THE ARCHIVE / RAIF III · 19 SEPTEMBER 2026
Third edition.
The jury, winners and official selection from 19 September 2026 at Cinema Adriano in Rome.
RAIF III / FILMS
Award winners
Best Italian AI
Closed Waters
Sharon Ritossa
Best AI Narrative Short Film
They Came When We Left
Justinas Vos
Best AI Animation
El Rey de la Montaña
Stephane Benini
Best AI Documentary · JamesDrake Media
Kev
Mike Bennion
Best AI Music Video
OASIS
Glen Park
Best AI Branded / Commercial Content
DENOVO, Most Ideas Die in Notebooks
Julien Paolini
Best AI Experimental Short Film
AA Meeting
Jia Chang
Echo of Eternity · TapNow AI
Rome in Love
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RAIF III / PEOPLE
Jury and speakers

Erik WeaverDirector, Adaptive Production & AI, ETC@USC

Mattia MorgutResearch Engineer, RAI

Lori McCrearyCEO, Revelations Entertainment

Brendan McCaffertyCEO, IPX.Exchange

Riccardo VincenziFestival Director

Gianluca GuzzoCEO and co-founder, MYmovies.it
RAIF III / SCREENINGS
Official selection
- INCUBUSJulien PrevostNarrative
- A Face A Mother Could Only LoveRobert GaudetteNarrative
- BlessingsMike BennionNarrative
- Hallucination ProductsThiago Espeche, Ammiel FazzariExperimental
- IRONGiulio FulchignoniExperimental
- I Am Not Your Fucking PromptIvan ZaksExperimental
- The Last WinterFederico LuglioAnimation
- AtlantViktoria YudinaAnimation
- Where I Left YouPamela SiclariAnimation
- EYEKONIK EYEWEARLaw JonesBranded
- The BandStefano LombardiniBranded
- Medusa — The Curse of the GorgonSavvas KarampalasisDocumentary
- MARCOINGRiccardo LipariDocumentary
- PyreSiyuan ChenDocumentary
- Good MorningEmanuele De MarcoBest Italian AI
- The AuctionFabio LandiBest Italian AI
- AtroposRoberto CapucciBest Italian AI
- The BendDirector credit pendingOut of competition
RAIF III / RECOGNITION
Honorable mentions
- Misero Soffio Misera CarneStefano P. Testa
- Pompeii : Burning SilenceGwang Yeol Lee
- Department of Good MemoriesCaroline Kiessling
- BreathlessPaolo Maccarini
- LEVIATHANHYEONGRAE YOO
- WHAT WE DESERVEAttila Lorant
- Dream Factory - Nox & DustAlberto Puliafito
- THE BEST TARGETDanilo Amato
- FANGS - The Veggie VampIvan Barretta
- Slow InvasionDirector credit pending
- Karaca - SS2026Hikmet Güler
- The LineNick Efstathios Kalimeris
- Pillow MenJacky Wong
- Mouth CurdDirector credit pending
- Nirwest - Mysterious DrawingsManuel Vittorio Ottoboni
- UnheardMichele Brasili
- Miami CrimeDavid André
- VOID RESONANCEYu Zhao
- Sulla sequoiaAdriano Razzi
- The ConclaveFederico Luglio
- Close to SourceStephanie Ronan-Chlond
- Saisho Ha Kakusei — Saibā RiotJonathan Carene
- The SettlerDirector credit pending
- The 8th CandleAmaru Zeas-Sigüenza
- EUROPERaúl Ávalos
- L’Odyssée ModerneFuyubi Kusamori
- FORWARDLorenzo Stipa
- In the Depths of the SeaThomas Zaffalon
- Yellow EraXiang Duan
- Good BoyDair Karakeev
- TSUNAMI SURFDirector credit pending
- The GiftJunho Her
- Costa VerdeLéo Cannone
- SUFFRAGETTEDirector credit pending
- A Fragile SilenceIlya Demutsky
- L’Ultimo VoloLeonard Menchiari
- The FindingVincenzo Lo Re
- Monkey King LegendEmre Altay