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WE WON the first AI animation competition! I cannot thank the wonderful team @CuriousRefuge @LumaLabsAI and @promise_ai enough! I’m overwhelmed and immensely happy!

@capcutapp @WonderStudiosX @BAFTA @griersontrust @RosedOr It’s an absolute honour to be apart of this season. Thank you so much for the support. Big love 🙏

@WonderStudiosX @BAFTA @griersontrust @RosedOr Riding this new wave with decades of polish. Proud to have you on this season @___edit9

Super excited to announce the fourth filmmaker in our Beyond the Loop lineup 🔥 Hal Watmough is a @BAFTA-winning editor with over 20 years of experience, producing 300+ hours of film and television across the globe. His work has earned recognition from @griersontrust, @RosedOr, Royal Television Society @RTS_media and National Television Awards @OfficialNTAs, among many others. In 2023, Hal began exploring AI as a creative tool, going on to win the first Global AI Animation Competition with his film LATE, marking a new chapter in his storytelling journey. Blending decades of editorial craft with emerging AI workflows, Hal represents a new wave of filmmakers redefining how stories are made. Join the Wonder App to be part of the process, get closer to the films, the tools, and the creators shaping what comes next- app.wonderstudios.com Proudly supported by our Executive Producers: @invideoOfficial | @ElevenLabs | @openart_ai | @capcutapp

All the filmmakers in the line up are incredible, but this one is special to me, as Hal never gets enough attention from our community @___Edit9

Magnific AI selected “I Never Felt A Thing” as their favourite film from the incredible Chroma Awards. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me! Magnific has been my go to upscaler/style transfer since day dot, so this means a great deal!

@Jinghui_Dong @chromaawards Congrats Jim!! Hugely deserved!

【Him】is a TOP 11 FINALIST in the Animation/Anime category of the inaugural season of the @chromaawards ! This groundbreaking AI Film, Music Video, and Games competition aims to unite the creators, communities, and companies across the world. This season they’ve given away over $1M in free trials and are awarding $175,000 in cash prizes. Winners will be announced on SUN, DEC 21 AT 5PM PT during their Awards Ceremony livestream at ChromaAwards.com, so come support me and the 6500+ projects that were submitted! A big thank you to the sponsored tools I used in my submissio such as @dreamina_ai @capcutapp !

I Never Felt A Thing is a TOP 11 FINALIST in the Horror & Thriller category of the  inaugural season of the @chromaawards Winners will be announced on SUN, DEC 21 AT 5PM PT during their Awards Ceremony livestream at ChromaAwards.com

Excited (and a bit stunned) to be invited into Google Flow Sessions. After just over a year of GenAI filmmaking this feels like a huge milestone. Looking forward to learning, collaborating, and seeing what comes out the other side.

I’m so happy and proud to say that my film, Repair, that I made back in May, has been selected for the @MashupFilmFest and @AIFJ2025. It will be screening at the 500-seat PATHÉ Cinema in Louvain-la-Neuve on 13th Oct at 8pm 🥳 Thank you so much!

@Jinghui_Dong Massive congratulations!!! Hugely deserved 🥳

"[Him] Danced a Waltz in the Night" Last night, my friend Jingqi experienced intense muscle soreness in her arms — because she carried home 4trophies for Him at the 2025 #SAISFF Shanghai AI Short Film Festival on our behalf: Best Sound Design, Best Editing, Best Horizontal, and Best Picture! Huge thanks to the festival organizers for recognizing the film, and heartfelt gratitude to all the friends and family who’ve been by my side through this journey. And of course, thank you to @dreamina_ai for supporting the film. When a friend sent me a photo from the event — the film and the audience captured in the same frame, the glow of the screen falling across their faces like moonlight — and this is the most beautiful image Him has ever created. #aigc #dreamina #jimhuihuiaiart #him #aishortfilm #aianimation

@Jinghui_Dong @midjourney @dreamina_ai Amazing work Jim!! Very moving. Well done mate ❤️

