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Future Vision XPRIZE

XPRIZE Foundation + Google + Range Media

$3.5M+ global sci-fi film competition. Submit a 3-minute short film/trailer + 12-page treatment depicting a hopeful, technology-enabled future. Any production tools allowed including live action, animation, and AI. Grand prize includes $2.5M production funding to develop into a feature film. Finalists present live at the Moonshot Gathering in LA Sept 25, 2026.

Prize

$3,500,000+ Total Prize Pool

$2.5M production funding + $100K cash for Grand Prize
$100K each for 4 additional finalists
$500K in additional prizes to be announced
Finalists present at Moonshot Gathering, LA, Sept 25, 2026

Who can enter

Open globally. 3-min film + 12-page treatment with logline, synopsis, personal statement.

AI tools allowed

Any AI toolsLive actionAnimationHybrid

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free entry, cash prize, million dollar prize, xprize, google, sci fi, international

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