Runway has joined forces with IMAX to present the finalists from its fourth annual AI Film Festival in a 10-city U.S. commercial run, with four days of screenings at each location, from August 17 to 20. Tickets are on sale now for IMAX theaters in Manhattan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, Denver and Washington, D.C. The 10 finalists vied among 6,000 submissions for the 2025 competition, which marks the first time the AIFF finalists will get a national theatrical release. In 2024 finalists screened for one day at only two theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Continue reading Runway Sets a 10-City IMAX Release for AI Film Fest Finalists

Artificial intelligence platform Runway has launched The Hundred Film Fund to help finance 100 projects that use its AI to tell stories. Created by the company through its Runway Studios, the Fund is starting with $5 million, “with the potential to grow to $10 million.” Runway is presenting the Fund as “an open call to all creative professionals who have AI-augmented film projects in the pre- or post-production phases and are in need of funding.” Directors, producers and screenwriters are among those invited to apply. The program will consider all formats, from features to shorts, documentaries, experimental projects, music videos and more. Continue reading Runway Launches $5M AI Film Fund as Open Call to Creators