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Welcome to Red Rocks AI Film Festival! A celebration and awards ceremony that takes place both live and virtually allowing for viewing from all over the world and for those who are unable to join us live in Southern Utah.
The theme of Red Rocks AI Film Festival is: Illuminate and Uplift and we here to honor an exciting new adventure in AI Filmmaking - illuminating inspiring and uplifting films that connect human creation with AI technology.
SUBMISSION ARE NOW OPEN! You are invited to be a part of this exciting adventure in AI filmmaking.
Our in person festival will be held on September 24th, 2026 in beautiful St. George Utah. It will be an exciting and uplifting evening of networking, film screening and awards. If you are not able to make it out to our live event, we will be live streaming virtually, so you can experience the film festival from right where you are. We hope to see you there!
2025 Winners
The Red Rocks AI Film Festival saw an incredible turnout, making the selection of winners a challenging yet rewarding experience. With over 180 Submission from 32 Countries, each participant showcased remarkable talent and creativity, and commend everyone for their hard work.
Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalists, Quarter-Finalists and Official Selections have been listed to celebrate additional outstanding films. Thank you for making this year’s festival an unforgettable event, and we look forward to seeing your submissions next year. Until then, enjoy your inspirational AI filmmaking journey!
Best AI Ad (commercial)
Congratulations to the winners of the Best AI Ad ( commercial)!
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Winner:
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Stone & Sand
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Evandro Santan & Naty Augusto (Brazil)
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Finalist:
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Paint Like An Artist
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Rod Cauhi (Brazil)
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Semi-Finalist:
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Spay it Forward Cannon County
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Paul Griswold (United States)
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Quarter Finalists:
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Anchovy Bandits
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Pasquale de Sapio (Switzerland)
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Crazy Lonely Journey
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Natalia Liashkevich (United States)
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Official Selection:
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An Incontinent Truth
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Samantha Pillay (Australia)
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Cher Ami
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Ty Clancey (United States)
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Custom Made - The Royal Council
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Aaron Sean Umanoff (United States)
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Gamayun Bird
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Viktorilia Sayfutdinova
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Smart Ones Just Get it Smart Things
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Suhyeon Jin, Hyunjoo Park (Korea, Republic of)
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The Spirit of Carnival
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Rod Caugh (Brazil)
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Best AI Animal & Nature Film
Congratulations to the winners of the Best AI Animal & Nature Film!
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Winner:
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Home
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Grant Hunter (United Kingdom)
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Finalist:
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Animal Fashion Trend
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준석 장 (Korea, Republic of)
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Semi-Finalist:
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Mountain Creek
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Mitchell Louis Flautt (United States)
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Official Selection:
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ANIMA
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Alfred Matthew Hernandez (United States)
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Best AI Film
Congratulations to the winners of the Best AI Film!
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Winner:
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A Very Long carriage Ride
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Hooroo Jackson (United States)
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Finalist:
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Isabella: Rise of the Warrior Queen
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Jason De La Torre (United States)
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Semi-Finalist:
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The Warranty Department
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Isac Malmgren (United States)
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Quarter Finalists:
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Loss City
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Pilju Jung
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Official Selection:
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Color of my Garden
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Roy Oh (Korea, Republic of)
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Zenger
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Thomas Porter (United States)
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Best AI Animation Film
Congratulations to the winners of Best AI Animation Film!
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Winner:
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Eve
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Jeremy Angelier (France)
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Finalist:
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The Dream
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Jeff Alu (United States)
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Semi-Finalist:
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the fable of the Crow and the NIghtingale
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Sidi Dawson (France)
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Quarter Finalists:
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Alas de Papel
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Amaru Zeas Siguenza (United States)
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Official Selection:
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Little Red Hut
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Juliana kova (Spain)
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Miami Creek c. 1350
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Walter Bender (United States)
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Nana
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Shu Ting lu & Daiya Dai (Shanghai, China)
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The Day They Turned Off the Dark
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Jeff Woolley (United Kingdom)
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The Future is Virtual
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Michael Mackenzie (China)
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The Last Song
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Soegimitro (Indonesia)
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The Sack Grandpa
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Seulki An, Hyuna Kim, Soyeon Lee, Chaeyeon Hong, Gahyun Lee (Korea, Republic of)
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Best AI Comedy
Best Short Film
Congratulations to the winners of the Best AI Comedy Film!
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Winner:
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The Field Behind First Baptist
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Peter Grumbine (United States)
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Finalist:
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The Kitchen Tapes - Mr. Garlic's Last Season
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Carol Delgado (Brazil)
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Semi-Finalist:
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Founder Mode: The Podcast
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Lucas Sabean (United States)
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Quarter Finalists:
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Kill The Bedfords
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O-T Fagbenle, Tara Ayeni, Sheila nortley, Luti Fagbenle (United Kingdom)
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Try it Standing
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Travis Lee Eller (United States)
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Official Selection:
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The Ballad of Speedy the Whale
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Mark R. Largent (United States)
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Congratulations to the winners of the Best AI Short Film!
