The 2025 Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macau University Students AI Film and Television Competition is being held amid a 30% global surge in AI computing demand, with China leveraging national-level strategies to overcome challenges in exporting computing power.
Group photo of distinguished guests at the signing ceremony for the Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macau University Students AI Film and Television Competition
To implement the 20th (2025) Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macau University Students AI Film and Television Competition, this event aims to:
Identify high-caliber teams for incubation in industrial parks,
Align with industrial demands through AI-driven filmmaking innovations.
This competition focuses on China’s “Computing Power Export” strategy, harnessing the immense resources of national “East Data, West Computing” hubs in Guizhou, Chengdu-Chongqing, and the Greater Bay Area. By establishing a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau global computing pool, it enables millisecond-level intelligent scheduling, completely breaking down regional computing silos. This integration empowers the film industry to deliver AI-powered innovations—such as generative AI, virtual humans, and metaverse filmmaking—to transform traditional sectors like home appliance design, fashion, and cultural tourism through smart design and supply chain optimization.
Through the development of a unified AI-computing platform integrating 200+ industry models, we will significantly reduce costs for Chinese enterprises expanding overseas, propel domestic chips and cloud service ecosystems onto the global stage, and build service capabilities across 10 Belt and Road countries. This marks a historic leap from technology export to rule-setting leadership, demonstrating how Chinese computing power can reshape global collaborative ecosystems through AI creativity!
Participants will gain exclusive access to practical resource packages from national-level computing nodes, collectively shaping China’s digital blueprint for the AI era.
From left: Fan Wai Cheuk, General Manager of Hong Kong Nanzhuo Data Technology Co., Ltd.; Wu Wanfeng, Chairman of Tengyun Shengshi; Lu Zhidong, Secretary-General of Guangdong Film and Television Culture Promotion Association
Signing Representative’ Vision
Mr. Lu Zhidong, Secretary-General of the Guangdong Film and Television Culture Promotion Association:
“This competition is a crucial step in promoting the integration of film and television technology across the two sides of the strait and four regions. Outstanding teams will directly connect with incubation resources in industrial parks.”
Mr. Wu Wanfeng, Chairman of Tengyun Shengshi (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd
“As the operating entity, we plan to integrate film and television with national computing power to deliver innovative service outputs (such as generative AI, virtual humans, and metaverse filming). These innovative and creative concepts will be transformed into smart design and supply chain optimization for competitive industries like home appliances, fashion design, and cultural tourism through AI-driven digital film and television innovation services, which will be widely promoted across multiple platforms.”
Mr. Bryan Fan , General Manager of Hong Kong Nanzhuo Data Technology Co., Ltd:
“As the computing power support unit, we provide a computing power scheduling platform, connecting to national computing power support. We offer comprehensive computing power services to university students and participating teams from Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macau , including domestic computing power resource scheduling capabilities, resource integration capabilities, data security, data confidentiality, and other compliance services.”
Scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025, the competition will open for registration to participants from Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macau . Winning teams will be awarded industry incubation, access to computing resources, and valuable exposure opportunities, collectively contributing to a global collaborative ecosystem blueprint for “China’s Computing Power + AI Creativity.”
Hong Kong Nanzhuo Data Technology Co., Ltd. (NZData) is a pioneering green computing power-sharing platform based in the Asia-Pacific region, focused on tackling the energy crisis and the underutilization of computing resources in the AI era. Through its proprietary NCOS system, NZData efficiently manages and intelligently schedules idle computing resources, enabling enterprises to reduce operational costs by up to 50%. Additionally, it offers tailored open-source large-scale model design services to meet diverse business needs.
NZData operates five neutral data centers worldwide, with a presence in key markets such as China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. The platform serves a wide range of industries, including film and television, gaming, and robotics. Boasting a utilization rate of over 70%, NZData outperforms traditional competitors and maintains a competitive advantage in the AI infrastructure landscape through its green certification and ESG-driven architecture.
