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What is the Chroma Awards?

What is the Chroma Awards?
The Chroma Awards is an AI Film, Music Video, and Games competition to unite the global creative community. Our mission is to educate, empower, and spotlight the next generation of creatives.

The Chroma Awards is an AI Film, Music Video, and Games competition to unite the global creative community. Our mission is to educate, empower, and spotlight the next generation of creatives.

Why are we doing this?

Why are we doing this?
It’s no question that AI tools are pushing the threshold of media production, but that’s come with growing pains. While we believe that these tools can enable creatives to tell their stories without limits, break down longstanding barriers to entry, and give new voices a seat at the table, their adoption faces criticism and resistance.

With the Chroma Awards, we aim to bring emerging technology and creative talent together in dialogue to find a productive way forward.

It’s no question that AI tools are pushing the threshold of media production, but that’s come with growing pains. While we believe that these tools can enable creatives to tell their stories without limits, break down longstanding barriers to entry, and give new voices a seat at the table, their adoption faces criticism and resistance.

With the Chroma Awards, we aim to bring emerging technology and creative talent together in dialogue to find a productive way forward.

What’s our solution?

What’s our solution?
To achieve our goal, we are hosting a global competition that connects companies, creators, and communities to showcase best-in-class content, that’s transparent about how AI tools are used across the spectrum of Film, Music, and Games.

Providing tangible solutions - not platitudes - is incredibly important to us. This season, we are offering education on how to use these tools, free trials to get hands, a large cash prize pool, and distribution, internship, and job opportunities.



We invite you to join our community in pushing the boundary of creativity together.

To achieve our goal, we are hosting a global competition that connects companies, creators, and communities to showcase best-in-class content, that’s transparent about how AI tools are used across the spectrum of Film, Music, and Games.

Providing tangible solutions - not platitudes - is incredibly important to us. This season, we are offering education on how to use these tools, free trials to get hands, a large cash prize pool, and distribution, internship, and job opportunities.



We invite you to join our community in pushing the boundary of creativity together.

Our Core Values



Creativity

Human authorship is at the center of our competition. We spotlight boundary pushing work - not "AI Slop" - to breakdown the stigma of using these tools to create art or tell impactful stories.

Community

Our initiative is built by creators, for creators. We provide a platform, opportunities, and resources to a new generation of artists by partnering with over 50 global creator communities.

Accessibility

Creativity is for everyone. We aim to break down the barriers to entry so that anyone can succeed, no matter their background. What’s most important is the strength of your idea and your ability to realize it.

Education

Knowledge should be shared freely, not gatekept. We provide participants with free trials and educational opportunities to help upskill both first-timers and creative veterans.

Chroma Awards Team


Matty Shimura

Partnerships, Strategy, & Ops

  • Founder, Project Odyssey

  • AI Film Awards, Dreamforum and OutsideLLMs

  • Films featured by Cannes, Tribeca, AT&T, and the White House

Claire Xue

Brand & Influencer Outreach

  • Marketing Director, Project Odyssey

  • Head of Community, Wonder Studios

  • AI R&D Education, Sephora and Moët Hennessy

Fred Grinstein

University Division & Talent Pipeline

  • Co-Founder, Machine Cinema

  • AI Educator, Chapman University and Curious Refuge

  • Development Executive, A&E, Vice, and Anonymous Content

Minh Do

Global Competitions & Content Distribution

  • Co-Founder, Machine Cinema

  • Co-Founder, Fantastic Day Studios

  • Producer, Fairground.tv

Davis Chang

Judging & Creator Spotlights

  • Co-Founder & Director of Ø Studio

  • AI Film Awards, Project Odyssey S1/S2 and AIFF Amsterdam/Dubai

  • Films featured at Google I/O, Tribeca, TED AI, the Kennedy Center and Sotheby’s Institute

Maddie Hong

Inclusion & Accessibility

  • AI Film Awards, Runway’s AIFF & Gen:48, Project Odyssey S1, Culver Cup, Cinema Synthetica

  • Films featured by Forbes, Wired, and a16z’s LA Tech Week

Brogan Wassell

Platform & Social Media

Brogan Wassell

Platform & Social Media

  • AI Film Awards, Project Odyssey S2 and the AI International Film Festival

  • Brand Strategy and Design, Pentel and Michaels

Dustin Blank

Partnerships

BDustin Blank

Platform & Social Media

  • ElevenLabs, Iconic Voices

  • Former Leadership at NBCUniversal, MGM, and Disney

  • 15 Years in Creator Economy Startups

Special Thanks


Pip & The Giant Clockwork by Nicolas Bellavance
Memory Maker by Nik Kleverov & Native Foreign
Velocium by Calvin Herbst
DO NOT DISTURB THE SANE MAN by Bardia Shahrestani & Frederick Pelletier-Goulet
Dear Grandma by Danny Tseng