Higgsfield Open-Sources Entire Production of 95-Minute AI Film ‘Hell Grind’ Made in 14 Days for $500K
AI video company Higgsfield has open-sourced the full production package behind “Hell Grind,” its 95-minute AI-generated feature film, releasing every prompt, character model, asset and workflow for free. The action film was produced in 14 days at a cost of roughly $500,000, marking a notable milestone for AI-driven feature-length filmmaking.
- Higgsfield open-sourced all prompts, character models, assets and workflows behind the 95-minute AI film “Hell Grind”
- The film was completed in 14 days for about $500,000, with most of the budget going to GPU compute rather than actors and sets
- “Hell Grind” premiered earlier at the Cannes Film Festival; the open-source release coincides with the Higgsfield Global Film Festival
- The move lets creators replicate the full AI filmmaking pipeline, a significant step for AI feature-film production
A 95-minute film in 14 days
“Hell Grind” is an action feature built entirely with Higgsfield’s AI video tools. According to reports, the movie was completed in about two weeks with a total budget of approximately $500,000, most of which went to GPU compute rather than actors, sets or equipment. Compared with traditional Hollywood action-film budgets and schedules, the figures highlight how AI tools are lowering the barrier to feature-length production.
The entire production, open-sourced
Higgsfield did not simply release the film itself; it published the complete production blueprint. Every prompt, character model, scene asset and the actual workflows used to make the movie are now publicly available. Creators can study how the film was made and reuse the same resources to build their own AI movie projects. The company described the release as laying the entire production ledger open for the industry to learn from.
Cannes premiere and a global film festival
“Hell Grind” previously screened at the Cannes Film Festival, making it one of the few AI-generated feature films shown at a major international festival. The open-source announcement coincides with the Higgsfield Global Film Festival, an event aimed at the AI filmmaking community.
What it means for AI filmmaking
Industry observers see the release as an important marker of AI-generated content moving from short clips to full-length features. Most AI video tools have focused on generating seconds or minutes of footage; “Hell Grind” demonstrates that a complete narrative feature can be driven by AI tools. Open-sourcing the pipeline also lowers the learning curve for creators experimenting with AI films, which could accelerate the standardization of AI filmmaking techniques and workflows.
The open-source release is also notable for what it reveals about cost structures. A feature-length action film traditionally involves hundreds of crew members and months of production; “Hell Grind” shows a two-person-scale team can carry a project from script to final cut using AI tools, with compute replacing most traditional line items. That model will not replace every kind of filmmaking, but it opens a realistic path for independent creators and studios experimenting with AI-native production, and gives the industry a shared reference point to build on.
Source: Learnijoy · Higgsfield AI
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