Shanghai Film Enters AI Cinematic Arena, Launches Grand Model for Chinese Animation School

2024-03-01

Shanghai Film announced that it is officially entering the AI film and television field, committed to building a large-scale model system for animation schools, and comprehensively promoting the innovation and upgrading of "super animation brand" content. In the latest "iNEW Strategy" released, Wang Jian'er, Chairman of Shanghai Film Group, proposed the "iPAi Planet Plan", aiming to promote the integration of IP and AI technology, promote the digitalization of network intelligence, integrated business expansion, and global ecological construction. Wang Jian'er mentioned at the press conference that with the trend led by Open AI's released text-to-video large-scale model Sora, Shanghai Film must actively adapt to this change, gather resources from all parties, break through innovation, and seize new opportunities. In the future, Shanghai Film will combine AI technology to focus on two major directions: revitalizing IP content and commercial development. In terms of revitalizing IP content, Shanghai Film has launched excellent works such as "Flowers", "Chinese Tales", and "Love Mythology", and released 38 main control film and television works. Starting from 2024, Shanghai Film will accelerate the application of AI technology in content creation and film production, and plan to release at least two high-quality IP content revitalization works every year to reshape the image of the super animation brand. To achieve this goal, Shanghai Film will take three major actions: first, explore the Chinese animation school AI model, establish a research and development community, and increase the intensity of technological breakthroughs; second, launch the global creator program, attract technical and creative talents from around the world through projects such as the "Shanghai Film AI Film Marathon"; third, implement the "IP+AI" empowering commercial development plan, and accelerate the commercialization process of a massive IP reserve. In terms of IP commercial development, Shanghai Film has achieved significant results, with the total GMV of IP authorized products exceeding 1 billion yuan in 2023. In the next three years, Shanghai Film plans to expand IP cooperation products to five major fields, more than 30 industries, and over 500 brands, covering 30 provinces nationwide, and strive to achieve a target of over 10 billion yuan in GMV of cooperative products. To achieve this goal, Shanghai Film will promote "mega infrastructure projects", including the establishment of multiple regional headquarters offline and the creation of bases for content, e-commerce, supply chain, and cultural tourism, and the creation of a member e-commerce system platform online, integrating group resources, and building and expanding an industrialized network. At the same time, Shanghai Film has established a digital business center, which is responsible for integrating resources from its subsidiaries, promoting the digitization of IP, and jointly developing AI technology and computing power with external ecological partners. Each subsidiary will also actively explore the application direction of AI technology, such as China's super animation brand Shangmei Film will explore the direction of "AI+animation" creation, and Shangyi Factory will explore the direction of "AI+audio" creation. In addition, Shanghai Film will also focus on the game track, accelerating the commercialization system of IP products through authorization and joint development. At the same time, Shanghai Film will create the "Global Creator Program", attracting global talents and project resources, building a global IP resource library, and assisting Shanghai Film's IP to go global. As part of this program, the "Shanghai Film AI Film Marathon" has been officially launched, calling for creative works in the direction of "film+AI" and "IP+AI" globally. Shanghai Film plans to open up the classic IP "Nezha Conquers the Sea" for a three-month AI derivative work collection activity and invites well-known industry experts to serve as judges. The winners will receive support in terms of complete film guarantee, distribution channels, and commercial landing of products. Shanghai Film is fully embracing the AI era, through the layout of the AI film and television field and the promotion of IP content revitalization and commercial development, committed to building a globally leading super animation brand and promoting the innovative development of the Chinese film industry.