This is the International AI Creator Award 2026 (AICU Award) secretariat, brought to you by AICU, "Creating creators". Following the previous "Open Field", today we introduce 11 works in the "Commercial Film Field". This field gathers videos intended to be delivered to audiences as work, including feature films released in theaters, teasers aimed at being released as series, short films running on the Metropolitan Expressway, and feature films in production. Although the number of works is not large, this is the forefront of making "movies a job" with generative AI.
The Commercial Film field in numbers
The numbers as of 2:30 on November 10, 2026 (Japan time).
- Applications: 13 works (8th in number among 10 fields)
- Works lined up in the public gallery: 11 works (Japan 6, Korea 2, Canada 2, Spain 1)
- General voting target: 11 works
- Comments received in the gallery: 8
In terms of numbers, it is a small field, but the lineup of what is lined up is a dense field. 5 out of 11 works are from outside Japan, 3 works are trailers or main parts of feature films released in theaters, 2 works are teasers announcing the start of a series, and 1 work is a teaser for a feature documentary being produced as an international co-production. On November 8, the short film "SPEEDHUNTER" set on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway was also added. Each has a journey to reach the audience. In this article, we will introduce all the impressions received.
The order below groups works by content and does not reflect popularity. Creator names are given without honorifics, exactly as written at the time of entry.
Features that reached the cinema
グランマレビト (GRANDMALEVIT)
Hiroki Yamaguchi (Japan, Gaumapix Inc.) / View in the gallery
The distant future, on a fictional island nation in Asia. It is the story of robots called "self-evolving machines" and the psychics whose mission is to hold their rampage in check. At its core are the inner conflict and convictions of the protagonist, the old woman Levit. As the endlessly evolving machines and the ideals of humankind intersect, it portrays what kind of future Levit's choice will lead to. The entry is the trailer for an AI film released in cinemas in 2025.
マチルダ・悪魔の遺伝子 (MATILDA The Devil's Gene)
KUMIKO ENDO (Spain, MATILDA LINE PROJECT) / View in the gallery
A science-fiction feature film about the genetics of human violence, set in the future of the year 2222. It began as a trailer just one minute long. That led to talk of a theatrical release as a feature, and with no finished film yet in existence, director, writer and original creator Kumiko Endo (遠藤久美子) and editor 中川敦智 took on the production in Barcelona. In a matter of months they completed a feature whose visuals, performances and voices were generated with AI, and it opened in cinemas in Japan in December 2025. The countries of production are Spain and Japan.
KUMIKO ENDO has also entered the Independent Film field with "太初、刻印 — In the Beginning, The Mark" (A26V-51), a visual storyboard for the second instalment of the same series. From one minute to a feature film, and on to the next work, they are a creator who keep growing a single world.
Two comments have arrived in the gallery. From 山本 琢馬 (Japan), who has entered the Music, MV & Dance field, just one line: "I hesitate even to comment. Please go and join the Jury 🫡". 進藤孝純 (Japan), who has likewise entered the Music, MV & Dance field and the Publishing field, writes: "It re-examines human violence at the genetic level and expresses the fundamental theme of 'can peace really be maintained?' as science fiction. With its world of the year 2222 and a forbidden encounter, it is a work that makes you think deeply about human destiny and free will. I felt it was a film that, as an ambitious work fusing technology, philosophy and entertainment, poses new questions to many viewers."
怪奇！死肉の男 (The Living Corpse)
曽根 剛 (Japan) / View in the gallery
A work by director 曽根 剛 that turns 『怪奇！死肉の男』 (1986) by Hideshi Hino (日野日出志), the master of horror manga, into a feature film made entirely with generative AI. The "man of dead flesh", who keeps moving in a body far gone in decay, appears in a town, is taken into police custody, and then is subjected to endless human experiments in the isolation ward of a university hospital. The screenplay was written by ChatGPT, and the cast's voices are AI voices. The lead voice is 田村寛, who played the lead in Hideshi Hino's 『ギニーピッグ2 血肉の華』 (Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood). It opened in cinemas on July 24, 2026 and was subsequently screened in various locations.
