An exchange event focused on AI-generated content and the film and television industry was held in Xi'an as part of the Silk Road Film Festival, 华商网 reported on September 23, 2026. The gathering brought the opportunities and the difficulties of AIGC under one roof, according to the outlet, which framed the technology as both an opening for imagination and a source of new challenges.
The Xi'an session was one of several recent industry meetups on the same theme. A separate AI and film industry sharing event aimed at university students took place in Beijing's Yizhuang area, according to the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. Elsewhere, director Lu Chuan presented an AI-assisted short film with Alibaba at the Yunqi Conference, a project covered by Sina Finance and Fengwen.
Tooling for AI-driven drama is also widening. After the series "Xing Biao" drew attention, PixTv announced it would open its source, a move reported by MyDrivers as a way to let more creators try AI series production.
Together, the events point to a production sector testing AI across short films, series and student training rather than treating it as a single experiment. The Xi'an discussion, as summarized by 华商网, did not present the shift as settled: it weighed what the technology enables against what it complicates for filmmakers.
What to watch next is whether the tools showcased at these events move from demonstrations into regular production pipelines, and how festivals and studios respond as that happens.
