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First Fully AI-Generated Film Released: One-Click Movie Creation with Sora Studio Shakes Traditional Industry

Sora Studio and a major Chinese streaming platform release the first 90-minute entirely AI-generated movie, amassing 80 million views in its first week. Traditional film and TV workers jointly protest, demanding government restrictions on AI film distribution quotas.

Overview

AI-generated movies are no longer a gimmick.

Sora Studio and iQIYI co-produced the first fully AI-generated 90-minute web film, "The Last Night of Chang'an," which premiered on August 15 on the iQIYI platform. It garnered 80 million views in its first week and earned a 7.2 rating on Douban, sending shockwaves through the industry.

The film was created entirely using Sora's video generation foundation model. From screenplay and storyboard to visuals and music, every element was produced by AI systems. The production cost was approximately ¥2 million — compared to the ¥50+ million typically required for a conventionally produced film of equivalent scope.

How It Was Made

Sora Studio staff revealed a highly automated production pipeline for "The Last Night of Chang'an":

  • Scripting Phase: GPT-5 generated the complete screenplay and storyboard from a plot outline
  • Visual Phase: Sora 3.0 generated video clips segment by segment based on storyboard descriptions, with style transfer and character consistency controls
  • Voice Phase: ElevenLabs cloned actor voices to automatically generate multilingual voice tracks
  • Editing Phase: The AI editing system automatically assembled clips and added transitions

Industry Aftershock

Traditional film industry reactions were swift and fierce.

Multiple film crews at Hengdian World Studios announced disbandment. Some actors and screenwriters gathered in protest outside the Zhejiang Film and Television Association, demanding government policies to restrict AI film distribution quotas and protect traditional filmmakers' livelihoods.

A screenwriter with 20 years of experience wrote on WeChat Moments: "After writing scripts my whole life, who's going to need screenwriters anymore?"

What the Platforms Say

iQIYI's head of content stated: "AI films are the wave of the future. We won't stop because of controversy. We plan to produce 20-30 AI web films annually, targeting young users with mystery and fantasy genres."

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