CLOWD is the AI film festival and creative community initiative developed through RealmIQ to showcase the emerging field of AI-assisted filmmaking.
Its core purpose is to create a platform for filmmakers, artists, students, technologists, and storytellers who are using AI as part of their creative process while maintaining a strong emphasis on human creativity, authorship, and storytelling.
Key elements of CLOWD include:
An annual AI film festival featuring narrative films, music videos, commercials, student films, fantasy works, and other AI-assisted cinematic projects.
A competition structure with multiple categories and awards designed to celebrate innovation in storytelling rather than any single AI tool.
Educational programming including panels, workshops, masterclasses, lectures, and discussions on AI, creativity, ethics, copyright, production workflows, and the future of entertainment.
Industry engagement with filmmakers, showrunners, VFX artists, technologists, educators, investors, and media executives.
Student outreach through partnerships with film schools, art schools, universities, and creative programs.
A year-round community focused on AI literacy, creative experimentation, and professional development.
A platform-agnostic philosophy that welcomes creators using tools such as Runway, AdobeFirefly, Kling AI, and other emerging technologies.
Clowd is a cultural bridge between Hollywood, independent creators, higher education, and the next generation of AI-powered storytelling. Its philosophy aligns with the idea that AI is a collaborator rather than a replacement for human creativity.
CLOWD is a year-round community and film festival dedicated to the future of storytelling, where human creativity and artificial intelligence come together to create the next generation of cinema.
CALLING ALL AI FILMMAKERS. We have SIX categories to choose from. Is your film the best in any of these? Enter now.
Start Submitting to Hiike - https://hiike.com/festivals/festival-86rh46
Learn more
UTOPIA - https://www.clowdfilmfest.com/utopia
FANTASY - https://www.clowdfilmfest.com/fantasy
COMMERCIALS - https://www.clowdfilmfest.com/long-form-commercial
MUSIC VIDEOS - https://www.clowdfilmfest.com/music-videos
NARRATIVE - https://www.clowdfilmfest.com/short-narratives
STUDENT COMPETITION - https://www.clowdfilmfest.com/student-competition
Earlybird deadline is June 29! CLOWD will premiere the week before LA Tech Week at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA for its First Annual AI Film Festival event October 7 and 8.