On the night of February 11, 2026, renowned filmmaker Jia Zhangke took to a social media platform to express his admiration for ByteDance's AI video generation model, Seedance 2.0, hailing it as "truly remarkable" and revealing his plans to leverage its capabilities for crafting short films. Earlier, Jia Zhangke had shared his perspective that, despite AI's vast potential, it cannot supplant the sheer delight of creative exploration and the unique allure of traditional filmmaking craftsmanship.
