Your globalAI cinema pathway
The unified system for the HKAIIFF AI Film Hackathon: 72 hours on-site creation plus 7 days online refinement, synchronized across cities worldwide. Creators build their entry identity through an AI interview, from city hubs to the Hong Kong AI International Film Festival.
What is HKAIIFF
HACK?
HKAIIFF HACK is the global AI film hackathon under the Hong Kong AI International Film Festival — a creation, incubation, and discovery mechanism across cities. Fourteen hubs run in sync; creators, technologists, producers, and critics make AI cinema here.
One global rhythm: 72 hours on-site + 7 days online. Pick a track, register via AI interview, follow the nine-step pathway from city hub to Hong Kong, into the global library and festival opportunities.
AI interview registration
Conversation becomes registration; HQ-standard fields behind the scenes
14 city hubs
Each hub runs independently
Five-dimension scoring
Scores hidden from peers · three deliberation outcomes
Recommendation pool + library
Project · creator · tool libraries
Who are you?
Creators Individuals or teams
No film background or coding required. Pick a track. AI interview builds your entry; the system maps to HQ-standard fields.
City / campus hubs
Apply to host the HKAIIFF AI Film Hackathon. Co-host via resources and brand exchange. Center admins see local data only.
Brands & partners
Title, strategic, AI tool, brand brief, venue, media — six partnership types. AI interview builds your file; HQ tiers approval.
Jury & mentors
Filmmakers, AI experts, industry leaders — jury or mentor at a city hub. Five-dimension scoring + deliberation, no leaderboard.
Six tracks.
Awards and growth.
AI short film
Directors, writers, image creators, editors, AI video makers — fiction, documentary, experimental.
→AI interactive narrative
Interactive storytellers, game devs, web devs, writers, experience designers — branching worlds.
→AI virtual beings & performance
Virtual human teams, digital idol teams, animators, performance designers, model teams.
→AI brand & commercial film
Advertising creatives, brand content, commercial film teams, studios.
→AI city & culture film
Local creators, cultural tourism, documentary, institutions, students.
→AI film tools & technology
Developers, tech teams, PMs, AI engineers, model teams, open-source contributors.
→Nine steps.
Into the global library.
Choose role & city hub
Pick one of four entries on the home page and a nearby city hub. Age, region, and guardian status are detected.
AI interview registration
No forms — conversation only. HQ-standard JSON fields behind the scenes. Minors upload guardian consent first.
Review & notification
City center or HQ reviews; push notifies selected, needs info, or declined. Track status in your dashboard.
On-site sprint
Create at the city hub. Moving-image track delivers final film; interactive/tools deliver demo + presentation.
Gate ① First lock
Submit locks the original forever — no edits or deletes. Jury reviews this version.
Five dimensions + deliberation
Eligibility (51%+ and rights check) → independent scores → three deliberation outcomes.
Gate ② Polish window
Selected projects only. Seven-day countdown auto-closes. New versions do not replace the original.
Gate ③ Final archive
Final version read-only for teams, hubs, partners. Super-admin actions audited.
Recommendation pool
Hub recommendations + tags → HQ grading → three libraries → submission center / market / academy.
14 city hubs.
Asia-Pacific core + global reach.
11 defined benefits.
Gateway to the industry.
HKAIIFF submission eligibility
Selected works may be formally recommended to the global submission center — still subject to official review.
Permanent project library
Works archived in the HKAIIFF project library as part of AI-native cinema history.
Creator library
Long-term creator identity and future invitations.
Tool library (tools track)
Tools-track selections enter the tool library for global discovery.
HKAIFM market access
Pathway to the Hong Kong AI Film Market for financing and distribution conversations.
HKAIFA academy
Education, certification, and future jury/mentor pathways.
City results archive
City Selection / Jury Recommendation / Special Mention permanently recorded.
Curated lists
HQ-curated seasonal lists; city hubs do not publish separate rankings.
Press eligibility
Access to HKAIIFF press pool and partner media coverage.
Passport & certificates
Hackathon Passport and official participation/selection certificates.
Creator network
Long-term connections across cities, partners, and jury.
City selection ≠ festival selection
- A HKAIIFF Recommendation Seat does not guarantee festival selection or screening.
- Recommendation Seats involve no financial consideration, profit sharing, or securities.
- Only HQ may define Recommendation Seat terms; city hubs and partners may not promise beyond published benefits.
Building the global AI film network.
Title partner
City or track naming rights, deep brand integration.
Strategic partner
Long-term ecosystem partnership.
AI tool partner
Models, creative tools, platforms.
Brand brief partner
Themes, briefs, creative direction.
Venue partner
On-site space, gear, technical support.
Media partner
Distribution, coverage, influence.