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Directed by visual artist Felix Green, 'Dreamcatching' runs real live-action footage of the duo…https://www.youtube.com/embed/dXLCHvRsgRQ?rel=02022-03-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cogvideo2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/stable-diffusion-1-42026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/make-a-video2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/gcIz3JR3Ees/hqdefault.jpgMake-A-VideoMeta's research team demonstrates that text-to-image models can be extended to generate video. The technique leverages what AI already learned about images…https://www.youtube.com/embed/gcIz3JR3Ees?rel=02022-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/deforum2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/_29TzFw4NOI/hqdefault.jpgDeforum Stable DiffusionWeeks after Stable Diffusion went public in August 2022, Deforum launched as a Colab notebook that turned text prompts into animated video, adding Stable…https://www.youtube.com/embed/_29TzFw4NOI?rel=02022-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-crow2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/OPXo3yOtnZY/hqdefault.jpgThe CrowWinner of the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival in 2022, 'The Crow' was the first AI-generated film to take a prize at Cannes. Glenn Marshall found…https://www.youtube.com/embed/OPXo3yOtnZY?rel=02022-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/imagen-video2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/topaz-video-ai-v32026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/jhyEcAELakU/hqdefault.jpgTopaz Video AI v3Topaz Labs rebrands Video Enhance AI as Topaz Video AI with a major v3.0 rewrite featuring improved stabilization, faster processing, and new AI models for…https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhyEcAELakU?rel=02022-10-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/phenaki2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/midjourney-v42026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/top-ai-animations-20222026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/r94UhRoBU98/hqdefault.jpgMy Top AI Video Animations of 2022It's hard finding longer-form AI generated video from 2022, but this curated compilation by enigmatic_e (one of the early pioneers) touches on some great…https://www.youtube.com/embed/r94UhRoBU98?rel=02022-12-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-dog-and-the-boy2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/J9DpusAZV_0/hqdefault.jpgThe Dog & The BoyNetflix Japan and WIT Studio release a short anime with AI-generated background art, making it the first time a major studio openly credits AI alongside human…https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9DpusAZV_0?rel=02023-01-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-gen12026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/OoBpv3_Brd4/hqdefault.jpgRunway Gen-1AI video leaves the research lab. Runway Gen-1 is the first commercially available AI video tool, letting creators upload real footage and transform it with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/OoBpv3_Brd4?rel=02023-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-gen22026-09-16monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/trXPfpV5iRQ/hqdefault.jpgRunway Gen-2A quick follow-up to Gen-1, Gen-2 improves upon the initial video-to-video capabilities with higher-fidelity video generation — and makes the leap to…https://www.youtube.com/embed/trXPfpV5iRQ?rel=02023-03-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/midjourney-v52026-09-16monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/3sZrT-NzIaA/hqdefault.jpgMidjourney V5Photorealism arrives. Hands get fixed, coherence sharpens, and the default look crosses from 'AI art' to 'photograph.' Within a week V5 produces the images that…https://www.youtube.com/embed/3sZrT-NzIaA?rel=02023-03-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/usco-ai-initiative2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/digital-deity2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/h_4u9P69oAc/hqdefault.jpgDigital DeityAn early AI short film created in the raw days of consumer AI video, when the tools were limited and the aesthetic was defined by surreal artifacts and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/h_4u9P69oAc?rel=02023-03-20 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cz-meets-schwarzenegger2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ShuOsqR6bXI/hqdefault.jpgWhen CZ meets SchwarzeneggerA viral AI comedy starring Binance CEO CZ and Arnold Schwarzenegger — stitched together from Midjourney stills, DALL-E 2 generations, and D-ID face animation,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ShuOsqR6bXI?rel=02023-03-21 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/will-smith-spaghetti2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/vbWe5k4fFWE/hqdefault.jpg"Will Smith Eating Spaghetti"The video that made AI video generation mainstream. Horrifying, hilarious, impossible to look away from. Generated with ModelScope's text-to-video tool.…https://www.youtube.com/embed/vbWe5k4fFWE?rel=02023-03-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/forest-scene-timmy2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/property-shane-willet2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZKHnAPW17v8/hqdefault.jpgPropertyA comedic AI rap video where dogs and cats don't see Red or Blue — just territory. Made with Runway Gen-2 in its earliest days, Property showed that…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZKHnAPW17v8?rel=02023-04-21 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/great-catspy2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ITq-mG67qiE/hqdefault.jpgThe Great CatspyOne of the first recognized fictional AI movie trailers. Inspired by Baz Luhrmann's visual language, The Great Catspy is a deliberate statement to the film…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITq-mG67qiE?rel=02023-04-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nemesis-shane-willet2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/speCD1I812c/hqdefault.jpgNEMESISAfter contacting their PenPals, they have now awakened the Nemesis. There is no turning back — you can't escape the mafia bass beats of the apocalypse. A…https://www.youtube.com/embed/speCD1I812c?rel=02023-05-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/secret-invasion-ai-credits2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-old-lady2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/FtsSVwmBiJ8/hqdefault.jpgTHE OLD LADYAn early AI short film from Abel Art, crafted in the first months after consumer AI video tools became available. A haunting, atmospheric piece that…https://www.youtube.com/embed/FtsSVwmBiJ8?rel=02023-07-08 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/lost-marbles2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DAsaiwihayU/hqdefault.jpgLost MarblesOne of the earliest AI-generated anime shorts, created during the first wave of AI filmmaking in mid-2023. Made with the tools available at the time: Midjourney…https://www.youtube.com/embed/DAsaiwihayU?rel=02023-07-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/shit-abel-art2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/-SJnTSeNHkk/hqdefault.jpgSH*T!A comedic AI short from Abel Art that leans into the absurdist potential of early generative video. Made weeks after THE OLD LADY, it shows a creator already…https://www.youtube.com/embed/-SJnTSeNHkk?rel=02023-07-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/mechaniverse2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DMVrPHdBP2g/hqdefault.jpgMechaniverseAn early attempt at building a visually consistent world using generative AI — mechanical creatures, clockwork landscapes, and impossible machines stitched into…https://www.youtube.com/embed/DMVrPHdBP2g?rel=02023-08-19 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/capitol-of-conformity2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/rOyy9nNsbFc/hqdefault.jpgCapitol of ConformityAn early atmospheric short from Aze Alter, who would become one of the most distinctive voices in the AI filmmaking community — known for densely textured,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/rOyy9nNsbFc?rel=02023-08-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/glitch-jeffsynthesized2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/oyiALFG_0iU/hqdefault.jpgGlitchOne of the first animated shorts that really showed the potential of AI generative animation. JeffSynthesized demonstrated that the medium could move beyond…https://www.youtube.com/embed/oyiALFG_0iU?rel=02023-08-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ninjapunk2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/8Jm7sSPKeSk/hqdefault.jpgNinjaPunkSet in the neon-lit streets of Los Angeles in 2065, a cybernetic ninja seeks vengeance after his wife's murder by the Yakuza, uncovering an underworld where…https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Jm7sSPKeSk?rel=02023-08-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ad-nuggets2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/KNOy4neY9mg/hqdefault.jpgAd NuggetsOne of the world's first real AI commercials. Matan Cohen-Grumi — who would later join Runway and lead its creative work — showed that generative video wasn't…https://www.youtube.com/embed/KNOy4neY9mg?rel=02023-09-10 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/euphoria-aianddesign2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/oO760um8llo/hqdefault.jpgEuphoriaA distillation of the Gen-2 aesthetic. Euphoria doesn't fight the tool's psychedelic drift — the way forms bloom and dissolve mid-shot, textures breathe, and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/oO760um8llo?rel=02023-09-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/disclosure-aianddesign2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/6yc5opyq-_M/hqdefault.jpgDisclosure"I want to believe." A ninety-second UFO reverie made in response to the July 2023 congressional whistleblower hearing on aliens — news commentary turned around…https://www.youtube.com/embed/6yc5opyq-_M?rel=02023-09-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/deoxyribonucleic-hyperdimension2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/8OmcnsuP-8s/hqdefault.jpgThe Deoxyreibonucleic HyperdimensionFour minutes of pure Gen-2 id. AIandDesign typed the name of deoxy.org — a bizarre psychedelic website he'd stumbled onto in the early 1990s, still online today…https://www.youtube.com/embed/8OmcnsuP-8s?rel=02023-09-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wga-mba-ai-protections2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cyberpunk-dreams-aianddesign2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/bZ_QN-3oVYY/hqdefault.jpgCyberpunk DreamsA near-three-minute music video built from Midjourney stills animated in Runway Gen-2 and assembled in CapCut — the entire Gen-2-era toolchain, all of