Dasein AI Film Festival 2026 — Award Winners

The award winners are here.

A night shaped by layered perception, bold voices, and shared presence has found its form. Each award reflects a different frequency within the same field, from emerging voices to conceptual depth, from experimentation to narrative rupture.

🏆 Dasein Grand Prize
JoinWith.Me (AI Trailer / Proof of Concept) — Mike Meier

🤖 Best AI-Integrated Narrative
Before Us. The Silicon Bible — Iskra Pinchuk

🎨 Best Experimental Vision
Mamma Robot — Elettra Fiumi

🎥 Best Documentary / Essay Film
I Create as I Speak — David Stout & Robert Campbell

🌱 Emergent Artist Award
AHIMSA — Craig Lew

🧨 Most Insane Story Award
I Don’t Trust Artists — Salvatore Frisina

👁 Audience Award
The Red Creature — Azzedine WAHBI

The Audience Award was determined through a live vote during the screening. The result was a three-way tie; however, as the other top-voted films were already recognized in major categories, The Red Creature was selected to expand the circle of recognition while preserving the integrity of the audience’s voice.

This marks the first chapter of Dasein.

Monthly, theme-based gatherings will follow, continuing the exploration of consciousness, storytelling, and emerging forms of cinema.

Photos and videos from the event will be available soon.

Thank you for being part of this beginning.

More to come.