Venice

That's a wrap! What a massively successful inaugural edition of Lumara Film Festival. Humbled by all the enthusiasm and energy we experienced from the audience of creatives defining this next wave of cinema. We had a full house. Thanks to everyone who came out. We created this festival in collaboration with @moonpay to celebrate the filmmakers defining this transformative moment in cinema. Our vision for Lumara is to be the place where artists come together to lift each other up and celebrate each other's work from pure cinematic appreciation and a spirit of collaboration. And we believe AI and AI-assisted films deserve to be seen on the BIGGEST screen. We also believe AI filmmakers deserve a film festival that is about the art itself. This is why films made on any platform are welcome at Lumara. Of course, @AskVenice is the best place for unrestricted filmmaking and we don't limit your creativity with corporate content policies. Congratulations to all the winners: • Candy by Jiaze Li @DiDi_OKK • Mianmian by Yingjie Chen • Black Thunder by Ryan Lightbourn @ryanlightbourn • REVIVER by The Dor Brothers @thedorbrothers • Ato de [Later] by Luke Mazey @slophouseco • FIX by Eunha / Sora / Hakhoon Lee • JUST SAY SOLANA by Yassine Le Gall @HOONIGALL We'll have a digital screening of all winners soon. Check out all the winners, finalists and nominees on the Lumara website: lumarafilmfestival.com Thanks to everyone who submitted their work, the overall quality was undeniable. We've really hit an inflection point in AI filmmaking. Thanks to our stacked jury for all their time and effort put into judging the submissions @the_voidstomper @Gossip_Goblin @jboogx_creative @heavypulp @BLVCKLIGHTai @SUNDERMANN_LCLS @blknoiz06 @Banks and Chris White (Backrooms, A24). Thanks to @austinvirts @ErikVoorhees @jesseproudman and the entire Venice team for believing in this crazy concept. And massive shoutout to my brother at MoonPay @PackripEwing for kicking off this rollercoaster ride. You are the best partner in this we could ask for. This is only the beginning. STAY TUNED. See you all at the next one.