it…https://www.youtube.com/embed/bZ_QN-3oVYY?rel=02023-10-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/stable-video-diffusion2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/0Yhc-HFbiqM/hqdefault.jpgStable Video DiffusionOpen-source video generation arrives. Stability AI releases models that turn a single image into a 2-4 second animated clip, and anyone can download and run…https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Yhc-HFbiqM?rel=02023-11-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gen48-edition-12026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/aiff-20232026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/magnific-ai-launch2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/BT11A2Xgnds/hqdefault.jpgMagnific AIJavi López and Emilio Nicolás Riquelme launch Magnific AI, the first popular creative image upscaler: a tool that doesn't just add resolution but hallucinates…https://www.youtube.com/embed/BT11A2Xgnds?rel=02023-11-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-cold-call2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/yaIK-7eFN0Y/hqdefault.jpgThe Cold CallA short, AI-assisted film depicting a British gangster — and one of the first works to demonstrate real scene blocking and dialogue potential in AI…https://www.youtube.com/embed/yaIK-7eFN0Y?rel=02023-11-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/pika-1-02026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sag-aftra-ai-ratifies2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/midjourney-v62026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/takemura-files2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/EERJmbhQkGI/hqdefault.jpgWhat if: The Takemura FilesA Cyberpunk 2077-inspired AI short that reimagines the game's world through generative video. FERA builds a moody, atmospheric narrative around the character…https://www.youtube.com/embed/EERJmbhQkGI?rel=02024-02-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-preview2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/HK6y8DAPN_0/hqdefault.jpgSora PreviewOpenAI drops a preview that changes the conversation overnight. 60-second videos with coherent physics, consistent characters, and cinematic camera movements.…https://www.youtube.com/embed/HK6y8DAPN_0?rel=02024-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/air-head2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/yplb0yBEiRo/hqdefault.jpgAir HeadOne of the first films made with OpenAI's Sora. A 1:21 short about a person with a balloon for a head. Goes massively viral as part of Sora's public debut.…https://www.youtube.com/embed/yplb0yBEiRo?rel=02024-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gen48-edition-22026-09-14monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/illusion-of-innocence2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/3-xVMMhbwnI/hqdefault.jpgThe Illusion of InnocenceMy Gen:48 2nd Edition finalist film and my first real experience working with generative video. I worked with my daughter on the story using Runway Gen-2 for…https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-xVMMhbwnI?rel=02024-03-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/our-t2-remake2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/2upyv9tJCTM/hqdefault.jpgOur T2 RemakeA feature-length AI parody remake of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, produced by over 50 AI artists and filmmakers. In this version, humanity must fight back…https://www.youtube.com/embed/2upyv9tJCTM?rel=02024-03-06 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/youtube-synthetic-disclosure2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/late-night-with-the-devil2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/viggle-2-02026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/fyfJESrlHZE/hqdefault.jpgViggle 2.0 and the walk-out memesViggle 1.0 arrived on March 20, 2024 with JST-1, pitched as the first video-3D foundation model with real physics understanding: give it a character image and a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/fyfJESrlHZE?rel=02024-04-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/openai-joins-c2pa2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/synthid-video2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/veo-12026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/mH7lNroRUiY/hqdefault.jpgVeo 1Google officially enters the consumer AI video race at I/O 2024, announcing a model that generates 1080p video over a minute long. What this meant in…https://www.youtube.com/embed/mH7lNroRUiY?rel=02024-05-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/aiff-20242026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/luma-dream-machine2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Zb3tffmBPRE/hqdefault.jpgLuma Dream MachineLuma Labs launches Dream Machine and 25 million users sign up. The appeal is simplicity: type a prompt or upload an image, get video back fast. For many…https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zb3tffmBPRE?rel=02024-06-12 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-1-02026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-gen3-alpha2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/nByslCkykj8/hqdefault.jpgRunway Gen-3 AlphaA major quality leap. Gen-3 Alpha produces 10-second clips with dramatically improved fidelity, motion coherence, and understanding of 3D space. For the first…https://www.youtube.com/embed/nByslCkykj8?rel=02024-06-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/dreadclub-vampires-verdict2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/VhQPt5rdfKU/hqdefault.jpgDreadClub: Vampire's VerdictThe first AI-animated feature film, and the first AI anime feature: 87 minutes, made by one person for $405. Betty Gray, a college sophomore, falls for the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/VhQPt5rdfKU?rel=02024-07-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/le-voyageur2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/2fRkG7Fn8mg/hqdefault.jpgLE VOYAGEURA visually rich AI short from Abel Art that follows a traveler through dreamlike landscapes. By mid-2024, the tools had matured enough to match Abel Art's…https://www.youtube.com/embed/2fRkG7Fn8mg?rel=02024-07-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-last-screenwriter2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/copyright-ai-part-12026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/eu-ai-act-in-force2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/hailuo-video-012026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/J18idUz87LA/hqdefault.jpgHailuo Video-01MiniMax quietly launches its first video model. 720p, 25fps, up to 6 seconds. The specs look modest on paper, but the motion quality and realism surprise…https://www.youtube.com/embed/J18idUz87LA?rel=02024-08-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cat-olympics2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/battalion2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/5NZubOOeeV0/hqdefault.jpgBattalionA 5-minute short telling the story of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only all-Black unit to storm the beach during D-Day. Created 100% with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/5NZubOOeeV0?rel=02024-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/yolky-universe2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/nUjti5FUO0w/hqdefault.jpgThe Yolky Universe: Concerto for Drips & DreamsA surreal, animated series by Sway Molina exploring beauty, horror, and the spaces between. The Yolky Universe was one of the most distinctive (and memorable to…https://www.youtube.com/embed/nUjti5FUO0w?rel=02024-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-frost-waymark2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DNyxZi9Gp_4/hqdefault.jpgThe FrostSurvivors in a frozen world follow a mysterious signal up a mountain in Antarctica. The complete 23-minute cut premiered in September 2024, but its real…https://www.youtube.com/embed/DNyxZi9Gp_4?rel=02024-09-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-1-52026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/meta-movie-gen2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/adobe-firefly-video2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/puEgugluadk/hqdefault.jpgAdobe Firefly Video ModelAdobe launches its Firefly Video model at Adobe MAX, entering the AI video race with a focus on commercial safety and professional workflows. Text-to-video with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/puEgugluadk?rel=02024-10-14 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/where-the-robots-grow2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/3vfhIeNHhv4/hqdefault.jpgWhere the Robots GrowEarth's last survivors send robots to farm a new world, and Cru, the newest, has his purpose rewritten by a pod carrying the last human baby. Written, produced,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/3vfhIeNHhv4?rel=02024-10-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gen48-edition-32026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/whispers-in-the-dark2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/arQmN0dk_dE/hqdefault.jpgWhispers In The DarkWhispers in the Dark: Descent into Madness is a 30-episode series turned feature-length film that explores cosmic and psychological horror. At one hour and 43…https://www.youtube.com/embed/arQmN0dk_dE?rel=02024-10-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/here-zemeckis2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/saving-the-sun2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/fNbFQYA9Eug/hqdefault.jpgSaving the SunOne of my early animated shorts, made with Runway Gen-3. I wanted to explore themes of light, hope, and the lengths we'll go to preserve what matters most. A…https://www.youtube.com/embed/fNbFQYA9Eug?rel=02024-11-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/one-last-wish2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/nSCgdR6O-A8/hqdefault.jpgOne Last WishA poignant short film about an elderly inmate's final wish, created in just 48 hours as part of the Cinema Synthetica Norway workshop. Script by acclaimed…https://www.youtube.com/embed/nSCgdR6O-A8?rel=02024-11-12 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/coca-cola-ai-ad2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/8m0Y-GisSeM/hqdefault.jpgCoca-Cola AI Holiday AdCoca-Cola remakes its iconic holiday ad using Gen-3 Alpha, Luma Dream Machine, and Kling. The result is polarizing: praised by some for ambition, called…https://www.youtube.com/embed/8m0Y-GisSeM?rel=02024-11-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gen48-edition-42026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/promise-ai-launch2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/hunyuanvideo-open-source2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/thin-man-gun-hotpot2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/9pdN78LAOZY/hqdefault.jpgThe Thin Man The Gun The HotpotA 10-minute noir animation set in the neon-lit streets of Sichuan, China, following Xu Xia's struggle between conscience and survival. 