AIFF 2024
Winners announced
AIFF 2023 Panel
A conversation about the
future of film and creativity.
About
AIFF 2024
Welcome to Runway’s second annual AI Film Festival. Established in 2022, AIFF is a celebration of the art and artists embracing new and emerging AI techniques for filmmaking. Works showcased offer a glimpse at a new creative era. One made possible when today’s brightest creative minds are empowered with the tools of tomorrow.
Of the countless submissions, 10 finalists will be selected and showcased at gala screenings in NYC and LA. Winners will be chosen by an esteemed panel of judges (to be announced in the coming months) with $60,000+ in total prizes to help fund the continued creation of AI filmmaking.
2024
Winners
Get Me Out / 囚われて
by Daniel Antebi
6:34
Every time Aka tries to escape this bizarre suburban American house, it doesn’t let him leave. The house tortures him, making him face his past.
Pounamu
by Samuel Schrag
4:48
A kiwi bird chases a dream through the wilderness.
e^(i*π) + 1 = 0
by Junie Lau
5:07
A retired mathematician creates digital comics, igniting an infinite universe where his virtual children seek to decode the “truth,” grappling with profound existential equations across time and space.
Where Do Grandmas Go When They Get Lost?
by Léo Cannone
2:27
Where Do Grandmas Go When They Get Lost? is a visual tale that explores, through the eyes of a child, the whimsical and poignant question of where our grandmothers go when they “get lost.”
L'éveil à la création / The dawn of creation
by Carlo De Togni & Elena Sparacino
7:32
A mystical voyage into Gauguin’s Tahiti, revealing an introspective encounter with an ancient deity that transforms his artistic vision.
Animitas
by Emeric Leprince
4:00
The tragic tale of a young Argentine trapped in limbo after a car accident comes to life through the transposition of original.
A Tree Once Grew Here
by John Semerad & Dara Semerad
7:00
A Tree Once Grew Here combines captivating visuals, animation and imagery, to tell a tale that transcends language. We are reminded that we must rebalance harmony and nurture our planet; because we can no longer afford not to.
Dear Mom
by Johans Saldana Guadalupe & Katie Luo
3:04
Dear Mom is a letter from a daughter to her mom imagining if she had met her mom at her own age—20 years old. The film is about unconditional love and gratitude written through a reflective and personal letter from the filmmakers to their moms.
LAPSE
by YZA Voku
1:47
A series of experiences that you do not choose and that you have experienced out of fear of loneliness. A reflection on how the passing of time makes you belong nowhere, as if you were just another tune in the middle of a set of stations.
Separation
by Rufus Dye-Montefiore, Luke Dye-Montefiore & Alice Boyd
4:52
Separation is a trip through geologic time, depicting the evolution of bizarre hybrids. The film explores the dichotomy between how species diverge and coexist, and our inevitable adaptation to an evolving world.
Checkpoint
Áron Filkey and Joss Fong
2024
Awards
Grand Prix
$15,000
Cash prize + 1,000,000 Runway credits
Gold
$10,000
Cash prize + 500,000 Runway credits
Silver
$5,000
Cash prize + 500,000 Runway credits
Honoree (x2)
$1,000
Cash prize + 100,000 Runway credits
Merit (x5)
$500
Cash prize + 100,000 Runway credits
AIFF 2023 Finalists
Submission
Requirements
We’re looking for films (narrative or experimental) that embrace various emerging AI tools as a core component of the filmmaking process. Film submission criteria includes:
1)
1-10 minutes in length.
2)
Includes AI-powered tooling in the creation process. This includes but is not limited to generative AI.
3)
Submitted using a Runway link.
NYC & LA
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AIFF 2024
Jurors
Daouda Leonard
Producer
Debora den Iseger
SVP, Head of Content & Innovation, Global Studios at Media.Monks
Wolfgang Hammer
Film and TV Producer
Claire Evans
Artist
Marina Brook
Global Head of Marketing AI, Coca Cola
Bryn Mooser
CEO, Documentary+
Paul Trillo
Director
Richard Kerris
Head of Media and Entertainment, NVIDIA
Emily Golden
Marketing, Runway
Cristóbal Valenzuela
Co-founder and CEO, Runway
AIFF 2024
Calendar of events
