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.
OMNI 0.5 Mirror Award
Mirror Award: Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - The Ribbon - Ryan Patterson Canada
Award Winners: The Golden Cloud Award
- Long Form, Ultra Realism - Katana - Mathieu Samson Portugal
- Short Form, Ultra Realism - Mister Fly - Swann Chesnel, Yoann Chesnel France
- Long Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - ECHO - Ziyu Liu, Yinqian Li China
- Short Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - Requiem - Hilary Jennifer Campilan Australia
- Long Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Sacred Dance - Zhiyu Zhang USA
- Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Butterfly Dream - Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim, Republic of Korea
- Long Form Comedy - Animalism - Sebastian Macchia USA
- Short Form Comedy - Roommate from Hell - Tyler B Cohen USA
- Long Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - Foroshka - Andy McNamara United Kingdom
- Short Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - Sound of Silence - Philipp Langer Germany
- Long Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - Uncanny Planet - Jae Kingsley, Canada
- Short Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News -Bandit Queen: The Rebel who Defied all Odds - Sheetal S Shinde India
- Short Form, Music Video/Advertisement/Trailer - Silent Bloom - Filippo Barbieri Italy
- SPECIAL CATEGORY: Ultra Long Form/Neverending/Generative - At the Peak of Despair - Lachesis China
Finalists: The Silver Cloud Award
- Long Form, Ultra Realism - Getting Home - zhixiang ye China
- Short Form, Ultra Realism - Rodent Jazz - Artur Margiv
- Long Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - One Last Wish - Simon Valentine Norway
- Short Form, Anime/Animation/Stop Motion/Stylistic - Winterhollow - Roxanne Ducharme Panama
- Long Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Remembering - Diego Maclean Canada
- Short Form Abstract/Artistic/Conceptual - Borders - Christian Faur USA
- Long Form Comedy - Clown - Shanshan Jiang UK
- Short Form Comedy - Fetch - Tim Schauer USA
- Long Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - Evolution - Eliott Hourlier France
- Short Form Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller - PLSTK - Damian Velasco, Mexico
- Long Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - The Haitian Revolution Part 1 - The Rise of Toussaint L'Ouverture - Christian Valero USA
- Short Form Documentary/Mockumentary/Making-Of/News - What’s a Urologist - Samantha Pillay Australia
- Short Form, Music Video/Advertisement/Trailer- I Am Oranguerillatan - Oranguerillatan AI UK
- SPECIAL CATEGORY: Ultra Long Form/Neverending/Generative - Necromorphosis - Lex Ortega Mexico
Honorable Mentions
- Dream Spaces: The Cinema of Michel Ghondry - Andrew Frost Australia
- Revelation 35 - James Long China
- Diner Date - Eunjoon Lee Republic of Korea
- Epic Side Quest - Ramil Escarda Philippines
- Imagos - Vasilios Papaioannu USA