242 shots, nearly three…https://www.youtube.com/embed/9pdN78LAOZY?rel=02024-12-04 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/veo-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/G9RDHs9nx04/hqdefault.jpgVeo 2Resolution jumps from 1080p to 4K, and the physics simulation takes a serious step forward. Released via VideoFX and later the Gemini app. Veo 2 becomes the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/G9RDHs9nx04?rel=02024-12-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-public-launch2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-heist2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/lFc1jxLHhyM/hqdefault.jpgThe HeistEvery shot generated text-to-video with Veo 2. A 1:56 bank heist and car chase. 1.1M views on the original X post, 10M+ across platforms. Proves that a single…https://www.youtube.com/embed/lFc1jxLHhyM?rel=02024-12-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-1-62026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/borrowing-time2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/WCIsHNQHcKQ/hqdefault.jpgBorrowing TimeSci-fi short based on Dave Clark's father's true story of being Black in 1960s America. Made with Midjourney, Runway, and ElevenLabs. 110K+ views on X. Goes…https://www.youtube.com/embed/WCIsHNQHcKQ?rel=02024-01-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-last-artist2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/x18yO6FY_bE/hqdefault.jpgThe Last ArtistBilled as the world's first 100% AI-crafted feature-length film. Set in a future where AI has surpassed human creativity, the protagonist Tanaka stands as the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/x18yO6FY_bE?rel=02024-01-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/what-we-leave-behind2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/d_NaqULHygU/hqdefault.jpgWhat We Leave BehindA cinematic AI concept film depicting a Japanese village preparing for war. Made from scratch in just 3 hours using only $50 in Kling credits. PJ Accetturo…https://www.youtube.com/embed/d_NaqULHygU?rel=02024-01-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/luma-ray22026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/LQHlOdLP2_E/hqdefault.jpgLuma Ray2Built on an entirely new multi-modal architecture with 10x the compute of the original Dream Machine. Ultra-realistic details, coherent fast motion, and logical…https://www.youtube.com/embed/LQHlOdLP2_E?rel=02025-01-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kitsune2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/riExf1Hv30M/hqdefault.jpgKitsuneA tale of two lonely souls finding connection. Curated from 1,700+ AI-generated shots into a coherent narrative. Made with Veo 2. Named one of the 9 Best AI…https://www.youtube.com/embed/riExf1Hv30M?rel=02025-01-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/voice-ai-awards-season2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/alex-reel-robot2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/3sbtfet8M9A/hqdefault.jpgALEXAn anime-style AI short from early 2025, showcasing Williams' signature style of character-driven narrative animation. Created during a highly productive period…https://www.youtube.com/embed/3sbtfet8M9A?rel=02025-01-21 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/copyright-ai-part-22026-09-14monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/rapture2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/kYNMstqrLng/hqdefault.jpgRaptureA feature-length AI-generated narrative, approximately one hour long, that transports viewers into another dimension through bizarre, surreal worldbuilding.…https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYNMstqrLng?rel=02025-02-04 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/one-fire-left2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/lniul5YA17Q/hqdefault.jpgOne Fire LeftAn AI anime short depicting two surviving tribes fighting over Earth's last heat source as global temperatures drop to deadly levels. Won 1st Place in Curious…https://www.youtube.com/embed/lniul5YA17Q?rel=02025-02-19 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gorbos-swim-hole2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DkEekl4OwRU/hqdefault.jpgGorbo's Swim HoleA surreal, darkly comedic piece set in an interdimensional water park where visitors encounter reality-bending experiences and may never truly leave. Part of…https://www.youtube.com/embed/DkEekl4OwRU?rel=02025-02-19 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/promise-acquires-curious-refuge2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ehe4X_lyW2A/hqdefault.jpgPromise AI Acquires Curious RefugePromise, the a16z-backed generative AI studio founded by Dave Clark, George Strompolos, and Jamie Byrne, acquires Curious Refuge, the leading AI filmmaking…https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ehe4X_lyW2A?rel=02025-02-24 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wan-2-12026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cryptid-dating-game2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/y2NOad4q7QI/hqdefault.jpgCryptid Dating GameA twisted dating show parody where human contestants choose between grotesque cryptid bachelors like Mothman, a shapeshifting Skinwalker, and the recently…https://www.youtube.com/embed/y2NOad4q7QI?rel=02025-02-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/house-of-david-ai2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/love-letter-to-la2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/C8b174mReHY/hqdefault.jpgA Love Letter to LAA poetic, music-driven tribute to Los Angeles directed by Paul Trillo — one of the most respected names bridging traditional filmmaking and AI tools. The film…https://www.youtube.com/embed/C8b174mReHY?rel=02025-03-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-gen42026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/uRkfzKYFOxc/hqdefault.jpgRunway Gen-4The breakthrough feature is single-image character consistency: upload a reference photo and the model maintains that character's appearance across generated…https://www.youtube.com/embed/uRkfzKYFOxc?rel=02025-03-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sad-steves2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/5cJlUZqpHZI/hqdefault.jpgSad Steve's Taxidermy and Ice CreamThe tri-state area's only combination taxidermy studio and ice cream parlor. Sad Steve preserves deceased pets while his manic assistant Sprinkles serves up…https://www.youtube.com/embed/5cJlUZqpHZI?rel=02025-03-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/late2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/LoahOtY6R30/hqdefault.jpgLATEFirst place winner at the Curious Refuge AI Animation Contest 2025. An unforgettable emotional narrative that showcases what generative animation can do when…https://www.youtube.com/embed/LoahOtY6R30?rel=02025-03-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/midjourney-v72026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-2-02026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/reflection-feat2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/UlDuQcPNEsk/hqdefault.jpgReflection featA music-driven AI short by FERA that pairs striking generative visuals with a hypnotic soundtrack. Fluid, reflective imagery merges with rhythm to create a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/UlDuQcPNEsk?rel=02025-04-18 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/zyphorax-tv-tape-12026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZEhe9czrC8o/hqdefault.jpgZyphorax TV Tape 1A lo-fi, VHS-flavored fever dream that plays like a lost transmission from a public access channel in another dimension. Uno Particular leans into the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZEhe9czrC8o?rel=02025-05-09 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wan-2-1-vace2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/veo-32026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ODyROOW1dCo/hqdefault.jpgVeo 3The landmark addition: native audio generation. For the first time, a video model generates synchronized dialogue, sound effects, and ambient noise alongside…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ODyROOW1dCo?rel=02025-05-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-2-12026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/bigfoot-vlogs2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/oE2T5J6NM44/hqdefault.jpgBigfoot Vlogs Go ViralJust one day after Google launches Veo 3 with native audio and dialogue, TikToker @bigfootvlogs posts an AI-generated video of Bigfoot casually vlogging in…https://www.youtube.com/embed/oE2T5J6NM44?rel=02025-05-25 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-cleaner2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/pD4q9zwWvRg/hqdefault.jpgTHE CLEANERA thriller-style AI short featuring a hitman entering a room, crafted to feel like authentic Hollywood cinema. Clark challenged himself to create a coherent…https://www.youtube.com/embed/pD4q9zwWvRg?rel=02025-06-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/disney-universal-sue-midjourney2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ancestra-tribeca2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/electric-pink2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/BmECe8LlQik/hqdefault.jpgElectric PinkA nostalgic coming-of-age memory set to motion. Made with Google Imagen 3 and Veo 2 via Flow. Premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. Created for Google's I/O…https://www.youtube.com/embed/BmECe8LlQik?rel=02025-06-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/aiff-20252026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/JANjV6Sg5TM/hqdefault.jpgAIFF 2025 — Lincoln Center with IMAXThe third Runway AI Film Festival, screened at Lincoln Center in partnership with IMAX. Over 6,000 submissions judged by Gaspar Noé, Harmony Korine, and Jane…https://www.youtube.com/embed/JANjV6Sg5TM?rel=02025-06-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/seedance-1-02026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/midjourney-video-v12026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/E9PvSeIO5NY/hqdefault.jpgMidjourney V1 Video ModelThe biggest image generator finally animates its own stills. Press 'Animate' on any Midjourney image — or drag one in as a start frame — and V1 Video returns…https://www.youtube.com/embed/E9PvSeIO5NY?rel=02025-06-18 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/hailuo-022026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/moonvalley-marey-ga2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wan-2-22026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cartoon-hero-12026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/grok-imagine2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/genie-32026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gen48-aleph2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nano-banana2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/steve-against-the-world2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jk1DNYwuXi0/hqdefault.jpgSteve