DUBAI: Content creators across the world have been invited to submit short films — powered by at least 70 percent artificial intelligence using Google Gemini’s tools — for a chance to win a $1 million prize.
The prize is part of the global AI film contest, launched last month in partnership with Dubai’s 1 Billion Followers Summit. Details of the competition, which officially opened for submissions on Tuesday, were unveiled at a press conference in Dubai.
The competition aims to highlight the growing impact of short films in delivering powerful narratives, showcasing the role of emerging technologies such as AI in enabling creative storytelling and filmmaking.
It also aims to demonstrate how AI can lower the high costs traditionally associated with film production, empowering aspiring filmmakers to create their own content using minimal equipment.
Anthony Nakache, Google’s managing director in the Middle East and North Africa, noted that Gemini aims to give every aspiring storyteller advanced models to bring their ideas to life, regardless of their budget or available equipment. Gemini tools include Veo, a state-of-the-art model for generating videos, and Imagen, for generating images.
