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Future Frames:NZ

Screen Music and Sound Guild of New Zealand (SMSG)

A hybrid short film competition run by New Zealand screen and sound industry bodies where human storytelling leads and AI is used as a supporting production tool. Finalists screen at the Big Screen Symposium in Wellington.

Prize

NZ$5,000 cash top prize
  • 1st: NZ$5,000 cash + post-production finishing package + international festival submission
  • 2nd: NZ$3,000 cash
  • 3rd: NZ$2,000 cash

Who can enter

Open to filmmakers at any stage of their career, New Zealand-focused.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tool

Tagged

New Zealand, 2026, hybrid, first edition

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