Against the WorldThis one’s different — my first real attempt at an animated comedy. Steve is a sarcastic, sophisticated cat with big opinions and a refined palate. He drinks…https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jk1DNYwuXi0?rel=02025-09-02 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/gzneGhpXwjU/hqdefault.jpgSora 2OpenAI's second attempt, released to select users in the US and Canada. Improved quality and longer outputs, but the competitive landscape has shifted…https://www.youtube.com/embed/gzneGhpXwjU?rel=02025-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/google-flow-sessions2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/studios-sue-minimax2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/luma-ray32026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/w7ZCcWsx5bU/hqdefault.jpgLuma Ray3The world's first 'reasoning' video model. More than 2x the size of Ray2, it generates native 16-bit HDR video in ACES EXR format, bringing AI output directly…https://www.youtube.com/embed/w7ZCcWsx5bU?rel=02025-09-18 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-2-5-turbo2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/drift-split2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/NkXkA8tseOs/hqdefault.jpgDRIFT SPLITA stylish, high-energy AI short blending drifting cars, split-screen editing, and kinetic visuals. The Butcher's Brain combines multiple video models — Veo,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/NkXkA8tseOs?rel=02025-10-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-best2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/qPWLjWUvnso/hqdefault.jpgThe BESTAn 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…https://www.youtube.com/embed/qPWLjWUvnso?rel=02025-10-08 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/veo-3-12026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/I06Ef8alr2Y/hqdefault.jpgVeo 3.1Enhanced audio generation, improved realism, and powerful new editing features via Google Flow. Native 1080p HD with videos up to 60 seconds. The Flow…https://www.youtube.com/embed/I06Ef8alr2Y?rel=02025-10-14 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/hailuo-2-32026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/all-heart2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/eyes-on-you2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/T5AUXhgDaIw/hqdefault.jpgEyes On YouMy 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…https://www.youtube.com/embed/T5AUXhgDaIw?rel=02025-10-16 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ltx-22026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kyra2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/UpGM8QkaglY/hqdefault.jpgKYRAA 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…https://www.youtube.com/embed/UpGM8QkaglY?rel=02025-10-29 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nano-banana-pro2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/hopeless-steve2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/x2xhVGtTtgo/hqdefault.jpgHopeless SteveA character who fails at everything and just can't turn his life around. Hopeless Steve became the breakout character from Framer's Cartoon Hero workflow — a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/x2xhVGtTtgo?rel=02025-11-20 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-last-pencil2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/YRVvFtTO86w/hqdefault.jpgTHE LAST PENCILA short film exploring what happens when the last traditional artist confronts a world that has moved on. The Butcher's Brain leans into Google's ecosystem —…https://www.youtube.com/embed/YRVvFtTO86w?rel=02025-11-21 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-2-62026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/seedance-1-5-pro2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-gen4-52026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ei2PsDpPbB4/hqdefault.jpgRunway Gen-4.5Runway's most advanced model delivers unprecedented visual fidelity and creative control. The culmination of the Gen-1 through Gen-4.5 evolution. For creators…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ei2PsDpPbB4?rel=02025-12-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wan-2-62026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/luma-ray3-modify2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-cleaner-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/s5qIfjjtjGc/hqdefault.jpgThe Cleaner II - Swan SongThe sequel to 'The Cleaner,' continuing the cinematic hitman narrative. Clark returns to the character and world he established in the first film, building a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/s5qIfjjtjGc?rel=02025-12-28 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-expands-beyond-film2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/luma-ray3-142026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-17762026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/sV52AUVGc6I/hqdefault.jpgOn This Day... 1776The Oscar-nominated director of Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan releases an AI-generated animated series on TIME's YouTube, chronicling the American…https://www.youtube.com/embed/sV52AUVGc6I?rel=02026-01-29 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/grok-imagine-1-02026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/grok-imagine-ad-contest2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/seedance-2-02026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/_o2MuUX9UYg/hqdefault.jpgSeedance 2.0ByteDance's unified multimodal architecture accepts text, image, audio, and video as inputs. Up to 15-second clips at 2K resolution with extreme character…https://www.youtube.com/embed/_o2MuUX9UYg?rel=02026-02-09 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kling-3-02026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/XD_7FNPhZQY/hqdefault.jpgKling 3.0Unified omni-modal architecture spanning video, image, and beyond. From Kling 1.0 in June 2024 to 3.0 in February 2026, Kuaishou shipped 9 major versions in…https://www.youtube.com/embed/XD_7FNPhZQY?rel=02026-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/apex2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/V5AFQaEbHQU/hqdefault.jpgApexMarketed as a '$200M movie made in 24 hours with AI.' A nearly 3-minute sci-fi short that racks up 50M+ views across platforms. Featured on Joe Rogan. Made with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/V5AFQaEbHQU?rel=02026-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/overgrown2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/cMfiAVf0jwY/hqdefault.jpgOvergrownA meditation on chronic resilience and the beauty of survival. Made with Google Flow and other tools during Daubrez's residency at Google Labs. In consideration…https://www.youtube.com/embed/cMfiAVf0jwY?rel=02026-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/feral-concept2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/FmhiZ5OQBW0/hqdefault.jpgFeral - Concept TrailerA concept trailer for a new project in Williams' signature anime-influenced style, showcasing the capabilities of early 2026 AI video tools. Williams has stated…https://www.youtube.com/embed/FmhiZ5OQBW0?rel=02026-02-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/magnific-video-upscaler2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nano-banana-22026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/junkyard-king2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/T45hEBQpL0Y/hqdefault.jpgJunkyard King | Chapter 0 | The Pink EdgeAn animated series pilot inspired by Arthurian legends in an 80s sci-fi setting. Made with Seedance 2.0, Google Flow, Gemini, Adobe Premiere/AE, ElevenLabs, and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/T45hEBQpL0Y?rel=02026-03-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/costa-verde2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/qDsDUE5en0E/hqdefault.jpgCosta VerdeA nostalgic masterpiece about childhood summers. Set in Corsica in the '90s, a young boy unboxes his first camera and documents a summer with his grandparents —…https://www.youtube.com/embed/qDsDUE5en0E?rel=02026-03-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/dragon-blue2026-09-12monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/dRjN6Cr2Z00/hqdefault.jpgDragon BlueA hyper-stylized action thriller about vengeance and katanas. Every shot generated with Seedance 2.0. Created by Tim Simmons of Theoretically Media, one of…https://www.youtube.com/embed/dRjN6Cr2Z00?rel=02026-03-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-shutdown2026-09-12monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-patchwright2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/a-face-only-a-mother-could-love2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/wytfCS-N8Sk/hqdefault.jpgA Face Only a Mother Could LoveThe film that won the $50,000 Grand Prix at Runway's AIFF 2026. Robert Gaudette's 7:50 short follows Marcel Dupont, a man whose face only a mother could love,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/wytfCS-N8Sk?rel=02026-04-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-discontinued2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/happyhorse-1-02026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sincitium-contanimation2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/chronicles-of-bone2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/1qqG_jV9Q_U/hqdefault.jpgThe Chronicles of BoneThe first sustained, serialized AI-native show. Kavan Cardoza — "Kavan the Kid," co-founder of Phantom X — writes, animates, edits, color-grades, and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/1qqG_jV9Q_U?rel=02025-11-04 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/two-pigeons-slavnic2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-big-pitch-contest2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/krea-22026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/viggle-pinoc2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/trueshort-12m-khosla2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/mars-beyond-21002026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/NAxQqheHmYw/hqdefault.jpgMars: Beyond 2100An anime piece created in collaboration with Morphic Studio, featuring professional Japanese voice actors. Guo — a Sheridan College grad with credits on One…https://www.youtube.com/embed/NAxQqheHmYw?rel=02026-05-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gemini-omni2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-aleph-2-02026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/an-artist-abelart2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/9dssOJbHK7I/hqdefault.jpgAn ArtistA near-future short about a tattoo artist named Picasso, scraping by in a city that no longer has work for people like him — art, poetry, and music have been…https://www.youtube.com/embed/9dssOJbHK7I?rel=02026-05-25 