AI films hit 90+ minutes as RunningHub launches AIGC contest with 5.5M yuan prize pool
卡尔的AI沃茨 · wechat · 2026-09-13
AI video is shifting from 15-second spectacle clips to full-length storytelling: Chu Ma Xian Zhen Dong Bei runs 1h52m with a complete worldbuilding, and an indie director spent 18 months and 20,000 yuan adapting Liu Cixin's Mountain into a 94-minute AI film that hit nearly 3M views in two weeks. A student-made AI series drew 30-40M views on Douyin.
On Sept 8, RunningHub partnered with the Chinese SF Nebula Awards to launch an AIGC long-form contest with a 5.5M yuan prize pool, free adaptation rights to 10 sci-fi works, and Liu Cixin as advisor. The platform offers RHTV infinite canvas, Blender previsualization, and RHSTORY script breakdown supporting up to 150k characters, plus post-contest creator funding.
Generation tech has advanced from Runway Gen-2's 4-second clips to Seedance 2.5's stable 30-second shots, enabling continuous narrative. The author argues that as models handle production, story quality becomes the deciding factor.
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