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Brighton, England
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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!
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Moonshots LIVE, The Oscar for Optimists, begins tomorrow with the global screening of the 60th anniversary of Star Trek followed by an epic day of moonshots on Friday. Stream is free & few dozen seats left if you want to join me, Palmer Luckey, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mark Pincus, Cathie Wood, Logan Kilpatrick, Neal Stephenson, Salim Ismail, Dave Blundin, Alex Wissner-Gross, Emad Mostaque and 1500 other builders & creators.
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We asked filmmakers around the world to show us an optimistic vision of the future that’s worth living for everyone (not a Terminator saga). 2,500 of them answered, and now this Friday in Los Angeles, the top 5 will pitch their visions to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neal Stephenson, Rod Roddenberry, and Mira Lane.
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@Jidenna sees AI as an evolution of Hip-Hop sampling: another way for artists to remix what exists and build something new. The result is KITA, his filmmaking debut as a GRAMMY-nominated artist. KITA explores a near-future claymation world where an unlikely connection between man and machine becomes a story about loneliness, dignity and community. @Jidenna's directorial debut is out now ↓
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We're officially executive producing Season 2 of @WonderStudiosX's Beyond the Loop. Six filmmakers, six worlds: @___Edit9, @Kavanthekid, @lionelaton, @JunkyCream, @JunieLauX and @Jidenna. Built shot by shot with Director Mode in CapCut Video Studio. 88, Otherside, Last Recall and The Trials are live now on YouTube and Wonder TV. KITA by Jidenna lands Sept 3. Read the full story: capcut.com/newsroom/capcut-e…
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When a mysterious mass hurtles toward Earth, a man who has never committed to anything must make the one commitment he can't walk back: Save the earth on a one-way trip with the robot who talked him into it. Slingshot, A Wonder Studios submission for the Future Vision XPRIZE @launchmoonshots #FutureVisionXPRIZE
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Behind The Trials. Director Hal Watmough (@___Edit9) on bringing the film to life, from the first day on set to the final cut. Next Beyond the Loop film drops June 23rd
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Join BAFTA-winning filmmaker Hal Watmough for a live workshop on The Trials, the first film from Beyond The Loop Season 2. Hal will unpack how he built a grounded, emotionally realistic AI-native sci-fi film, from the South African wildlife setting and human drama at its core, to the larger-scale world of the Trials itself. We’ll explore story, craft, tools, and what it takes to make AI filmmaking feel cinematic, tactile, and real. Join the livestream and you can ask him questions directly! luma.com/wonder-qcfl
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Last week, we opened the doors to the House of Wonder for the premiere of Season Two of Beyond the Loop, our AI-native anthology series, and the first gathering inside the Church. The evening started with Katharine McCallum of Atomico, Danny Perkins of Elysian and former CEO of StudioCanal, and @JustinHackney33, Co-founder and CCO of Wonder Studios, exploring the past, present and future of film. Then came The Trials – the groundbreaking new feature from BAFTA-winning editor @___Edit9 (Hal Watmough) that left the room speechless. At Wonder, opening our doors to diverse creativity is ingrained in who we are. As creators, writers and founders came together, conversations carried on long into the night. Minds opened and imaginations ignited. From inside the House of Wonder to screens worldwide, this is only the beginning. We truly can't recommend it enough... watch The Trials and if it leaves you searching for answers, join the conversation in our community app.
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THE TRIALS: watch the full film now, right here on X. Directed by BAFTA winner @___Edit9 (@HalWatmough). Executive Producers: @capcutapp @ElevenLabs @openart_ai @invideoOfficial Beyond the Loop Season 2 starts now. 👇
THE TRIALS - Out Now! Can we get another BAFTA for @HalWatmough? 🏆 An extraterrestrial force arrives to challenge the planet's greatest species in the ultimate universe Olympics. Directed by BAFTA winner @___Edit9 (@HalWatmough ) — the first film in Beyond the Loop Season 2, the @WonderStudiosX anthology. Executive Producers: @capcutapp @ElevenLabs @openart_ai @invideoOfficial 📷 Watch now: youtu.be/J51pKQoXLoc
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Here's a peek into @HalWatmough 's (@___Edit9) filmmaking workflow in @capcutapp 🎬 This clip of Shona was built frame by frame - starting with a character reference image generated in Nano Banana, fed into an agent as the first frame, then iterated with cinematic prompts: handheld, dynamic, specific lighting and camera preferences. The magic is in the back-and-forth. You see what works, give feedback, get suggestions, and fine-tune, without rolling from scratch every time. The agent holds all your references so your vision stays consistent throughout. This is what AI-assisted storytelling looks like in practice. ✨
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Something big is on the way 📷 Beyond the Loop Season 2 is almost here and it’s been worth every second of the wait. We’re introducing the faces behind the season, the stories they’ve created, and giving you a look at what went into making it all happen. This is just the warm up. The first film lands 11.06.26: The Trials by @HalWatmough, so subscribe to our Youtube and stay locked on our socials so you don't miss a thing - youtube.com/@WonderStudiosOf… Our Filmmakers → @Jidenna @Kavanthekid Junky Cream, Lion El Aton @JunieLauX and @___Edit9 Our Executive Producers → @capcutapp @invideoOfficial @openart_ai @ElevenLabs
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This week's #FlowSessions Artist Spotlight is BAFTA-winning filmmaker, Hal Watmough @___edit9! 🎬 His film, "Don’t Worry, You've Been Here Before," is an ambitious one-shot experiment of a man trying to escape his daily routine, only to spiral into an animated apocalypse. 💡 Flow Tip: Use @GeminiApp as your sounding board. Hal loaded his script and concept art into Gemini to create a project-aware "Assistant Director." When certain ideas hit technical walls, he brainstormed alternative solutions with Gemini to rapidly iterate on concepts that kept his narrative intact while playing to Flow's specific strengths.
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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
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
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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!
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🥳 ! WE’RE IN THE FINAL ! 🥳 Please go and vote for our film: ‘The Greatest Trick In The World’ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… So exciting! BIG LOVE ❤️ @CuriousRefuge @epidemicsound
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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-ar…
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