Stable Diffusion, one of the companies behind the text-to-image AI system, is going to host a film festival explicitly for AI-created short films. The AI Film Festival at Runway ML is accepting films with a runtime of one to ten minutes that either incorporate AI-generated content or have been pieced together using AI-powered editing techniques.
The AI Film Festival will take place in February, both online and in New York. The deadline for submissions is January 15th. Normally, it wouldn’t give creatives much time to create and submit a piece, but with AI’s assistance, they might well be able to put together a movie much faster.
Cristóbal Valenzuela, co founder and CEO of Runway, believes that we are heading toward a future in which much of the content, entertainment, and media that you encounter online will be generated. While many observers are concerned that artificial intelligence-generated content will outcompete human creatives, advocates such as Valenzuela argue that such tools can level the playing field for aspiring filmmakers. What they are most excited about, he says, is how AI is truly opening doors for nontechnical people and creatives in general.
According to Fast Company, Runway stated that creators will not be penalised if they use other companies’ AI tools. Along with text-to-image generation, filmmakers can use techniques like background removal, frame interpolation, and motion tracking to aid in the creation of their films.
The judges, which included Valenzuela and Holly Herndon, will rate the films based on their originality, narrative cohesion, composition quality, and use of AI techniques. The creators of the top five films will acquire cash prizes, with the grand prize recipient receiving $10,000.