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-project-luxo2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/rogue-orozco2026-09-17monthly0.7https://aifilmhistory.org/thumbnails/rogue-orozco.jpgThe RogueA harrowing story of loss at sea — two young boys facing impossible conditions and constant danger. Made by Orozco solo, in three weeks, and chosen as the…https://player.mux.com/hBzPDv64wPe75OT7mhvAlyVFnsNO4p5zj00wXvvKlWsE2026-05-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/amazon-genai-creators-fund2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wonder-tv-launch2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-19792026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/zX-e9LRR_ko/hqdefault.jpgCRAFT (1979)Episode 1 is closing in on two million views, and five more have followed, the clearest proof yet that in AI filmmaking the story and the niche matter more than…https://www.youtube.com/embed/zX-e9LRR_ko?rel=02026-06-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/junkyard-king-chapter-1-training-day2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/hR5SLjOsnj4/hqdefault.jpgJunkyard King | Chapter 1 | Training DayThe sword is real, but it runs on something Artie doesn't understand yet, so it's time to train. Three months after the Chapter 0 pilot, Henry Daubrez returns…https://www.youtube.com/embed/hR5SLjOsnj4?rel=02026-06-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-trials-wonder-studios2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/J51pKQoXLoc/hqdefault.jpgThe TrialsAn extraterrestrial force has arrived to challenge the planet's greatest. A universe Olympics, where Earth's species must prove their strength and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/J51pKQoXLoc?rel=02026-06-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-lionsgate-expand-partnership2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/aiff-20262026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fable-mythos-access-suspension2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/seedance-2-52026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/seedance-2-0-4k2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/adobe-acquires-topaz-labs2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/seed-audio-1-02026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-last-tiffin2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/yVNQ4Emxtpw/hqdefault.jpgThe Last TiffinA quiet six-and-a-half-minute short built around a lost tiffin and one small human gesture that turns out to carry the weight of an entire life. Directed by…https://www.youtube.com/embed/yVNQ4Emxtpw?rel=02026-06-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/salty-chesney2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/iapXQ-Y36sI/hqdefault.jpgSaltyA gritty, flashing-light short built almost entirely from macro shots, in an aesthetic Chesney credits to Gaspar Noé. Produced by CapCut on Seedance 2.0 at…https://www.youtube.com/embed/iapXQ-Y36sI?rel=02026-07-07 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/here-be-monsters-strawberries2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/1-R0FCNh0VU/hqdefault.jpgHere Be MonstersRyan Phillips opens a British post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian horror series with a first episode, "Strawberries," that runs nearly seven minutes, a long hold…https://www.youtube.com/embed/1-R0FCNh0VU?rel=02026-07-09 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/george-lucas-ai-filmmaking2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/netflix-300-programs-genai-q2-20262026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/plume-dave-clark2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/i0KnG5ozzPs/hqdefault.jpgPlumeAt 21 minutes, Plume is Dave Clark's longest fully generative AI film to date — a sustained test of whether the AI-native pipeline he has been refining across…https://www.youtube.com/embed/i0KnG5ozzPs?rel=02026-07-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gods-dont-give-gifts-theatrical2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/flux-32026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/PCPhl8qMF_Y/hqdefault.jpgFLUX 3Black Forest Labs unveiled FLUX 3, a multimodal foundation model trained jointly on images, video, and audio. For filmmakers the piece that matters is FLUX 3…https://www.youtube.com/embed/PCPhl8qMF_Y?rel=02026-07-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/disney-accelerator-20262026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/minimax-h32026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/death-walks-into-a-bar2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/4wFBA9-KyzY/hqdefault.jpgDeath Walks Into A BarA two-and-a-half-minute neo-noir about a hitman whose final contract is Death himself, written and directed by Tim Simmons and generated end to end with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wFBA9-KyzY?rel=02026-08-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/boxing-scene-uncanny-harry2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/hell-grind2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/t33k2tn4GpA/hqdefault.jpgHell GrindA 95-minute action fantasy in which a heist crew chases a stolen artifact into the underworld. Directed by Aitore Zholdaskali, co-written with Adilkhan…https://www.youtube.com/embed/t33k2tn4GpA?rel=02026-08-04 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/touch-grass-promise2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-cully-hill-boys2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/h_qQ0aKyXEA/hqdefault.jpgThe Cully Hill BoysA 110-minute action feature built with Seedance 2.5 on Higgsfield for $2,000,000, with a real cast performing alongside the generated filmmaking, released…https://www.youtube.com/embed/h_qQ0aKyXEA?rel=02026-08-10 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ltx-2-52026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZDfjZae7Da0/hqdefault.jpgLTX-2.5Five days after Wan 3.0 went API-only and nine after MiniMax-H3 excluded the US and EU from its license, LTX released 2.5 as the counter-argument: 22B…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZDfjZae7Da0?rel=02026-08-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/bmg-suno-alliance2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/minimax-music32026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/night-drive-ep-12026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-another-big-ad-contest-vol-22026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/mr-gurglesons-midnight-hour2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Vw4-ayzI85s/hqdefault.jpgMr. Gurgleson's Midnight Hour"An exploration in style, non-linear storytelling, and a mind plagued with end stage capitalism": a public-access late-night kids' show for adults, running a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vw4-ayzI85s?rel=02026-08-14 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/dave-clark-seedance-2-5-1080p2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/grok-odyssey-contest2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/naifa-2026-summer-edition2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/iapXQ-Y36sI/hqdefault.jpgNAIFA 2026 Summer Edition — nomorefrog AI Film AwardsThe inaugural nomorefrog AI Film Awards, a Korean-run international festival presented by nomorefrog founder Jake Choi. Films screened online through OvAI and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/iapXQ-Y36sI?rel=02026-08-20 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/night-drive-ep-22026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/wan-3-02026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/dC5pu8zL2p8/hqdefault.jpgWan 3.0Alibaba launched Wan 3.0 on August 24, one day after closing a $10.2 billion share placement earmarked entirely for AI. The headline is duration: up to 30…https://www.youtube.com/embed/dC5pu8zL2p8?rel=02026-08-24 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-ruby2026-09-18monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/YK5Rgbb0FK4/hqdefault.jpgRunway Ruby: Real HDR From Any Video ModelRunway Ruby generates or converts video into 16-bit EXR sequences or 10-bit and 12-bit ProRes and HEVC files from any video model inside Runway. Runway's…https://www.youtube.com/embed/YK5Rgbb0FK4?rel=02026-08-24 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/junkyard-king-chapter-2-the-new-guy2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DNrBi2Z5THk/hqdefault.jpgJunkyard King | Chapter 2 | The New GuyArtie gets a new ally and learns that training with X-Cal attracts very big problems. At fifteen minutes, Chapter 2 is the longest Junkyard King installment…https://www.youtube.com/embed/DNrBi2Z5THk?rel=02026-08-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/rules-of-horse2026-09-17monthly0.7https://aifilmhistory.org/thumbnails/rules-of-horse.jpgRules of Horse"You've never seen anything like this." Runway posted a two-minute film about a horse on August 27 with no other caption, and by September 1 it had passed…https://www.youtube.com/embed/TudmZN3h8_s?rel=02026-08-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gorbos-swim-hole-returns2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/PEuM8IvX7QU/hqdefault.jpgGorbo's Swim Hole Returns"Gorbo's Swim Hole returns and this time the tape belongs to a superfan on day 47 of becoming something else. He is having the best day of his life." Eighteen…https://www.youtube.com/embed/PEuM8IvX7QU?rel=02026-08-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/h3-max-live2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/wKG8hhSL_QU/hqdefault.jpgH3 Max Live / H3 Max Director"Video generation is now faster than real time." Two days after fal shipped H3 Max, its post-training of MiniMax H3 running at real-time speed, the company…https://www.youtube.com/embed/wKG8hhSL_QU?rel=02026-08-29 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fal-live2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-solaris2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/c2yCePPnrSA/hqdefault.jpgSolaris — Runway's Interface World ModelRunway announced Solaris, its first Interface World Model: "a new kind of operating system that generates interactive interfaces frame by frame, in real time,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/c2yCePPnrSA?rel=02026-08-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/full-metal-lunchbox2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/fE59FYMIttQ/hqdefault.jpgFull Metal Lunchbox"A film about broccoli gone AWOL? Yeah, you can do that." Runway Studios plays the entire Vietnam-war-movie canon with produce: a four-minute epic whose chapter…https://www.youtube.com/embed/fE59FYMIttQ?rel=02026-09-04 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kais-super-scout-adventures2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-miracle-wasserman2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/_Iqr7X4Qagc/hqdefault.jpgThe MiracleIn a dying world, a desperate civilization gathers for the last running of the Gauntlet. With the final clock counting down, the last