AI generated over 95% of China's new microdramas in Q1 2026
More than 95 per cent of China's new microdramas in the first quarter of 2026 were AI-generated, compared with near zero a year ago. CNA speaks to the industry's key cast about the new plot twist. Berlin filmmaker Mark Wachholz shows an image he generated with AI for the short film he and his teammate, Chinese director Hou Zuxin, made at the Shanghai International Film Festival. (Photo: CNA/Tan Wen Lin) This audio is generated by an AI tool. Bong Xin Ying 05 Jul 2026 06:00AM cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SHANGHAI: Mark Wachholz wanted to answer a question many filmmakers are only beginning to confront: Can audiences judge a film made with artificial intelligence (AI) on its own merits, rather than as an AI film? The Berlin filmmaker spent a mon
More than 95 per cent of China's new microdramas in the first quarter of 2026 were AI-generated, compared with near zero a year ago. CNA speaks to the industry's key cast about the new plot twist. Berlin filmmaker Mark Wachholz shows an image he generated with AI for the short film he and his teammate, Chinese director Hou Zuxin, made at the Shanghai International Film Festival. (Photo: CNA/Tan Wen Lin) This audio is generated by an AI tool. Bong Xin Ying 05 Jul 2026 06:00AM cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SHANGHAI: Mark Wachholz wanted to answer a question many filmmakers are only beginning to confront: Can audiences judge a film made with artificial intelligence (AI) on its own merits, rather than as an AI film? The Berlin filmmaker spent a mon