On November 26, Shanghai hosted two major events for scientific and cultural exchange: the 2025 Science and Technology Innovation Conference, co-hosted by China Media Group and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, and the China Media Group High-Quality Development Shanghai Project Launch Conference, held concurrently at the Shanghai International Media Port. Both events focused on the innovative applications, industrial integration, and international cooperation of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, showcasing a new landscape of industrial transformation and cultural dissemination driven by technology.
2025 Science and Technology Innovation Conference (Photos taken at the event by Sun Nan and Zhu Yan)
The conference, themed "Science and Technology Innovation Leading the Way, Wisdom Ushering in a New Era," brought together experts and scholars from renowned universities and research institutions, as well as relevant leaders from technology companies and financial institutions, to jointly explore the core trends of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and discuss the path of technology empowering industrial upgrading and reshaping the future ecosystem.
The Shanghai "AI+" Project International Cooperation Promotion Platform was launched at the opening ceremony. This platform will bring together resources from all parties to promote international cooperation on high-quality AI projects and provide practical models for the "AI+" initiative.
On the day of the event, China's first fully AI-animated film, "Reunion Order," premiered. The film, co-produced by China Media Group, Beijing New Film Union Film Co., Ltd., and other organizations, features a brother and sister panda as protagonists and conveys the concept of family reunion and promotes national culture. The film's production utilized a large-scale media model developed by China Media Group and a self-developed AI-powered full-process animation production platform, enabling the generation of a coherent AI-animated film with continuous storyboards.
China's first fully AI-animated film, "Reunion Order," premiered on-site.
The CCTV Hyper-Realistic Digital Human Intelligent Platform Application Achievements Released and the Digital Culture and Art Museum (Shanghai) Opened. The museum will continue to focus on the integrated innovation of "technology + culture + education," bringing more high-quality digital cultural experiences to the public, making technology "perceptible," and making culture "come alive."
Release of the Application Achievements of CCTV's Hyper-realistic Digital Human Intelligent Platform and Opening of the Digital Culture and Art Museum (Shanghai)
During the 2025 Science and Technology Innovation Conference, the main forum "Innovation-Driven AI Leadership" will be held, along with several sub-forums focusing on hot topics such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and intelligent manufacturing, to discuss and explore breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies and industrial integration and innovation.
At the launch event for the China Media Group's high-quality development project in Shanghai, a series of key financial, cultural, and international communication projects of the group were launched and promoted.
China Media Group High-Quality Development Shanghai Project Launch Conference
The CCTV Finance and Economics Powerhouse – Shanghai Financial Night event will soon be held in Lingang, Shanghai, showcasing the city's achievements in building an international financial center. The financial new media program "Bund Salon" will leverage the iconic Bund location to create a high-level dialogue platform bringing together global financial leaders and top scholars. The "CMG Silver Economy Gala" and its integrated media series will focus on Shanghai's exploration and practices in elderly care and wellness.
The Shanghai leg of the large-scale integrated media program "Healthy China, Traveling the World" was launched.
The Shanghai leg of CCTV's large-scale integrated media program "Healthy China, Traveling the World" was launched on the same day. This event will showcase the infinite possibilities of healthy living and promote health knowledge and concepts to Shanghai residents.
The trailer for "Blue Star Outside the Window," China's first 8K space documentary film, was released in 28 languages.
A number of international film and television projects showcasing a global perspective and promoting cultural exchange were unveiled at the event. The trailer for "Blue Star Outside the Window," China's first 8K space documentary film, translated by the National Multilingual Film and Television Translation Base, was released in 28 languages. The film will be a key project for 2026, broadcast overseas through CCTV's showcase of high-quality film and television programs. Since its establishment in Shanghai, the National Multilingual Film and Television Translation Base has built a bridge across language barriers and cultural differences for Chinese film and television works to reach international audiences.
Ding Shenyang, Chairman of the Shanghai Calligraphers Association, donated his calligraphy works to the National Multilingual Film and Television Translation Base on site.
Ding Shenyang, chairman of the Shanghai Calligraphers Association, donated his calligraphy works to the National Multilingual Film and Television Translation Base on site, expressing his best wishes for Chinese film and television works to go global.
The pilot episode of the documentary "Animal Companions That Changed the World: Horses" was released on site.
Next year is the Chinese Year of the Horse, and the pilot episode of the documentary "Animal Companions That Changed the World: Horses" was released at the event. The film vividly presents the role of horses alongside human civilization by exploring their image in cultural relics, historical records, and other historical contexts.
The documentary film "Confirmation: László Hudec" tells the story of László Hudec, a Slovak-Hungarian architect who chose to stay in Shanghai during the turbulent years of war. He designed over a hundred outstanding buildings and used the beauty of art to bring light and hope to people, vividly showcasing the charm of the fusion of different cultures.
At the event, CCTV Shanghai Station signed strategic cooperation agreements with Shanghai International Studies University and Shanghai Film Group Corporation. International Media Harbor (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co., Ltd. signed cooperation agreements with four entities in the fields of communications, finance, culture, and technology.