Runners must achieve the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Iqr7X4Qagc?rel=02026-09-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ink-boyle-ai2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/runway-in-adobe2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/gkuRNUkYbJA/hqdefault.jpgRunway Ships Inside Premiere Pro and After EffectsRunway's models arrive as free plugins for Premiere Pro and After Effects: Gen-4.5, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 Pro and Veo 3.1 for video, Aleph 2.0 for…https://www.youtube.com/embed/gkuRNUkYbJA?rel=02026-09-08 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/night-drive-ep-1-22026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/night-drive-ep-2-22026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/here-be-monsters-ep-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/hrqTj_jGGuY/hqdefault.jpgThe WatchtowerEpisode 2 of Here Be Monsters.https://www.youtube.com/embed/hrqTj_jGGuY?rel=02026-08-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ua2D-PM97xc/hqdefault.jpgThe CoveEpisode 2 of CRAFT (1979).https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ua2D-PM97xc?rel=02026-06-06 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-32026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/xtwql52UJuU/hqdefault.jpgThe PointEpisode 3 of CRAFT (1979).https://www.youtube.com/embed/xtwql52UJuU?rel=02026-06-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-42026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/7MVrjJxNZkY/hqdefault.jpgThe Voyage BeginsEpisode 4 of CRAFT (1979).https://www.youtube.com/embed/7MVrjJxNZkY?rel=02026-06-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-52026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/TbOltAdZpWA/hqdefault.jpgThe VillageEpisode 5 of CRAFT (1979).https://www.youtube.com/embed/TbOltAdZpWA?rel=02026-07-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-62026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/2VizrC57_AY/hqdefault.jpgThe RabbitEpisode 6 of CRAFT (1979).https://www.youtube.com/embed/2VizrC57_AY?rel=02026-07-25 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-72026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/-ANTA352tis/hqdefault.jpgThe RavineThe expedition follows the ravine down, and it goes deeper than it should. The seventh episode of the found-footage Minecraft thriller.https://www.youtube.com/embed/-ANTA352tis?rel=02026-08-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/craft-1979-ep-82026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ydMoxeikPsg/hqdefault.jpgThe ElderThe archive is unsealed and the elder is waiting. Episode eight of CRAFT (1979).https://www.youtube.com/embed/ydMoxeikPsg?rel=02026-09-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/GUTH_Sk90pU/hqdefault.jpgPrologue: The Dark PrinceEpisode 2 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/GUTH_Sk90pU?rel=02025-11-18 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-32026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/KmqYYFQ0hHY/hqdefault.jpgPrologue: The CollectorEpisode 3 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/KmqYYFQ0hHY?rel=02025-12-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-42026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DszO_3x8iJA/hqdefault.jpgPrologue: The OutlawEpisode 4 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/DszO_3x8iJA?rel=02026-02-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-52026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ScfibDSMXJA/hqdefault.jpgPrologue: The King of the SeasEpisode 5 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/ScfibDSMXJA?rel=02026-03-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-62026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/6whZssGM4cw/hqdefault.jpgPrologue: The Chosen KnightEpisode 6 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/6whZssGM4cw?rel=02026-04-07 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-72026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/y7gIoHq-YDo/hqdefault.jpgChapter One: A Vengeful FairyEpisode 7 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/y7gIoHq-YDo?rel=02026-05-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-82026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/v8K_KVVpdnM/hqdefault.jpgChapter Two: A Creature's LoveEpisode 8 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/v8K_KVVpdnM?rel=02026-06-02 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-chronicles-of-bone-ep-92026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/yfzepggtAxE/hqdefault.jpgChapter Three: The Nightmare BelowEpisode 9 of The Chronicles of Bone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/yfzepggtAxE?rel=02026-07-07 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-12026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/3ZDnL_a0YfQ/hqdefault.jpgJanuary 10: Common SenseAmerica's first meme is born. Thomas Paine arrives from England and, nudged by Benjamin Franklin, writes what others hesitate to say. The pamphlet sends ripples…https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZDnL_a0YfQ?rel=02026-01-29 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/J5b1TiyKTus/hqdefault.jpgJanuary 26: The Guns of TiconderogaA bookseller makes history. To break the siege of Boston, Henry Knox hauls captured British cannon from Fort Ticonderoga across more than 300 miles of snow…https://www.youtube.com/embed/J5b1TiyKTus?rel=02026-02-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-32026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/X3p_L1ZYQ6M/hqdefault.jpgFebruary 22: Dreams of DoubtBeneath his public decorum, Washington is plagued by doubt: an undisciplined, poorly supplied army facing professional soldiers across the harbor, and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/X3p_L1ZYQ6M?rel=02026-02-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-42026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y-wwahaJOgs/hqdefault.jpgMarch 5: Massacre DaySix years to the day after the Boston Massacre, Washington undertakes a daring night maneuver to drive the British from the city.https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y-wwahaJOgs?rel=02026-03-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-52026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/NOgEVCPpBe4/hqdefault.jpgHow France Secretly Helped America Beat BritainStill reeling from the Seven Years' War, Louis XVI's court looks for a way to stab Britain in the back, and quietly takes its turn in the game.https://www.youtube.com/embed/NOgEVCPpBe4?rel=02026-04-29 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-62026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/t449dY-4Aoo/hqdefault.jpgHow Ordinary Men Were Forced Into the King's WarIn a world where kings trade soldiers like livestock, Burkhard dreams of a quiet life with Elsa in Hesse. He says his vows, and moments later he is gone.https://www.youtube.com/embed/t449dY-4Aoo?rel=02026-05-20 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-72026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/9jQddBY2hLs/hqdefault.jpgBritain's Plan to End America in One CampaignBritain unleashes the largest force ever sent against the colonies, 427 ships, 1,200 cannons and 32,000 soldiers, with a plan to crush the rebellion in a single…https://www.youtube.com/embed/9jQddBY2hLs?rel=02026-05-29 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-82026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/dWoXqThw7zk/hqdefault.jpgThe Founding Fathers Were Not Ready for John AdamsJune 5, 1776. John Adams wants to declare independence from the British Empire. The other delegates want dinner. The mutton was good, though.https://www.youtube.com/embed/dWoXqThw7zk?rel=02026-06-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-92026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/WB37tnp7UdQ/hqdefault.jpgThe Secret Symbol That Started a RevolutionWashington needs a symbol to unite a crumbling revolution and turns not to a general or a politician but to a seamstress in Philadelphia: the story of Betsy…https://www.youtube.com/embed/WB37tnp7UdQ?rel=02026-06-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-102026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/yZ5b_WEByTg/hqdefault.jpgAnime Battle: Thomas Jefferson vs. King George IIIJefferson faces his greatest opponent yet, King George III himself, bare-chested and crown on. Rendered in a bold anime style, every blow landed is an idea…https://www.youtube.com/embed/yZ5b_WEByTg?rel=02026-06-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-112026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/vNl8VX5LxOE/hqdefault.jpgTwo Founding Fathers. One Park Bench.A sketch comedy: the ghosts of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson return every Fourth of July to reckon with the country they built, the dream, the disaster and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/vNl8VX5LxOE?rel=02026-07-04 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-122026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/y0I6e3AdOzU/hqdefault.jpgHe Sank His Own Ship to Win the WarWith the Continental Army out of gunpowder, Captain Lambert Wickes has one chance to change that, and it will cost him everything: a desperate race across…https://www.youtube.com/embed/y0I6e3AdOzU?rel=02026-07-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-132026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/WwvpVUOTCUk/hqdefault.jpgWashington Assassination PlotWashington builds the Life Guard, hand-picked soldiers sworn to protect him alone. One of them, Thomas Hickey, is secretly a paid British agent.https://www.youtube.com/embed/WwvpVUOTCUk?rel=02026-08-07 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-142026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ONpx2Ab2Zzs/hqdefault.jpgThe Untold Story of Harry WashingtonWashington preaches liberty to a nation while the people enslaved on his plantation live in bondage. Harry Washington, a groomsman at Mount Vernon, watches…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ONpx2Ab2Zzs?rel=02026-08-14 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-ep-152026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/yh2VwOnGOM0/hqdefault.jpgThe Siren Song: A Hessian Soldier Haunted at SeaIn August 1776, 30,000 Hessian mercenaries cross the Atlantic to crush the Revolution. For the young soldier Burkhard, the voyage becomes a nightmare haunted by…https://www.youtube.com/embed/yh2VwOnGOM0?rel=02026-09-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/neubert-9-dollar-ad2026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/genesis-neubert2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-last-red-thread2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DpfnIlbCOLA/hqdefault.jpgThe last red threadIn a world where a woman’s worth is measured by her lips, every stolen thread takes away part of her voice. But what was unraveled can be woven again.https://www.youtube.com/embed/DpfnIlbCOLA?rel=02026-09-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/it-aint-that-serious2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/cAuu8rhhfY4/hqdefault.jpgIt