Reply AI Film Festival

The first Reply competition connecting AI talents with the global cinematic industry.

The idea

The Reply AI Film Festival is an international competition where AI represents an innovative component of creative storytelling and involves the younger generation in the production of videos and films.

The winners of the 2024 edition

1st
To Dear Me, Gisele Tong
2nd
One way, Egor Kharlamov
3rd
Jinx, Mansha Totla

The theme

Synthetic Stories, Human Hearts

The theme of the first Reply AI Film Festival, “Synthetic Stories, Human Hearts”, celebrates the encounter between human talent and artificial intelligence, merging art, creativity and technology. The goal is to show how AI can enrich the narrative, creating deep and meaningful stories.

The competition involved all creatives interested in exploring the possibilities offered by AI in the creation of scripts, storyboards, images, visual effects and much more, who submitted their original works, generated or improved through artificial intelligence tools.

THE CATEGORIES

Four areas in which to experiment

The jury

Experts in AI and visual arts

A team of directors, technology experts and pioneers of artificial intelligence met to evaluate the short films collected and define the winners.

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Adam Kulick

Executive producer and financier of successful films such as Twilight, Wuthering Heights and The Iron Lady as well as a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University where he specialized in Generative AI.
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Caleb & Shelby Ward

Co-founders of Curious Refuge, the first online community dedicated to directors who use Artificial Intelligence in their creations.
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Denise Negri

Journalist for SkyTG24 and Sky Arte, correspondent for prestigious film events such as the Academy Awards, the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.
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Filippo Rizzante

Chief Technology Officer of Reply.
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Flavio Natalia

Director of Ciak and ciakmagazine.it, as well as author and journalist for Ansa, Rai and Sky.
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Vallée Duhamel

The Canadian duo, composed of Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel, creates unique short films for international brands that combine a playful approach and experimentation with new technologies.
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Monica Riccioni

Chief Executive Officer of Think Cattleya, an advertising company that has collaborated with numerous international directors and created campaigns for the most renowned world famous brands.
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Paul Trillo

Director and video artist known for his conceptual and visually inventive films, in which he integrates new tools such as AI with traditional techniques.
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Rob Minkoff

Co-director of The Lion King (1994) and animator and director of numerous films such as 'Stuart Little', 'The House of Ghosts' and 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'.

THE PREMIERE EVENT

A unique experience in Venice

Thanks to the collaboration with Mastercard, which has always been committed to connecting consumers with their passions and supporting emerging talents, the finalists have been invited to experience a unique opportunity in the Lagoon and participate in a Premiere Event, hosted by Reply and Mastercard, during the days of the 81st Venice International Film Festival. During this Premiere, their works have been showcased, and the three winners have been announced.

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