AI Film Festival screening with Runway & IMAX
AI Film Festival 2025
The Runway AI Film Festival returns for its third year, celebrating the fusion of artificial intelligence and filmmaking.
This year's festival showcases 10 exceptional short films, each crafted using AI tools, highlighting the transformative potential of technology in storytelling.
Join fellow AI film enthusiasts for an evening of shared discovery. We’ll meet in front of the theater, take over seats in the IMAX, and experience groundbreaking AI-made films together.
We will watch the 10 short films together in the theater, but this event does not include a panel discussion or hearing directly from the judges.
Featured Short Films and Directors:
The following 10 short films were selected from over 6000 submissions by a distinguished panel for their innovative use of AI in storytelling:
"Total Pixel Space" by Jacob Adler - AIFF 2025 Grand Prix Winner
"JAILBIRD" by Andrew Salter - AIFF 2025 Gold Winner
"ONE" by Ricardo Villavicencio & Edward Saatchi
"Distance Between Two Points Of Me" by Illya Dutsyk, Bogdan Nesvit, Anatolii Kasianov
"More Tears Than Harm" by Herinarivo Rakotomanana
"Fragments Of Nowhere" by Vallée Duhamel
"RŌHKI - A Million Trillion Pathways" by Hachi and IO
"6000 Lies" by Simon Rieth
"Editorial" by Riccardo Fusetti
"Emergence" by Maddie Hong
Festival Highlights:
Panel Discussion (NOT PART OF EVENT): Earlier this summer in Los Angeles, a panel featured guests Elizabeth Daley, Michael Burns, Jon Erwin, and Cristóbal Valenzuela, discussing the evolving role of AI in filmmaking and its impact on creative processes.
Background on the AIFF Judging Panel:
A distinguished panel of tech & media industry leaders judged submissions to select the finalists:
Cristóbal Valenzuela (Co-founder & CEO, Runway)
Elizabeth Daley: (Dean, USC School of Cinematic Arts)
Michael Burns: (Vice Chairman, Lionsgate)
Jane Rosenthal: (Co-Founder & CEO, Tribeca Enterprises)
Jon Erwin: (Co-founder, Wonder Project)
Gaspar Noé: (Renowned Filmmaker)
Harmony Korine: (Acclaimed Director)
📆 Agenda
6 PM: Meet in front of theater
6:30 PM: Sit down for showtime
8:30 PM: Expected time to leave
🎟 Ticket
Cost covers admission at AMC IMAX
About our Hosts:
IMAX is the leader in premium large-format cinema experiences, partnering with creators and innovators to deliver powerful storytelling at scale.
Runway is an AI creative platform delivering next-generation visual tools for filmmakers and creators, redefining production and post-production workflows.
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Sunset Ventures is an early-stage LA & SF based venture fund that invests in the new frontier of consumer internet.
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