China has become an official partner of the Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026). A memorandum of cooperation was signed in Beijing during a presentation of the festival and the Kazakhstan-China Forum on Innovation Exchange in AI Film and Television. The partnership will cover several areas, including joint AI projects, AIGC technologies, science fiction content production, investment cooperation, and the international promotion of films. The agreement is expected to strengthen the festival’s global profile and provide Kazakh filmmakers with access to one of the world’s largest digital content markets. Technology exchange and joint initiatives are also expected to give new impetus to the development of AI filmmaking and Kazakhstan’s creative industries. The Astana AI Film Festival will take place in the capital from October 1 to 3 as part of Astana AI Week.
«Why China? It is very important to promote the best technologies.
It is
important to be very objective in terms of judging. And it is important to
understand what we’re doing and do that with professionals. And the best
professionals in the world are in China. The best GenAI technologies are in China. And if we
combine Chinese AI technologies with Kazakh culture, creativity, Kazakh
technologies, vision, ideas, all that combined, I think that’s a very, I would
say, exportable project,» noted Almas
Zhali, co-founder of the Astana AI Film Festival.
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