Evolutionary Films sluit exclusieve deal met Kling AI voor ethische animatiefilm Minibots

Wereldwijd partnerschap levert geavanceerde tools en ondersteuning voor een door kunstenaars gedreven productie waarbij alle optredens door mensen worden gecreëerd

British production outfit Evolutionary Films has locked in an exclusive worldwide deal with Kling AI to power its upcoming animated feature Minibots. The agreement marks a major step in blending cutting-edge artificial intelligence with traditional storytelling while addressing widespread industry worries about generative tools.

Kling AI Becomes Exclusive Technological Brand Partner

Under the new arrangement, Kling AI will serve as the sole global technological brand partner for the project. The company will supply production assistance, full platform access and a dedicated Creative Partnership Programme that backs the film’s team of internationally recognized AI artists.

Production Puts Artists First With Strict Ethical Charter

Evolutionary Films stresses that Minibots differs sharply from earlier AI experiments focused mainly on automation and savings. Instead, the film is built as a fundamentally artist-led effort that merges Hollywood-level narrative craft, top-tier animation talent and advanced AI processes inside a rigorous ethical framework meant to safeguard performers and creators.

Co-founders John Adams and Diane Shorthouse oversee the production. The writing team includes Michael Ferris, known for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and The Simpsons, along with Alistair Audsley and Scott Christian Sava, creator of Animal Crackers.

AI Creative Team Brings Fresh Voices To Cinematic Storytelling

The attached AI creative group features producer Giulio Musi and artists Samuele Poggi, Sebastian Kamph, Edmond Yang, Billy Boman, Erica Montanaro and Josef Samuel. All have experience at the meeting point of artificial intelligence and film narrative.

Story Follows Teenage Geniuses And Escaped Miniature Robots

The plot centers on a robotics summer camp where three teenage prodigies accidentally build tiny sentient robots that slip into human society. The story examines questions of technology, identity and what it means to be human.

Performance-First AI Charter Keeps All Acting Human-Created

The production was conceived from the start as a direct answer to rising concerns over generative AI in Hollywood. It operates under a strict performance-first AI charter that requires every performance to stay entirely human-created and owned by the actors. Adams and Shorthouse report early interest from major voice talent.

Minibots is not about replacing artists. It’s about empowering some of the most exciting new creative voices in filmmaking with extraordinary new tools. We believe the future belongs to productions that combine cutting-edge technology with genuine artistic authorship and strong ethical standards. Audiences don’t care whether something was made with AI, they care whether it’s imaginative, emotional and visually unforgettable. That’s the opportunity here.

— John Adams, co-founder of Evolutionary Films, Statement released with the partnership announcement

Minibots represents exactly the kind of creative collaboration we believe AI should enable: artist-led, ambitious and responsibly executed. We’re proud to support a project pushing cinematic storytelling forward while placing human creativity firmly at the centre of the process.

— Yushen Zeng, Head of Operations at Kling AI, Statement released with the partnership announcement

Film Moves Forward In Production With International Sales Underway

Minibots is already in active production. Evolutionary Films is managing international sales. The company’s prior work includes the Paramount+ thriller Curfew, the action title I Am Vengeance and The Magnificent Eleven, co-written by Irvine Welsh.

Kling AI, part of Chinese tech firm Kuaishou, supplies AI video generation tools already used by filmmakers such as House of David creator Jon Erwin.

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