A film from TYO’s AI short film project “TOKYO STORIES” won an award at the shots Awards Asia Pacific 2026

“TOKYO TOKYO,” a film from the “TOKYO STORIES” AI short film project organized by TYO, has been shortlisted for the shots Awards Asia Pacific 2026.

The shots Awards, organized by the advertising media outlet shots, were established in 2011 and are held in separate regional categories covering Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The shots Awards Asia Pacific honors outstanding works from Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and this year’s winners were announced on September 30.

TOKYO STORIES is an AI short film project in which TYO—whose company name incorporates the city code for “Tokyo”—produces original AI short films centered on Tokyo, collaborating with creators from Japan and abroad to depict the city from diverse perspectives and release the resulting works. TYO views generative AI not merely as a tool for efficiency, but as a new means of expanding the possibilities of creativity in visual expression. As part of this exploration, the company planned this project and released 14 works on its official YouTube channel as the first installment.
In addition to winning awards at the WORLD AI FILM FESTIVAL (WAIFF), the project is gaining recognition, having been selected as a standalone program at “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2026”—one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals and an official partner of the Academy Awards—as well as at the Seattle AI Film Festival (SAIFF 2026).
ARTE TOKYO plans to feature screenings of the latest AI films and talk shows with participating creators.

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