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OMNI 1.0 “Iterations”

OMNI INTERNATIONAL AI FILM FESTIVAL

NOVEMBER 6, 2025

Sydney Australia

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OMNI 1.0: "Iterations", November 2025

OMNI 1.0, "Iterations"; took place on November 6th, 2025. "Iterations" drew nearly 400 entries of the highest calibre from all over the world. The event took place in Sydney, Australia at the Dendy Cinemas located in iconic Newtown. The two-hour event included a screening of curated films from the winners of the 1.0 collection and a panel discussion led by our illustrious technology, cinema, creator, and art community. The films were selected by a star-studded jury including legendary filmmaker George Miller, celebrated Sydney artist Jonathan Zawada, and creative technologist Caroline Pogram.

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15 film Selections screened with

2 hours of Official programming, representing

600+ AI Film Submissions received from over

30 Countries globally.

7 expert panelists discussed the future of AI video

premiering to a “SOLD OUT” audience of over

500+ enthusiastic attendees, followed by

4 hours of professional networking.

Proudly brought to you by:

OMNI 1.0 “Iterations” Award Winners

OMNI 1.0 Mirror Award

Mirror Award: Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - The Cinema That Never Was - Mark Wacholz - Germany

OMNI 1.0 Signal To Noise Award

Signal To Noise Award: Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Memory Hole - Andrew Frost - Australia

Award Winners: The Golden Cloud Award

  • Long Form, Ultra Realism - Katana - Mathieu Samson Portugal

  • Japan, Takeru Nakazawa - Summer Triangle

  • France, Hadrien Gautrot, Ilia Gerber - 1895

  • South Korea, Ji Hyun Kim - Friends

  • Brazil, Carol Delgado - The Kitchen Tapes: Mr. Garlic’s last Session

  • USA, Eric Argiro - The Walk

  • South Korea, Roy Oh - Color of my Garden

  • Australia, Bruce Hunt - Lens Wide Open

  • South Korea, Yunbin An - August 32nd

  • France, Nicolas Pomet - The Russian Sleep Experiment

  • Australia, Andrew Frost - Memory Hole - On the Nature of Memory

  • South Korea, Jae Kingsley - Over the Arirang Hill You Go

  • USA, Mitchell Louis Flautt - Zìrán

Finalists: The Silver Cloud Award

  • France, Eliott Hourlier - Monkzilla

  • Roxanne Ducharme - The Sea that Dreamed

  • Ron Baranov - Prompted

  • Turkey, Emre Işındağ - Pygmalion

  • USA, Alex Naghavi - Gentle

  • USA, Deepak Chetty - Raksha

  • France, Cokau Lab - Roped

  • USA, Walter Wood - Shadows

  • South Korea, Glen Park - Stop Hidin

SEMIFINALISTS

  • USA, Zoey Zhang - Dating

  • Herinarivo Rakotomanana - More Tears Than Harm

  • Canada, Pat Tremblay - The Dimensionaires: Prelude to Abraxas

  • USA, Matt Zien - Last Call Before A.G.I

  • Australia, Andrew Frost - The Masked Men of Limanora

  • South Korea, Young Ju Lee - The White Dharma

  • China, G.G. Puentes - You Just Forgot

  • Canada, Wilfred Lee - The Last Dream

  • USA, Mitchell Louis Flautt - Ainulindalë of Bauglir

MUSIC VIDEO SEMIFINALISTS

  • United Kingdom, Afro Futcha - Give it To Me

  • USA, Matt Zien - Post Scarcity Blues

  • USA, Matt Zien - Forgive the Haters

  • Spain/Japan, Simone Bocchino, Akihiro Miyagi - When We Step through Gates

  • France, Eric Kervern -Sunset Mirages - Sailing Away

  • Turkey, Mehdi Vafayi Rad - Gesang Der Jünglinge

  • France, Frederick Adrian Hornof - Act of Resistance- The Tinfoil Diaries

  • Finland, Christian Luoma - Work