aint that seriousA two-minute music video with a one-line thesis: take it easy, it's gonna be ok. Captain HaHaa wrote the song and built the video around it, and it introduced…https://www.youtube.com/embed/cAuu8rhhfY4?rel=02026-06-12 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fishman-mike-the-next-thing2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/2Niq_5GQbdg/hqdefault.jpgThe Next ThingThe second Fishman Mike music video, released two weeks after It aint that serious.https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Niq_5GQbdg?rel=02026-06-25 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fishman-mike-good-style2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Aczm65NJWj4/hqdefault.jpgGood StyleFishman Mike takes Sophishia to the fair and meets some friends along the way. A song about keeping good people close and letting the rest move.https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aczm65NJWj4?rel=02026-07-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fishman-mike-while-the-music-plays2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/9naKAg0RCQI/hqdefault.jpgWhile the music playsFishman Mike reminds you to dance while the music plays: stop waiting for perfect weather, because the life you keep preparing for is happening now.https://www.youtube.com/embed/9naKAg0RCQI?rel=02026-07-28 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fishman-mike-ive-got-nothin-today2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/dGfQTuJWxjg/hqdefault.jpgI've got nothin todayThe world folds and spins as Fishman Mike makes his way through another day, in a music video that borrows the bending cities of Inception.https://www.youtube.com/embed/dGfQTuJWxjg?rel=02026-08-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/fishman-mike-dont-you-dare-give-up-yet2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/_Mi0owOpkCA/hqdefault.jpgDon't you dare give up yet!The latest Fishman Mike music video, released September 13, 2026.https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Mi0owOpkCA?rel=02026-09-13 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sandworld-trailer2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/X0YVooWkyFA/hqdefault.jpgSandWorld TrailerA 76-second trailer for a science fiction film set on a world of sand, which, as Captain HaHaa points out, tends to happen a lot in science fiction. The…https://www.youtube.com/embed/X0YVooWkyFA?rel=02023-06-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cyberpunk-monkey-business2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ibo3SwDXrCE/hqdefault.jpgCyberpunk Monkey BusinessAn original dubstep track made in GarageBand, set to a cyberpunk music video built from five tools in a row: Midjourney for the images, Runway to remove the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ibo3SwDXrCE?rel=02023-07-16 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/remember-the-space-walrus2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/mVDeYNHb8Vk/hqdefault.jpgRemember the Space WalrusA mini documentary about that wonderful space-dwelling creature, the Space Walrus. Midjourney images were animated in Pika, the narration was voiced with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/mVDeYNHb8Vk?rel=02023-08-06 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/virtual-skyline2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/OLuioSUdF2Y/hqdefault.jpgVirtual SkylineA music video for a song generated in Suno, with visuals made in Pika and Runway: a neon city of astronauts, pixel streets and cartoon faces. An early example…https://www.youtube.com/embed/OLuioSUdF2Y?rel=02024-01-09 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ai-echoes-of-the-strange2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/mIFaQQ1-zKM/hqdefault.jpgAI Echoes of the Strange - Ode to the StrangenessA one-minute dedication to the strange and the bizarre, with visuals made in Runway and the music in Udio.https://www.youtube.com/embed/mIFaQQ1-zKM?rel=02024-07-16 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/electric-rhythm2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/f6H3iyPVAFk/hqdefault.jpgElectric RhythmA deliberate stress test of AI video in mid-2024: dance prompts and image-to-video in Runway, cut to "Electric Rhythms", a song made in Udio. Dancing bodies…https://www.youtube.com/embed/f6H3iyPVAFk?rel=02024-07-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/garys-giant-typewriter-emporium2026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/rPLFdZAel8M/hqdefault.jpgGary's Giant Typewriter EmporiumStep into a hidden shop of massive, living typewriters that rumble with bound souls and the secrets of legendary writers. A short fable about the clandestine…https://www.youtube.com/embed/rPLFdZAel8M?rel=02025-01-18 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ups-and-downs2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/sfmfZpbDK3s/hqdefault.jpgUps and DownsA retro-futuristic music video set on a planet in the year 2525, made with Luma's Ray2. The track is by Captain HaHaa and The Upgrade Armoury, and he hit the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfmfZpbDK3s?rel=02025-04-22 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/project-odyssey-season-22026-09-14monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/4udyrFzJ_jE/hqdefault.jpgProject Odyssey Season 2Billed as the world's largest AI film competition. After a first season in June 2024, Project Odyssey announced Season 2 on November 30 with nine categories,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/4udyrFzJ_jE?rel=02025-02-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/whispers-in-the-dark-2-digital-purgatory2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/rQnlyiIhAZ8/hqdefault.jpgWhispers in the Dark 2: Digital PurgatoryAn 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…https://www.youtube.com/embed/rQnlyiIhAZ8?rel=02025-10-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-bridge-veo-22026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/YDlME4qvER8/hqdefault.jpgThe BridgeA two-minute dark fantasy short and one of the more ambitious films made in Google's Veo 2 during its first months: every shot was generated in Veo 2, with a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/YDlME4qvER8?rel=02025-03-24 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-bridge-2026-remake2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/f8FHas1dmt8/hqdefault.jpgThe Bridge (2026 Remake)A complete remake of Tim Simmons' 2025 short The Bridge, which he originally made entirely in Veo 2. The same dark fantasy story now runs nearly four minutes…https://www.youtube.com/embed/f8FHas1dmt8?rel=02026-09-14 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/me-in-ai2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/kwcGc96HwPI/hqdefault.jpgMe in AIA 28-second self-portrait made with Runway Gen-1, the video-to-video model that restyled real camera footage, with the voice from ElevenLabs. Gen-1 was the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/kwcGc96HwPI?rel=02023-06-08 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/me-in-ai-22026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/EHjfJEaB1h0/hqdefault.jpg(Me in AI) *2The sequel to Me in AI, and a neat trick. Martin Haerlin shot the whole thing as one continuous take, then cut it in Premiere Pro every time he snaps his…https://www.youtube.com/embed/EHjfJEaB1h0?rel=02023-09-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ai-powered-ad-for-bmw2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/1_uG-LmoJvk/hqdefault.jpgAI-Powered ad for BMWA 39-second car ad for BMW, built from six tools in a row: Midjourney, Runway and Pika Labs for the pictures and motion, ElevenLabs for the voice, Tracksy for…https://www.youtube.com/embed/1_uG-LmoJvk?rel=02023-10-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/insurance-covers-everything-everywhere-all-at-once2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/9KttEeXsD-U/hqdefault.jpgInsurance covers everything everywhere all at once.Martin Haerlin's entry for Runway's first Gen:48, the 48-hour AI short film contest. "Of course it is an ad," he wrote, but this one is built on live-action…https://www.youtube.com/embed/9KttEeXsD-U?rel=02023-10-23 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/a-good-run2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/0G6yW5XtbjQ/hqdefault.jpgA Good RunA 101-second film that mixes footage from Dreamina's Seedance 2.0 at 1080p with Kling at 4K, with the keyframes made in Black Forest Labs' Flux.2 Pro. Set it…https://www.youtube.com/embed/0G6yW5XtbjQ?rel=02026-04-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/below-bongwha2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/4bYONYdMJ3o/hqdefault.jpgBelow BongwhaA Korean horror trailer by Tim Simmons and Dave Clark that premiered at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, weeks after Kling 1.0 opened. The…https://www.youtube.com/embed/4bYONYdMJ3o?rel=02024-07-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/dead-sea2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/o_90Vd8rAwI/hqdefault.jpgDead SeaA two-minute horror short about a doomed pirate captain, and Tim Simmons' attempt to bring the best tools of mid-2024 together in one narrative. The…https://www.youtube.com/embed/o_90Vd8rAwI?rel=02024-07-11 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/cameo-theoretically-media2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/XS1S1N08IgU/hqdefault.jpgCameoA 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…https://www.youtube.com/embed/XS1S1N08IgU?rel=02025-10-06 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/paperclip-heart2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Wb2AcOVwPQs/hqdefault.jpgPaperclip HeartAn eight-minute short about the AI takeover, framed around the launch of Solace, a fictional ambient AI companion built to cure loneliness. The takeover arrives…https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wb2AcOVwPQs?rel=02026-06-08 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/can-ai-make-a-star-wars-film2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/qvoxme5Vq8g/hqdefault.jpgCan AI Make a Star Wars Film?A 54-second Star Wars sequence that Curious Refuge built in a few hours as a tech demo for a talk in Hollywood on the future of storytelling. Every image,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/qvoxme5Vq8g?rel=02023-09-22 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/salvage2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/8iLp9LSgmn4/hqdefault.jpgSALVAGEA five-minute short set in a coastal village where the sea stands still for four minutes each year and everyone gathers for a strange ritual. One woman goes…https://www.youtube.com/embed/8iLp9LSgmn4?rel=02026-09-02 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/woodnuts2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/NLAZubEa6X4/hqdefault.jpgWOODNUTSA laborer on the forest world