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Lumara Film Festival

MoonPay & Venice

An independent AI film festival backed by MoonPay and Venice AI for filmmakers who push past typical AI platform content guardrails. Season 01, "The Terminal," drew 700+ entries; nominees screen at a New York premiere.

Prize

$32,000 cash Grand Prize plus Venice AI credits; six further cash award categories

Grand Prize: $32,000 cash + 3.2M Venice credits
Jury Selection: $20,000 cash + 2M Venice credits
Terminal Award: $12,000 cash + 1.2M Venice credits
Serenissima Award: $12,000 cash + 1.2M Venice credits
Get Shorty Award: $8,000 cash + 800K Venice credits
Mouse Award: $8,000 cash + 800K Venice credits
Rekt Award: $8,000 cash + 800K Venice credits

Who can enter

Open worldwide to individual filmmakers and teams. All visual footage must be AI-generated. Films previously selected, nominated, screened, or awarded by another AI-focused festival are ineligible for awards.

AI tools allowed

Venice (recommended, not required)

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