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Winner:
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Fairfield
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Michael DeGood (United States)
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Golden Record Received
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Katrina Hughes (United States)
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Newtons Cradle
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Jeff Synthesized (United States)
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The Human Futures Market
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Diego Bonilla (United States)
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Finalist:
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August 32nd
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Yunbin AN (South Korea)
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Highway 77
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William Drucker (United States)
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Imperia
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Marcel Barsotti (Germany)
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The Butterfly Dream
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Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim, Hyunjoo Park (Korea, Republic of)
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Semi-Finalist:
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Carousel
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Andres Aloi (Spain)
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James Harrison, Time Detective
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Albert Garcia (United States)
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Natasha (Tales by AI)
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Harry Hyun (Korea, The Republic of)
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The Paperclip Maximizer
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Jeff Synthesized (United States)
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Test Strike
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Pavlo Karusenko (Kazakhstan)
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The Flock
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Chen Wang (China)
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Quarter Finalists:
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Forgotten
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Diego Rojas (Japan)
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Lucid Forest
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jesse Z.
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Pick Up the Right Dream
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Giles Guerraz (France)
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Roadkill
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Daniel Max Bonventure & Ian McLees (United States)
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The Threshold
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Jacek Kadaj (Poland
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Best Short Film
Best AI Short Film Official Selection winners:
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Official Selection:
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Animalz - Part One
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Simone Bocchino, Luca Ontino (Italy)
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A Curious History of Rhodiola
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Kiran Malhotra (United States)
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Echo Hunter
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Kavan Cardoza (United States)
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Flower- All is Always Here
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Hironori Tanida (Japan)
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Helen
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Randy Scott Steinlauf (France)
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Medea's Heart
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Francesco Siro Brigiano (Italy)
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Past to the Future
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Wujian Wang (United States)
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Sacred Dance
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Zhiyu Zhang (United States)
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Savior of Mankind
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Andrew Montanez (United States)
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The Craftsman
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Devin Scott (United States)
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The Screenwriter
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Laurent Cliquet (Belgium)
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The Unfamiliar
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Youngsel Kim (Korea, Republic of)
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Best AI Short Short Film
Congratulations to the winners of the Best AI Short Short Film!
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Winner:
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Sands of Time
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Kevin Wang (United States)
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Finalist:
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What We Choose to Become
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Guiles Guerraz (France)
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Semi-Finalist:
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Prism: Spectrum of the Mind
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Lee Yeon Su (United States)
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Quarter Finalists:
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Sellout Man
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Mauricio Mazzariol (United States)
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Best AI Short Short Film
Best AI Short Short Film Official Selection Winners:
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Official Selection:
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Chronos
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Chih Hao Shen ( Taiwan)
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Echo
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Tee Nam (Korea, Republic of)
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Emerge
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Ben Dubow (United States)
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Raymond TOYS -ORIGIN SERIES- CHAKTESSI
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Jimmy Jenkins Jr. (United States
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Reconstructing the Divine
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Jakob Soe-Pederson (Sweden)
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Shadows
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Walter Wood (United States)
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The Dance of the Nain Rouge
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Eric Millikin ( United States)
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The Las Dream, Voices of Armenia
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Pascal Montjovent (
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Ziran
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Mitchell Louis Flautt (United States)
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Most Inspiring AI Film
Congratulations to the winners of the Most Inspiring AI Film!
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Winner:
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Summer Triangle
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Takeru Nakazawa (Japan)
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Finalist:
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Eve
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Jeremy Angelier (France)
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Semi-Finalist:
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Electric Pink
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Henry Daubrez (United States)
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Quarter Finalists:
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The Wall
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Olly Blackburn (United States)
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Official Selection:
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Day of the Dead
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Quintin Gonzalez (United States)
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Most Uplifting AI Film
Congratulations to the winners the Most Uplifting AI Film!
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Winner:
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Narrating Annabel
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Stephanie Ronan-Chlond (United Kingdom)
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Finalist:
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I'm a Surgeon
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Samantha Pillay (Australia)
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Semi-Finalist:
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The Sea That Dreamed
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Roxanne Ducharme
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Quarter Finalists:
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Two Shadows
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Syam Manohar (United Arab Emirates)
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Official Selection:
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Jax & Maizy
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Jay Lorenz (United States)
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Spaceborn
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Emily L. Collins (United States)
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Still
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Youngil So (Korea, Republic of)
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Our Valued Sponsors
Thank you to our incredible sponsors who make the Red Rocks (Illuminate) AI Film Festival possible. Their support fuels our passion for showcasing groundbreaking films and innovative storytelling. Together, we celebrate the fusion of human connection and technology, creating an unforgettable experience for all attendees. We appreciate their commitment to advancing the world of creative AI Filmmaking!