of Jatar takes hazard work tapping psychoactive sap from its oldest trees. The whispering gets into him, and what the woods…https://www.youtube.com/embed/NLAZubEa6X4?rel=02025-12-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/haul-prologue2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/mXp6bMFehEw/hqdefault.jpgHaul (Prologue)A four-and-a-half-minute prologue for Haul, a sci-fi thriller Dave Clark has been developing on and off for nearly two years. In Purgatory the dead earn their…https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXp6bMFehEw?rel=02026-09-08 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/im8-ad-233-million-views2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ER5P_wH0E9Q/hqdefault.jpgIM8 Ad: 233 Million Views in Three DaysA 51-second commercial for IM8, David Beckham's supplement brand, that PJ Accetturo's team built around Aryna Sabalenka, the world's number-one tennis player…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ER5P_wH0E9Q?rel=02025-08-27 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nexus-wet-markets-of-kafar2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/MsREdHXtdWM/hqdefault.jpgNexus: Wet Markets of KafarThe five-minute teaser with which PJ Accetturo announced Nexus, his upcoming hybrid feature film, to be shot on a volume. Three people made it in two weeks with…https://www.youtube.com/embed/MsREdHXtdWM?rel=02026-06-05 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nexus-airships-of-egypt2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mtuyx2ryARY/hqdefault.jpgNexus: Airships of EgyptA three-minute trailer made before the Wet Markets teaser, for the XPRIZE film competition that Peter Diamandis created to put $2.5 million behind a film…https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mtuyx2ryARY?rel=02026-06-16 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nexus-pup-racing2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/WDObqoQWGCc/hqdefault.jpgNexus: Pup RacingThe second episode from the Nexus universe, and the first in 4K, made in six days by a small team with Seedance 2.0 in CapCut's Video Studio. Directed by PJ Ace…https://www.youtube.com/embed/WDObqoQWGCc?rel=02026-07-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nexus-last-blood-of-the-dragon-shrine2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/F7LLRFMBuPM/hqdefault.jpgNexus: Last Blood of the Dragon ShrineA samurai's quest for revenge, opening on snow falling over the ribcage of a god: a colossal guardian skeleton curling out of the white like a ruined cathedral,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/F7LLRFMBuPM?rel=02026-07-31 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nexus-cloud-city-wet-market2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/vvIenAHD41A/hqdefault.jpgNexus: Robbing the Most Dangerous Wet Market in Cloud CitySix miles above the clouds, a flying train where the wealthy eat live air-fish for sport is the most expensive wet market in the galaxy, and two bandits are…https://www.youtube.com/embed/vvIenAHD41A?rel=02026-09-16 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/er-loop2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/star-wars-4-19942026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/nizfPamAyew/hqdefault.jpgStar Wars 4 (1994)A trailer for a Star Wars sequel that never existed, imagined as a 1994 release starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson, and…https://www.youtube.com/embed/nizfPamAyew?rel=02025-02-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sleepwalkers-italo-disco2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/I9wZuRtOw3Q/hqdefault.jpgSleepwalkers (80's Italo Disco Music Video)A thirty-second music video for an eighties Italo disco track made in Mureka, with the clips generated locally: Flux stills animated with Vidu image-to-video.https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9wZuRtOw3Q?rel=02025-04-30 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/meatball-1992-tv-spot2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/CSzmbGAyxTs/hqdefault.jpgMeatball (1992) TV SpotA 28-second TV spot for a 1992 movie that never existed, made with Sora 2 and Hailuo a week and a half after Sora 2 launched.https://www.youtube.com/embed/CSzmbGAyxTs?rel=02025-10-10 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/satoshi-sunrise2026-09-17monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/BwPYuYo2aLw/hqdefault.jpgSatoshi SunriseA seven-and-a-half-minute film presented by MoonPay, the crypto payments company, and made by Ryan Lightbourn with the spring 2026 toolkit: Kling 3.0, Nano…https://www.youtube.com/embed/BwPYuYo2aLw?rel=02026-03-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/black-thunder2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/tales-of-grimwicke-chapter-12026-09-17monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kita-wonder-studios2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/7wrt3wp0CCk/hqdefault.jpgKITAAn elderly, disabled Nigerian tech entrepreneur lives alone in a near-future city, sealed off from the world outside his door. When a malfunctioning delivery…https://www.youtube.com/embed/7wrt3wp0CCk?rel=02026-09-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/les-peteurs2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/CTMWnYIB2yg/hqdefault.jpgLes PéteursParis, 1962. For Michel and Solange, it was love at first fart.https://www.youtube.com/embed/CTMWnYIB2yg?rel=02026-07-03 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/window-seat2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/WxVUxf1gcQw/hqdefault.jpgWindow SeatHooroo Jackson's Window Seat, the first AI feature film, first film with complete AI video and performances, with contributions of machine writing, released…https://www.youtube.com/embed/WxVUxf1gcQw?rel=02023-07-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/strings-20262026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/DHMk1yvUQ8s/hqdefault.jpgStrings (2026)Strings was among the first live action AI feature length films. Strings is also notable for the randomized ending. The primary importance of the film is in its…https://www.youtube.com/embed/DHMk1yvUQ8s?rel=02026-02-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/backrooms-nemoris-it-eats-light2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/I5gQXbhkdpk/hqdefault.jpgBackrooms Nemoris: It Eats Light (S1E01)The pilot of Backrooms Nemoris, a new canon built from the original Backrooms concept (the iconic 4chan image) and the first Magnific Originals series. A…https://www.youtube.com/embed/I5gQXbhkdpk?rel=02026-09-15 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/age-of-beyond2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/vp7xoPeWzEw/hqdefault.jpgAge of Beyond"If humans and AI unite, we may reach the Age of Beyond." A three-and-a-half-minute vision of a utopian future written, directed and edited by Aze Alter,…https://www.youtube.com/embed/vp7xoPeWzEw?rel=02025-04-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/victory-by-any-means2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/RBURmy9YpRo/hqdefault.jpgVictory By Any MeansA three-minute short from Gossip Goblin that passed ten million views on X within a day of posting, with another 600,000 on YouTube. It arrived as a calling…https://www.youtube.com/embed/RBURmy9YpRo?rel=02026-09-19 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-poison-taster2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/ooej8A6n8Xg/hqdefault.jpgThe Poison TasterA 25-minute historical drama set in ancient Rome. A young servant is chosen to taste the emperor's food, so every meal could be his last, and inside a palace…https://www.youtube.com/embed/ooej8A6n8Xg?rel=02026-09-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/the-ferryman-absurd2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/8U4b25lA_qg/hqdefault.jpgThe FerrymanAfter waking on the River Styx, a man asks the Ferryman for one impossible mercy: to see his wife one last time. An eight-minute dark short from Absurd that…https://www.youtube.com/embed/8U4b25lA_qg?rel=02026-08-06 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/house-of-david-season-2-magnific2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/circadian-stories-life-lines2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/dD98JtGr4b0/hqdefault.jpgCircadian Stories: Life Lines (S2E01)"Life Lines, for two who have nothing to hide." An eight-minute full episode of Circadian Stories, the supernatural anthology Christopher Fryant presents as a…https://www.youtube.com/embed/dD98JtGr4b0?rel=02026-09-18 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kumo-no-kazoku2026-09-21monthly0.7 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/mean-orange-cat2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/T1Z23fBnzwA/hqdefault.jpgMean Orange CatA tabby called Buzz leaves his country home to seek adventure in the big city and learns that all roads lead home. The 89-second short that introduced the…https://www.youtube.com/embed/T1Z23fBnzwA?rel=02024-03-16 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/bring-em-back-alive2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/qC92hFaAt0c/hqdefault.jpgBring 'em Back AliveFamed explorer Buzz the Mean Orange Cat heads to the Amazon to capture a legendary jaguar, and meets a T. rex along the way. Made ten days after the first short…https://www.youtube.com/embed/qC92hFaAt0c?rel=02024-03-26 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/frostbite-the-thing-tribute2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/54I19oQaHYM/hqdefault.jpgFrostbite (The Thing Tribute)A tribute to John Carpenter's The Thing (1982): Buzz investigates a crashed alien ship in Antarctica and is not prepared for what he finds. The first of Mean…https://www.youtube.com/embed/54I19oQaHYM?rel=02024-04-01 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/claw-hard-die-hard-tribute2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/KR6AqAElxlk/hqdefault.jpgClaw Hard (Die Hard Tribute)Wrong place, wrong time, right cat. A five-minute tribute to Die Hard, released as a holiday special, and a snapshot of how much the toolkit had grown in nine…https://www.youtube.com/embed/KR6AqAElxlk?rel=02024-12-17 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/kaiju-katastrophe-godzilla-tribute2026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/BHt7nhmJjto/hqdefault.jpgKaiju Katastrophe (Godzilla Tribute)Ace reporter Mean Orange Cat investigates giant monsters in Tokyo and bites off more than he can chew. A six-and-a-half-minute Godzilla tribute, with Mothra…https://www.youtube.com/embed/BHt7nhmJjto?rel=02025-01-28 https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/mean-orange-cat-show-big-game-teaser-20262026-09-21monthly0.7https://img.youtube.com/vi/p7O4XCLAEcw/hqdefault.jpgMean Orange Cat Show: Big Game Teaser 2026A Super Bowl Sunday teaser for the Mean Orange Cat Show in which MOC steals the show, and the ball, from the Patriots and Seahawks. Sora stills animated in…https://www.youtube.com/embed/p7O4XCLAEcw?rel=02026-02-08