This work was entered by the Secretariat as a recommendation on the creator's behalf. The work belongs to director 曽根 剛. TORAKO (Japan), who has entered the Character, Manga & Webtoon field, sent this comment: "It's a live-action film that recreates the atmosphere of a manga, like something from the early Showa era, and as a film adaptation of a manga it's really fascinating! The insects are a bit too realistic, I've got goosebumps 🥹"
Teasers that announce the beginning of a series
NAZI HUNTER GRANDMA
Adrien Bodson (Canada, AiStudios.ca / Orange Médias) / View in the gallery
Behind the sunglasses of a seemingly ordinary grandmother lies a power not to be underestimated. They thought the past was buried. She never forgot. This is the teaser for an AI-made revenge thriller series. The last line of the synopsis: "Revenge has a list." Its strong hook that makes you want to see what happens next is, in itself, the shape of the entry. TORAKO (Japan) sent this comment: "A tough grandma! A violent grandma! The best!"
27 SPIES
Adrien Bodson (Canada, AiStudios.ca / Orange Médias) / View in the gallery
During the Second World War, the Spanish double agent Juan Pujol García, codename GARBO, built a "network" of 27 spies, deceived the Nazi intelligence services, and helped change the course of D-Day. This is the teaser for a series based on that astonishing true story. "The spies were fake, but the war was real."
In addition to two works in this field, Adrien Bodson has also entered "THE DEMON TAPES" (A26V-37) and "NOW YOU SEE THEM" (A26V-38) in the Independent Film field. From a revenge drama to a spy story based on true events to independent work, they are a creator who keep turning series concepts into reality, one genre after another.
Stories that reach you before words do
Stone Memory
Matsuri Yumeai / Yumeai Fantasy (Japan, individual, Web, X, YouTube) / View in the gallery
A psychological short film in which a single white stone explores identity, loss and the quiet acceptance of return through fragmented memories. There is no dialogue, and human figures are almost never shown. Within this, the stone becomes a vessel for what remains after a life has dissolved: a garden, a birthday, the sound of water, the shapes of the people who once held it. GPT Image 2.0, Seedance 2.0, MiniMax Audio and Suno AI were used in its production.
The Companion
Junho Her (South Korea, individual, Web, YouTube) / View in the gallery
"Every goodbye eventually leads to someone waiting." Into the quiet life of a man who has kept his heart closed for 35 years, enduring the coldness of the world alone, wanders a small Sapsali puppy (a long-haired Korean dog). What begins as a small act of rescue grows into a lifelong sense of being allowed to belong. Love, the synopsis concludes, is measured in footprints, in waiting by the door, and in the simple promise of coming home.
プレイヤー (Japan), who has entered the Character, Manga & Webtoon field, sent a comment in English: "I was impressed. good luck." A reply in Korean, "너무 감사합니다." (Thank you so much), has also been posted in the gallery.
The Gift (12-Minute Final Cut)
Junho Her (South Korea, individual, Web, YouTube) / View in the gallery
A single photograph left in the comments by a follower in Mexico who loves Sapsali dogs. From there grew this 12-minute story. It was delivered from Korea, on the exact opposite side of the globe from Mexico, with the wish that it would warm the hearts of everyone.
Junho Her has entered two works in this field, "The Companion" and "The Gift". Both portray the bond between dogs and people, and they are a creator who keep making stories that stay close to the viewer's heart. SATORUIITA (Japan), who has entered the Character, Manga & Webtoon field and the Game, Tool & App field, sent this comment: "A very good work that warmed my heart. The way the dog moved was so cute."
Short film running on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway
SPEEDHUNTER
Yves Dalbiez (Japan) / View in gallery
Japanese racing driver Kaito Nakamura, trapped by a mistake made in a race, seeks refuge on Tokyo's Metropolitan Expressway. The deeper he delves into speed, the more fragments of the past emerge, and the emotions he has suppressed are shaken. The representative image includes the line "At full speed, the past catches up" and the name of the original creator, Stéphane Benini. This short film, released in October 2026, is the newest work added to this field on November 8. It runs on the Metropolitan Expressway, a unique setting for Japanese films.