My latest AIGC film "Him" is here ( finally )! "Quan, a girl from Haixian, sets out on a journey to Min City in search of him. But when she finally arrives at her destination, everything takes an unexpected turn…" Image:@midjourney V6.1 Video: @dreamina_ai 3.0 Eight months have passed since the release of The Thin Man The Gun The Hotpot, and my new work, Him, is finally ready to meet the audience. This film marks a significant departure from my previous creative style. One of my original intentions in making Him was to explore a new visual language and narrative rhythm. I was fortunate to utilize the @dreamina_ai Video 3.0 model in the production of this film. At the same time, Him is also my tribute to the genre of “cruel youth” stories. For teenageers, the world often appears more pure—yet that very purity makes emotions feel all the more weighty.Him is a love story. It’s not a love story. And at its core—it is still a love story. I’ve retained the Sichuan-Chongqing setting, but placed it within a fictional world to create an experience that feels both familiar and fresh. The visual style of this piece is inspired by the gouache illustrations once found in old Chinese language textbooks—imagery that defined the visual memories of an entire generation. To me, those gouache paintings have become synonymous with nostalgia. I’m curious to see how audiences will respond to this stylistic approach. On a deeper level, I hope this story can deliver a moment of genuine emotional resonance—something I wasn’t quite able to achieve in The Thin man The Gun The Hotpot. Due to family and work responsibilities, the production of Him, which began in February, has progressed in fits and starts. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Dreamina team for their tremendous support. The Dreamina Action provided invaluable inspiration and insights during the writing stage. It was like a creative partner, brainstorming and shaping the story with me. If you liked Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, or Better Days, then maybe—just maybe—you’ll like Him too. Thank you for watching! For 4K, you can watch it at youtu.be/6ACwmJs2J_s?si…

@NewYorkRobots @CuriousRefuge @epidemicsound Big love 🙏

@___Edit9 @CuriousRefuge @epidemicsound You have my vote! Good Luck!

🥳 ! WE’RE IN THE FINAL ! 🥳 Please go and vote for our film: ‘The Greatest Trick In The World’ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… So exciting! BIG LOVE ❤️ @CuriousRefuge @epidemicsound

@EricKerArt @joshrottenberg Are you an editor also?!! Yeah he’s a great writer and it’s a great series. This is the third installment. Well worth going back and checking them all out.

Thanks for sharing the article. Great read! It’s by far the most thorough, fair, and balanced piece on the subject I’ve read. "For an editor used to working only with what he was given, the ability to generate footage on the fly, cut with it immediately and experiment endlessly without waiting on a crew or a shoot was a revelation." This is exactly what happened to me too 😅

I’m incredibly grateful to be featured in the LA Times. A thoughtful, nuanced article about change, uncertainty and creativity in the industry, written by the amazing @joshrottenberg Pls read it all the way through (also because I’m at the end 😂🙏) latimes.com/entertainment-…

@FutureVibesAi @joshrottenberg Thanks so much

@___Edit9 @joshrottenberg Congratulations

So excited to be selected for the amazing: [esc] FEST genAIme! 🚨Kicks off today —8PM GMT / 12PM PDT 🔥Can’t wait to see all the amazing work 🎟️ It’s all online & totally free escape.ai/event

Check out how I made some of the trickier shots in LATE. Such a pleasure speaking to Curious Refuge ❤️ This AI Short Film Won $10,000! Here's How... youtu.be/ETPBTiIONo0?si… via @YouTube

@AiDreamzX @_lev3lup I really appreciate you guys and all your support and the community you’ve created is incredible and precious. I’m so sorry I missed the show this week, I’ve been so busy with work I’ve let everything slide. I’ll be there next week, big love ❤️

@___Edit9 @_lev3lup Appreciate you Hal!

EP 023/120 - PRAGMA ⭕️ (EPHEMERA #3) February 15th: Moving my Ephemera MiniSeries on to X for continuity

@AiDreamzX @_lev3lup Thank you so much guys, I massively appreciate it ❤️

@___Edit9 @_lev3lup Gooood we need Moar excellect content!

@aimusicvideo @_lev3lup @CuriousRefuge @EricKerArt This is so exciting, thank you so much ❤️

@_lev3lup @CuriousRefuge @___Edit9 @EricKerArt Yes, we are too! @___Edit9 video was so awesome!!

🎉Big news! @CuriousRefuge has joined us as a sponsor for the 2nd Annual AI Music and Video Festival! 📽️We’re thrilled to be showcasing some of the incredible AI Animation Competition videos on a big screen!! 📣Shoutout to all our amazing partners making this celebration possible: ⭐️ @CuriousRefuge ⭐️ @NEXARTIS_ ⭐️ @GatoIsUs 🎟️ Join us: musicvideofestival.ai