[ [ GLOBAL IMPACT ] ]Global Impact Report

From the global call for entries to the closing of the first edition, the festival's narrative travelled through state-level media, Hong Kong institutional press, national portals, industry media and international newswires. This page publishes the verified figures, the model estimates with their exact qualifiers, and the full 51-report index.

Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 · HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05 · V9.0 · data as of 15 August 2026

Per the Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 V9.0 (HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05, data as of 15 August 2026), HKAIIFF recorded 1,140 media and distribution records across 56 countries and territories on six continents: 59 Greater China placements (29 outlet and official-account brands) plus 1,081 international English newswire endpoints; five Xinhua Net client articles show 9.076 million displayed reads in total. International endpoints are distribution placements, not independent editorial coverage.

Headline figures

9.076M

Verified public reads · 5 Xinhua Net articles

47.9M

Baseline-scenario total exposure opportunities (model)

1,140

Media & distribution records (59 Greater China + 1,081 international)

56

Countries & territories across six continents

Verified reads · Xinhua Net client

Four Xinhua Net client articles display public read counters. Figures below are the displayed counts as of 15 August 2026 — each verifiable at the original link.

2026-05-18
Global call for entries opens; AI Film Hackathon city network lands worldwide
2.774M
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2026-07-17
Hong Kong International AI Film Festival opens; global industry convenes on AI cinema's future
2.155M
View original →
2026-07-20
AI film indexing system Index.Film launches
1.412M
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2026-07-20
Multiple industry programs launch; the AI Film Market begins official operation
1.813M
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2026-08-12
Hong Kong AI Film Market announces first results: 101 films traded, over US$12 million
0.922M
View original →
Combined verified reads9.076M(2026-08-15)

Total exposure model

Low scenario19.7M
Baseline scenario47.9M
High scenario94.8M

Scenario-model estimate of total exposure opportunities (low ≈19.7M · baseline ≈47.9M · high ≈94.8M); not de-duplicated unique audience. The five Xinhua Net client reads are actual displayed figures; other Greater China outlets follow the established tier baselines and conservative visibility rates; the two international registers (107.3M monthly channel capacity) are converted at 6% / 18% / 30% visibility with 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.8 rediscovery factors.

Authority structure of the 51 reports

13
State-level & public media

Xinhua Net, People.cn, CRI Online, Beijing Daily, GMW.cn and China Daily new-media matrix

12
Hong Kong & GBA institutional media

Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, HKCNA and Greater Bay Area media

14
National portals

YNET, iFeng, NetEase, Sina, ZAKER, MSN

8
Finance, tech & industry media

GeekPark, Jiemian News, ZOL, iHeima, Hexun

4
Content & social platforms

Baijiahao, Zhihu, search and community distribution scenes

International distribution

Two English-language distribution waves (July opening & white paper; August market results) placed 1,081 endpoints — 1,075 distinct URLs — across 56 countries and territories on six continents. These are newswire distribution placements, not independent editorial coverage. Lead nodes by monthly channel capacity:

1,081

International English placements (two waves)

38.85M

Channel capacity of the eight nodes

107.3M

Monthly channel capacity of all placements (distributor-reported)

56

Countries & territories

APNews23.10M
Barchart7.00M
The Manila Times2.10M
StreetInsider1.51M
WKOW1.45M
KWWL1.37M
Sina Hong Kong1.20M
KVOA1.12M

Countries & territories by continent

17
Asia
15
Europe
9
North America
8
South America
6
Africa
1
Oceania

Six narrative waves

The 51 Greater China priority reports followed six consecutive narrative waves — from the global call to the market's official operation.

01
Global call & city network
12reports
02
International distribution & culture abroad
12reports
03
AI Film Hackathon
3reports
04
Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
12reports
05
Index.Film asset infrastructure
7reports
06
Market & industry architecture
5reports

51 priority reports · full index

Every row links to the original article. Rows, tiers and themes follow Chapter 15 of the Global Impact Report; dates are as annotated in the report (some to month or year precision).

No.OutletTierDateThemeLink
001YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-05-13Global call & city network↗
002Hong Kong Commercial DailyHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Global call & city network↗
003ZAKERNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
004GeekParkFinance, tech & industry media2026Global call & city network↗
005Beijing Daily Client (BJD News)State-level & public media2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
006CRI OnlineState-level & public media2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
007iFeng RegionalNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
008NetEase NewsNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
009Sina NewsNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
010Hexun NewsFinance, tech & industry media2026-05-12Global call & city network↗
011People.cn Culture & SportsState-level & public media2026-05-13Global call & city network↗
012Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-05-18Global call & city network↗
013MSN ChineseNational portals2026-05International distribution & culture abroad↗
014Ta Kung Pao OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026International distribution & culture abroad↗
015Greater Bay Area TimesHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad↗
016Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026International distribution & culture abroad↗
017HKCNA (Hong Kong China News Agency)Hong Kong & GBA institutional media2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad↗
018YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad↗
019People.cn Culture & SportsState-level & public media2026-05-29International distribution & culture abroad↗
020iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad↗
021Zhihu ColumnContent & social platforms2026International distribution & culture abroad↗
022GMW.cn new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026International distribution & culture abroad↗
023BaijiahaoContent & social platforms2026International distribution & culture abroad↗
024China Daily new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026International distribution & culture abroad↗
025Ta Kung Pao OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026AI Film Hackathon↗
026China Daily new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026-06-12AI Film Hackathon↗
027iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-06-12AI Film Hackathon↗
028YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-07-20Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
029iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
030Ta Kung Pao Hong KongHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
031BaijiahaoContent & social platforms2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
032Jiemian NewsFinance, tech & industry media2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
033ZOLFinance, tech & industry media2026-07-20Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
034iHeimaFinance, tech & industry media2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
035Hexun TechFinance, tech & industry media2026-07-18Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
036ZOLFinance, tech & industry media2026Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
037GeekParkFinance, tech & industry media2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
038Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-07-20Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
039iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-07Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
040Ta Kung Pao Hong KongHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
041Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
042Hong Kong Commercial DailyHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
043China Daily new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026-07Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
044BaijiahaoContent & social platforms2026-07Index.Film asset infrastructure↗
045Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-07-20Market & industry architecture↗
046YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-07-21Market & industry architecture↗
047People.cn Culture & SportsState-level & public media2026-07-23Market & industry architecture↗
048iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-07Market & industry architecture↗
049Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Market & industry architecture↗
050Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-07-17Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗
051Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus↗

Read the full report

The Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 (HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05, V9.0, 15 August 2026) is available as a PDF in Traditional Chinese; the English public external edition (GIR/2026/01, V4.2) remains available until the V9.0 English edition is released. Citations should credit “HKAIIFF Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026”.

Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 · HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05 · V9.0 · data as of 15 August 2026

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