans to expand the AI film industry by applying supportive policies, similar to the electric car and robotics industries. The post China turns AI film production into a huge industry with government subsidies appeared first on Digiato.

The AI video race in China is accelerating, as more cities roll out incentives to attract filmmakers.

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China deploys subsidies, infrastructure and local support to boost cinema generated with artificial intelligence, while falling costs fuel both enthusiasm and fear of saturation.

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WTVB broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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