Win an Apple Vision Pro
The World’s First AI Film Trailer Competition
It’s time to create the most incredible film trailer imaginable. Welcome to the 2024 AI Film Trailer Competition.
We are thrilled to announce the first-ever AI Film Trailer competition co-hosted by Curious Refuge and SubMachine by bmp creative. This is your chance to showcase your storytelling skills and earn serious cash prizes! Submissions are now open. You have until June 6th at 1 PM PST to submit your project.
We’re dispursing over $5000 in prizes with the first-place film trailer winning an Apple Vision Pro. That makes this contest the biggest prize pool for fully AI-generated trailers in history.
You can download the full brief and view the judging criteria by clicking the rules button below. Judges will select the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, and the SubMachine Team will choose their favorite.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 19th.
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THE FINALISTS
Here are the other finalists from the competition.
Caperton Miller
Wayne Franklin
Ksawery Kowalski
Adam Casselbrant
Deanna Govea
Matt Mayle
1st Place Winner - Mark Wachholz
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Mark will Receive:
Apple Vision Pro
Free Enrollment in Our AI Filmmaking Course
Two-lifetime licenses for SubMachine (one to share)
Free SubMachine T-Shirt
Free Curious Refuge T-Shirt
Shout Out on Curious Refuge Social Platforms
2nd Place Winner - Xavier Savant
The 2nd Place Winner will Receive:
$750 USD
Free Enrollment in Our AI Filmmaking Course
1 Lifetime license for SubMachine
Free SubMachine T-Shirt
Free Curious Refuge T-Shirt
Shout Out on Curious Refuge Social Platforms
3rd Place Winner - Storybook Studios
The 3rd Place Winner will Receive:
$500 USD
Free Enrollment in Our AI Filmmaking Course
1 Free Month of SubMachine
SubMachine T-Shirt
Free Curious Refuge T-Shirt
Shout Out on Curious Refuge Social Platforms
SubMachine’s Favorite - Mark Wachholz
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The favorite trailer, as chosen by the team at SubMachine, will win the following prize:
$250 USD
Free Curious Refuge T-Shirt
Shout Out on Curious Refuge Social Platforms
A Free Seat in AI Filmmaking
1 Free Month of SubMachine
SubMachine T-Shirt
**The winner will be given the cost of the Apple Vision Pro in USD. Neither Curious Refuge nor SubMachine will be responsible for shipping costs for any prizes won.
THE WINNERS
THE JUDGES
Caleb Ward
CEO of Curious Refuge
Shelby Ward
COO of Curious Refuge
Christina Lee Storm
Governor of the Emerging Media Peer Group
for the TV Academy
Matt Wolfe
Founder of Futuretools.io
Jesse Johnson
Co-Founder SubMachine
Monica Brady
Executive Producer of
The 24th Annual Golden Trailer Awards
Quick Rules FAQ
AI must be used to generate every shot.
Your film trailer idea must be original and not connected to existing Intellectual Property.
You may not use the likeness of existing actors without their consent.
You can use subject replacement tools like Wonder Studio to generate character movements, but live-action backgrounds must be manipulated with AI in each shot.
Your submission must not be longer than 3 minutes.
Projects must be submitted no later than June 6th at 11 AM PST.
You can use live-action assets, but the underlying core visuals and composition must be AI.
You must include the required end card at the end of your film. (Download on the rules page)
You must use tools that are available to everyone. No private-beta tools like Sora may be used to generate visuals.
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