Nominees ‘The Pillar,’ ‘Thanksgiving Day,’ and ‘So Close Yet So Far’ will each receive exclusive supplemental prize packages from Google, Weavy, and Lighthouse; winner to receive national theatrical release; Google’s Neil Parris joins jury.
Modern Uprising Studios has announced the nominees shortlisted for the first Frame Forward Animated AI Film Festival, along with the addition of supplemental prizing. Neil Parris, Head of Global Filmmaker Partnerships & 100 ZEROS, Google, has been added to the judging panel.
The Pillar, by Mingdi Li, Thanksgiving Day, by Igor Alferov, and So Close Yet So Far, by Lynn Tsai, have all been nominated to the finals shortlist. One winning filmmaker will receive a national theatrical release exclusively via Screenvision Media, and immersive adaptation support through Celeste, Toro Science’s proprietary immersive spatial engine. The winning filmmaker will also have the opportunity to connect with experts from Google, 30Ninjas, and Modern Uprising Studios in an industry, distribution, and immersive filmmaking advisory panel.
Frame Forward invites creators worldwide to submit AI-enabled animated films. The three nominees will be promoted exclusively in U.S. theaters by Screenvision Media throughout the February voting period, with the winning film chosen by public vote on the FrameForward.ai festival site and exhibited in U.S. theaters in March.
An additional prize provided by Google includes three months of unlimited Flow access. Finalists will also have access to additional supplemental prize packaging from Weavy, with yearly and monthly subscriptions awarded to the winner and finalists. Finally, Lighthouse Academy will roll out tiers of prizes, such as a grand prize scholarship and grants to finalists, with course tuitions, waivers, access to development programs, and an opportunity to be featured in an exclusive Lighthouse Live deep-dive session.
Parris, along with newly joining juror Modern Uprising Studios Head of Production Sverre Norfliet, join Richard Gladstein, David Dinerstein, Juliana Tatlock, Felipe Machado, Salma Aboukar, Yohan Wadia, Navid Khonsari, Joel Roodman, and Ted Bolan on the panel.
Source: Frame Forward Animated AI Festival
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