The “Artificial Intelligence Generated Film Award” unveils the list of 12 finalists

 

The “One Billion Followers Summit” unveiled the list of 12 films that qualified for the final stage, within the largest global award for films generated by artificial intelligence, worth one million dollars, and organized in cooperation with “Google Gemini.”

The UAE Government Media Office, the organizing body for the summit, provided a golden opportunity for the public to vote on the films, which were chosen by an international committee, which includes international experts, consultants, and content makers. Voting will continue from December 21 to 25, via the link: https://aifilm.1billionsummit.com; In preparation for revealing the winners, during the summit activities, which will be held from January 9 to 11, 2026, under the slogan “Purposeful Content,” its activities are distributed among: the Dubai Financial Center, the Emirates Towers, and the Museum of the Future.

The final films were chosen from among approximately 3,500 films submitted for the award from 116 countries, reflecting the great global momentum and interaction that reached 30,000 applications. The judging panel included an elite group of creatives, including: Dan Jermaine, Executive Creative Director at Google Studios in London, Ali Ali, filmmaker and co-founder of Good People, Christian Haas, Executive Creative Director at YouTube, Piotr Dabkowski, co-founder and CTO of Eleven Labs, and Marina Mogielko, known as “Silicon Valley Girl,” an entrepreneur, content creator, and podcast host, with more than 18 followers. One million.

The large amount of interaction with the “Artificial Intelligence Generated Film Award,” presented by the “Billion Followers Summit,” reflects the importance of the award and its intellectual, scientific, and material value. The number of entries reached 30,000 applications, from 116 countries around the world. The “Award” aims to support and encourage the production of films with purposeful content, using artificial intelligence tools, and to enhance the creative capabilities of content makers in delivering positive messages that enhance rapprochement between peoples.

This wide turnout also indicates the status of the “Billion Followers Summit” as a global platform for ambition and innovation, which is translated by the level of qualitative creativity of the participants, which were characterized by a profound humanitarian and artistic vision.

The shortlisted films revolve around two main themes: “Reshaping the Future” and “The Secret Life of Everything.”

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The first category: reshaping the future:

1. “Heal” (Mohamed Gomaa Rizk – Egypt): A psychological journey through emotional artificial intelligence, which helps a young woman regain her lost voice by accessing the memories of her mother who is in a coma.

2. “Cats Like Warmth” (Lee Soo Yeol – South Korea): A philosophical exploration of a robot in a traditional village, discovering that human warmth transcends the language of numbers and data.

3. «Homeward» (Nav Lotai – United Kingdom): The story of Ari, who returns from years of isolation in space, to find in Earth’s past an opportunity for reconciliation with himself and his homeland.

4. “Roots of Tomorrow” (Daniel Tets – Germany): interplanetary journey; In search of a technological solution to plastic pollution, she ends up discovering that the solution lies in our human essence.

5. «Maestra» (Ilario Abad – Spain): An artistic confrontation between a veteran musician and a technically superior artificial intelligence, to prove that the “spirit” is what guides creativity.

6. “Dreams Never Die” (international production): A magical escape from the horrors of war, where the pages of a storybook turn into a safe haven for children; To face the darkness.

Category Two: The Secret Life of Everything:

7. “The Translator” (Bellip Lee – America): A young woman discovers “the silent language of the earth” through plants; Her language becomes a lifeline for a world suffering from drought.

8. «Portrait No. 72 » (Rodson Ver Suarez – Philippines): In the city of Varanasi, an old mortician finds a new meaning to life through a human relationship with a curious child.

9. “Ceremony” (Mark Fachholtz – Germany): A mysterious interview with a child survivor from a wiped out city, revealing disturbing truths behind the silence of children.

10. “The Beginning” (Ibrahim Diab – Jordan): Adamo’s epic journey across 3,500 miles embodies the power of human compassion to transform hope into reality.

11. “Lili” (Zabir al-Jalasi – Tunisia): A silent doll in a rain-soaked city leads an archivist burdened with guilt towards confession and moral redemption.

12. “Pursuit of Pearl” (Zaheer Khan – Canada): The story of a pearl diver from Dubai who faces drowning, and experiences a surreal encounter in the depths of the sea that changes the course of his life forever.

These works embody the award’s strict standards for storytelling and visual innovation using artificial intelligence, with full commitment to professional ethics and artistic transparency.

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