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“Visions of Tomorrow”

OMNI INTERNATIONAL AI FILM FESTIVAL

APRIL 29, 2025

Sydney Australia

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OMNI 0.5:
"Visions of Tomorrow", April 2025

OMNI 0.5, Visions of Tomorrow; held in April 2025 received nearly 1,000 entries from over 70 countries. Hosted in Sydney, Australia and screened to a sold-out venue, two hours of films and panel discussions led by our five-member jury was a runaway success. Audiences were enthralled and the atmosphere and the crowd were curious and engaged. With several AI filmmakers present to receive awards, audiences are eager to see and hear more in this quickly evolving creative area.

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OMNI 0.5 “Iterations” Award Winners

OMNI 1.0 Mirror Award

Mirror Award: Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - The Ribbon - Ryan Patterson Canada

Award Winners: The Golden Cloud Award

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

  • Short Form, Ultra Realism - Mister Fly - France, Yoann Chesnel - Swann Chesnel

  • Long Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - ECHO - China, Yinqian Li - Ziyu Liu

  • Short Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - Australia, Hilary Jennifer Campilan - Requiem

  • Long Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - USA, Zhiyu Zhang - Sacred Dance

  • Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Republic of Korea, Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim - Butterfly Dream

  • Long Form Comedy - USA, Sebastian Macchia - Animalism

  • Short Form Comedy - USA, Tyler B Cohen - Roommate from Hell

  • Long Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - United Kingdom, Andy McNamara - Foroshka

  • Short Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - Germany, Philipp Langer - Sound of Silence

  • Long Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - Canada, Jae Kingsley - Uncanny Planet

  • Short Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - India, Sheetal S Shinde - Bandit Queen: The Rebel who Defied all Odds

  • Short Form, Music Video/Advertisement/Trailer - Italy, Filippo Barbieri - Silent Bloom

  • SPECIAL CATEGORY: Ultra Long Form/Neverending/Generative - China, Lachesis - At the Peak of Despair

Finalists: The Silver Cloud Award

  • Long Form, Ultra Realism - China, zhixiang ye - Getting Home

  • Short Form, Ultra Realism - Artur Margiv - Rodent Jazz

  • Long Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - Norway, Simon Valentine - One Last Wish

  • Short Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - Panama, Roxanne Ducharme - Winterhollow

  • Long Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Remembering - Diego Maclean Canada

  • Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - USA, Christian Faur - Borders

  • Long Form Comedy - UK, Shanshan Jiang - Clown

  • Short Form Comedy - USA, Tim Schauer - Fetch

  • Long Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - France, Eliott Hourlier - Evolution

  • Short Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - Mexico, Damian Velasco - PLSTK

  • Long Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - USA, Christian Valero - The Haitian Revolution Part 1 - The Rise of Toussaint L'Ouverture

  • Short Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - Australia, Samantha Pillay - What’s a Urologist

  • Short Form, Music Video/Advertisement/Trailer- I UK, Oranguerillatan AI - Am Oranguerillatan

  • SPECIAL CATEGORY: Ultra Long Form/Neverending/Generative - Mexico, Lex Ortega - Necromorphosis

HONORABLE MENTIONS

  • Dream Australia, Andrew Frost - Spaces: The Cinema of Michel Gondry

  • China, James Long - Revelation 35

  • Republic of Korea, Eunjoon Lee - Diner Date

  • Philippines, Ramil Escarda - Epic Side Quest

  • USA, Vasilios Papaioannu - Imagos