Xiao Yunpeng, also known as Alan Xiao, is an award-winning writer, director, and editor, based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in original generative AI short films.
His science fiction and fantasy works are distinguished by their humanistic depth and thought-provoking themes, seamlessly blending Eastern and Western cultural influences.
Film Festival Selections & Awards
Dark Fantasy, Psychological Horror
Best Art Direction — Film & AI: Dialogue Franco-Chinois sur l’innovation dans l’industrie cinématographique forum,
16th Paris Chinese Film Festival, Paris, France
Quarter-Finalist — Türkiye International Artificial Intelligence Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
Short List — UnHuman Shorts Contest
Official Selection — AI Short Film Festival LARISSA LUMINA, Larisa, Greece
Official Selection — The AI ARTIST Film Festival, Beijing, China
Science Fiction
Best Director — The AI ARTIST Film Festival, Beijing, China
Best Student Film — AI International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
Semi-Finalist — Shanghai International Short Week, Shanghai, China
Official Selection — Chicago AI Film Festival, Chicago, USA
Exhibitions
2025
AIART Gallery, The 7th IEEE Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Art Creation, IEEE ICME 2025.
La Cité Nantes Congress Centre, France
https://sites.google.com/view/2025aiart-gallery
「戦後80年・昭和100年 報道写真を読む『1億人の昭和史』から『毎日戦中写真アーカイブ』へ」
“80 Years After the War / 100 Years of Shōwa: Reading Press Photography — From The History of Shōwa for 100 Million People to The Mainichi Wartime Photo Archive”
The Japan Newspaper Museum (ニュースパーク), Yokohama, Japan
https://newspark.jp/exhibition/ex000400.html
AIART Gallery, The 7th IEEE Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Art Creation, IEEE ICME 2025.
La Cité Nantes Congress Centre, France
https://sites.google.com/view/2025aiart-gallery
「戦後80年・昭和100年 報道写真を読む『1億人の昭和史』から『毎日戦中写真アーカイブ』へ」
“80 Years After the War / 100 Years of Shōwa: Reading Press Photography — From The History of Shōwa for 100 Million People to The Mainichi Wartime Photo Archive”
The Japan Newspaper Museum (ニュースパーク), Yokohama, Japan
https://newspark.jp/exhibition/ex000400.html
2024
『越境する心と芸術』第71回日府展 国際先端表現部門創設記念展示
“Transcending Borders: The Heart and Art” — Commemorative Exhibition for the Launch of the International Advanced Expression Division, 71st Nippon-Futen Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
https://labo.wtnv.jp/2024/05/ai.html
『越境する心と芸術』第71回日府展 国際先端表現部門創設記念展示
“Transcending Borders: The Heart and Art” — Commemorative Exhibition for the Launch of the International Advanced Expression Division, 71st Nippon-Futen Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
https://labo.wtnv.jp/2024/05/ai.html
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