XXFLIKS

2026 OFFICIAL FINALISTS · 03 FILMS

Experimental
AI Film Award.

Formally adventurous work that expands the grammar of moving-image storytelling.

JURY LENS

The jury considers conceptual clarity, formal invention, editorial control and whether experimentation creates a meaningful viewing experience.

Liminal, experimental AI film from France04:51

FRANCE · SURREAL

Liminal

A night train carries one passenger into somebody else’s dream.

Studio Nocturne
Soft Machines, experimental AI film from Germany02:56

GERMANY · DANCE

Soft Machines

Bodies, textiles and algorithms fold into an intimate digital ballet.

Everything Electric
Second Sun, experimental AI film from Brazil04:28

BRAZIL · COSMIC

Second Sun

Astronomers discover that dawn has been rehearsing without us.

Praxis Cinema

SHARED STANDARD

Every track.
One creative bar.

  • Creative point of viewA specific artistic intention that remains legible from first frame to final cut.
  • Cinematic craftControl of image, sound, performance, rhythm and structure as a complete film experience.
  • Meaningful AI collaborationAI is used deliberately within an artist-led process—not as novelty or an end in itself.
  • Transparency and responsibilitySource material, consent, authorship and synthetic elements are described with appropriate clarity.