Australia · City of Film · August 11–13, 2028 · Deadline: July 16, 2028
海港画面信号
海港光线、制作工艺与面向太平洋银幕的AI电影。 悉尼为AI电影提供海港级的电影身份：海洋光线、制作团队、后期制作、亚太连接、户外观影文化，以及电影城市的创意基础。
Listed live-event venue targetHilton Sydney, 488 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Local signal
Sydney is not a backdrop. It is the method.
悉尼是一座光线具有电影感的城市。海港、海洋、玻璃、砂岩、海滩、渡轮、剧院、节庆与制作基础设施共同形成天然的银幕语言。
作为银幕城市，悉尼同时具有国际连接与区域特质，可以连接澳大利亚制作文化、亚太观众、后期制作、动画、纪录片、音乐、设计与创意科技。
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Official tracks
Built for cinema craft, not prompt spectacle.
Each city edition has its own identity. This one is shaped around Sydney: its audiences, industries, screen cultures, creative tensions and future-facing tools.
Human + AI Direction
Works where directors, writers, editors, performers, designers, producers and technologists use AI to intensify human intention.
Full AI Cinema
Works primarily generated through AI systems, judged by authorship, continuity, sound, performance design, rhythm and final audience experience.
Future Format
Vertical cinema, trailer films, immersive fragments, music-driven cinema, interactive pieces and screen experiences that point toward a new grammar.
Awards
Serious film-festival logic, sharpened for AI cinema.
The awards foreground direction, image, story, voice, rhythm, responsible AI, audience connection and the city-specific creative signal.
Grand PrixBest Human + AI DirectionBest AI CinematographyHarbour Light AwardPacific Screen SignalOutdoor Audience Prize
Explore awardsPath to screen
Clean process. Clear deadlines. Serious review.
- NowSubmissions open for consideration.
- July 16, 2028Final submission deadline.
- ReviewOfficial selection and jury review period.
- August 11–13, 2028Screenings, conversations and awards in Sydney.
“The future of cinema is not just generated. It is directed, edited, performed, cleared, questioned and felt.”Submit your project for consideration