NYC Indie Cinema and AI 2027

NYC Indie Cinema and AI

A Brooklyn festival for independent filmmakers who use AI tools anywhere in production, judged as films first and tech demos never.

Prize

Laurels and a live screening at The Tiger Room

Best Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Use of AI
Best Visual Craft
Best Editing
Audience Choice

Who can enter

Independent films (no studio financing), 40 minutes or under, any genre; AI must have done real work somewhere in the making of the film. Non-English films need English subtitles.

AI tools allowed

Any

Tagged

indie, Brooklyn, New York

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