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October 2025
- October 2025Model ReleaseHailuo 2.3MiniMax
Enhanced body movement, facial expressions, and physical realism. Introduces a Fast variant for batch creation at 50% lower cost. For creators working on volume…
On the timeline - October 2025Industry NewsAll Heart Qualifies for Oscar with AI Animation
Oscar-winning filmmakers Michael Govier and Will McCormack (If Anything Happens I Love You) announce All Heart, a nine-minute animated short produced with…
On the timeline - October 3, 2025FilmDRIFT SPLITThe Butcher's Brain
A stylish, high-energy AI short blending drifting cars, split-screen editing, and kinetic visuals. The Butcher's Brain combines multiple video models — Veo,…
On the timeline - October 6, 2025FilmCameoTheoretically Media (Tim Simmons)
A surreal three-minute comedy in which an AI persona talks back to its creator, dragging him through chaotic, AI-generated environments while it weighs what…
On the timeline - October 8, 2025FilmThe BESTDale Williams (The Reel Robot)
An AI short that Williams described as 'probably the best thing I've ever done.' Created during the late 2025 period when more advanced AI video tools were…
On the timeline - October 8, 2025FilmA Love Built to BurnDustin Hollywood
Twelve girls walk through a dark forest into a massive wooden effigy. Inside, each relives a moment of transformation: past lives, defiance, rituals. As the…
On the timeline - October 14, 2025Model ReleaseVeo 3.1Google DeepMind
Enhanced audio generation, improved realism, and powerful new editing features via Google Flow. Native 1080p HD with videos up to 60 seconds. The Flow…
On the timeline - October 16, 2025FilmEyes On YouRich Klein
My experiment in psychological horror with Veo 3 (Twighlight Zone style). A man visits a local theater for an ordinary movie night, only to discover the eyes on…
On the timeline - October 23, 2025Model ReleaseLTX-2Lightricks
Nine days after Veo 3.1, Lightricks shipped the first open model that generates picture and sound together in a single pass: 19B parameters split 14B video…
On the timeline - October 29, 2025FilmKYRAMetaPuppet
A sci-fi AI short from MetaPuppet, one of the prolific creators in the AI filmmaking community. KYRA showcases the cinematic quality achievable with late-2025…
On the timeline - October 31, 2025FilmWhispers in the Dark 2: Digital PurgatoryBLVCKL!GHT
An 84-minute AI horror feature released on Halloween 2025, exactly a year after Whispers in the Dark. The sequel opens the restricted files behind the first…
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October 2024
- October 2024Festival / ContestGen:48 — 3rd EditionRunway Studios
The third Gen:48 introduces the IMAX Selection award, signaling Runway's ambition to bring AI films to the biggest screens. 'Beatrice' by OLD NEW RARE wins…
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