Recently, the 15th Beijing Film Festival Animation and Film Unit Daxing Yizhuang venue event was successfully held, jointly sponsored by Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, Beijing Municipal Film Bureau, Beijing Daxing District Committee and District Government, and hosted by Beijing Film and Television Animation Association. During the event, the AI Image Standard Laboratory was settled in Yizhuang.
The AI Image Standards Laboratory was jointly initiated by the Future Film Research Institute, China Electronics Video Association, China Animation Society, Beijing Film and Television Animation Association, New York Film Academy, School of Computer Science, Beijing University of Technology, School of Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, School of Art and Design, Beijing University of Science and Technology, and School of Film, Television and Creative Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. It will provide key support for the creation, standardization and industrial application of AI image content.
This is another milestone in China’s “standard system construction” after AI technology has widely empowered film and television production. It also means that Beijing is playing an increasingly important role in the integrated development of digital cultural creation and cutting-edge technologies.
The signing ceremony brought together representatives from various fields including global film education, computer vision, film and television animation, and industrial research, reflecting the AI Imaging Standards Laboratory’s strong integration capabilities and international vision.
As a collaborative innovation platform jointly built by multiple parties, the laboratory will carry out research in the following core directions in the future:
▪ Establish a quality assessment and technical standard system for AI-generated image content;
▪ Promote the efficient integration of AI with animated films, short videos, virtual filmmakers and other fields;
▪ Build a closed-loop ecosystem of industry, academia, research and application to serve university teaching and industry practice;
Against the backdrop of the rapid iteration of AI film and television content around the world, standardization and systematic research is becoming the “new infrastructure” for the development of the industry. The AI Image Standards Laboratory is a forward-looking response to this trend.
In recent years, AI animated films have been developing at an astonishing pace. From script generation and storyboard drawing to shot synthesis and sound effect production, AI is reshaping the film and television creation process in an unprecedented way.
The establishment of the AI Image Standards Laboratory is to provide a systematic solution to this series of industry pain points, and to address issues such as technical specifications, quality assessment, and ethical boundaries brought about by the widespread application of AI image generation technology in animated films, digital content, virtual characters and other fields.
In the future, the laboratory will provide supporting standards for the “safety”, “controllability” and “artistry” of AI imaging technology, and promote China to become an important participant in AI imaging.
The establishment of the AI Image Standard Laboratory is not only a gathering of technical research institutions, but also a reshaping of the value of the future image world. It is a bridge connecting technology and art, and a connection point between education, research and industry.
Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau has set a new benchmark for national literary and artistic creation through innovative practices in the fields of short plays, film and television, cultural tourism, etc., and has effectively promoted the construction of a cultural power. The future has come, and standardization comes first. The AI Image Standard Laboratory will take Beijing Yizhuang as a starting point, radiate across the country and go global, and create AI image “smart” creation power that truly belongs to China. With the continuous deepening of integration, Beijing will surely bloom more brilliantly in the field of cultural innovation and contribute more wisdom and strength to the development of national literary and artistic undertakings.
