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2026 OFFICIAL FINALISTS · 04 FILMS

Narrative
AI Film Award.

Story-led cinema with memorable characters, dramatic shape and a distinct directorial voice.

JURY LENS

The jury considers story architecture, performance, world-building and whether AI choices deepen the drama rather than distract from it.

Afterlight, narrative AI film from Canada06:42

CANADA · SCIENCE FICTION

Afterlight

A memory architect follows a signal beyond the last human city.

Northstar Synthetic
Red Dust, narrative AI film from Australia09:04

AUSTRALIA · DRAMA

Red Dust

Two sisters cross a changing desert to recover their father’s voice.

Parallel Pictures
Glass House, narrative AI film from United States11:20

UNITED STATES · THRILLER

Glass House

A perfect smart home begins editing the family that lives inside it.

Ada Vale
Broadcast Zero, narrative AI film from New Zealand08:08

NEW ZEALAND · MYSTERY

Broadcast Zero

The last radio host on Earth receives a call from tomorrow.

Signal / Noise

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.