A feature being made right now
The Taste of Water
RYO NAKAJIMA (Japan, Zooper Zoos LLC) / View in the gallery
A feature-length animated documentary in which the manga artist Ookado, searching for the meaning of their father's words, "Good sake is like water", travels around sake breweries with Kobo-kun, the spirit of sake yeast. Combining live action, hand-drawn animation, 3DCG and generative AI, it sets out to depict the taste, aroma and memories of sake. An international co-production by Supersub and Toonz Media Group, it is in production right now. This entry is a teaser released along the way.
RYO NAKAJIMA has also entered "CEREBRUM" (A26V-76) in the Independent Film field. Akihiko Shirai (白井暁彦) sent this comment: "Congratulations on the production in progress and the release of the teaser. The smiles are wonderful. It feels as if the scents and flavours come through."
Entries from the organizer
One publication by the organiser, AICU Japan, is also on display. We state clearly here that it is a work of the organiser.
AICU Magazine Vol.14 "AI for Cinema — 生成AIでつくる映画新時代" is a special issue devoted to films made with generative AI. The cover illustration is by 穂花-HONOKA-.
Watch with AiCuty on AiCuTV
AiCuTV is a broadcasting department that automatically screens submissions 24 hours a day, introduced by Mei and Marsha of AiCuty. All 11 works in this field also appear. The six works "NAZI HUNTER GRANDMA", "27 SPIES", "The Gift", "グランマレビト", "マチルダ・悪魔の遺伝子", and "The Taste of Water" are screened as videos, while "Stone Memory", "The Companion", "怪奇！死肉の男", "SPEEDHUNTER", and five works from AICU Magazine Vol.14 are introduced with their images filling the screen, narrated by the two. The slot where trailers of theaters and teasers of series are streamed consecutively is a program unique to this field.
Short introduction of 11 works (daily, about 6 minutes)
Only the beginning of the video, and for works without video, in one word, we will introduce 11 works in succession.
| Language | JST | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Daily, around 12:02 | Daily, around 03:02 |
| English | Daily, around 2:02 and around 20:02 | around 17:02 (previous day), around 11:02 (same day) |
The 2:02 slot on Wed, Nov 11 (17:02 UTC on the 10th) is skipped.
Commercial Film block (schedule until the voting deadline)
11 works will be streamed consecutively in a slot of about 27 minutes.
| Date | JST | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 15:28〜15:55 | 06:28〜06:55 |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 9:53〜10:20 | 00:53〜01:20 |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 15:03〜15:30 | 06:03〜06:30 |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:28〜5:55 | 13th 20:28〜20:55 |
The schedule as of November 10, 2026. There is no slot for the field on Thursday, November 12. The program schedule is rearranged daily at 9:00 Japan time (UTC 0:00), so the times may vary. Please check the current and next programs on the AiCuTV screen.
Please send us your votes and comments!
Comments can be sent not only from the AiCuTV viewing screen but also from each work's page in the gallery. Comments you have sent can be managed from the dashboard. Voting is one work per field, free for everyone. The deadline is Nov 13, 2026 (AoE), which is Sat, Nov 14, 21:00 JST. From features released in cinemas to teasers for works in production, many of the works in this field can be watched right away on YouTube and elsewhere. Once you have watched them, please send your comments to the creators in the gallery. For creators who are trying to make film their profession, a word from someone who has watched is the greatest encouragement of all.
On the eve of the deadline, from 20:00 JST on Fri, Nov 13, we plan to hold a Watch Party on AICU's YouTube channel. It is a time to watch together with everyone while we introduce works from the 10 fields in turn. While watching the program, please consider your one vote in each field.
Look forward to AICU Magazine Vol.30! The beautiful paperback edition, which completes all over 300 works, is scheduled for release on November 17 (a preview version is currently released). Works in the commercial film field are also included in this issue. https://aicu.ai/mag/V30