The Tomorrow Unlocked Film Festival (TUFF) provides up-and-coming filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their creativity and tell engaging stories about how technology influences our lives now, and in the future.
From so many entries from around the world, the film industry jury awarded this year’s winners:
Terra Cene – WINNER
Terra Cene is a remembrance of things past and an observation of the interconnected nature of our time on Earth.
Directed by: Nono Ayuso
Country: UK
Are you still there? – RUNNER UP
Are we really connected? A young man passes out on a Skype call during lockdown but can anybody find and save him before it’s too late? Are we really connected? Is the internet a tool for unity or separation?
Directed by: Monica Zamora
Country: Spain
The Artificial Revolution – RUNNER UP
An artist investigates the recent advancements in creative artificial intelligence to see if we’re approaching the end of art.
Directed by: Elyas Masrour
Country: US
Hedy
A tech-savvy homeless girl creates a robot as a surrogate for her departed younger brother. Not everyone is happy with their partnership.
Directed by: Andy B Clarke
Country: Ireland
The InTEXTigator
Toronto Police help grieving widow Liz Brown solve her husband’s death. On the case: its newest recruit, Sherlock the AI.
Directed by: John Babu
Country: Canada
Cheat sheet for the princess
Cyber-actress Alena needs to impress in this movie role audition.
Directed by: Mikhail Salin
Country: Russia
#Perfake
She wants to be an actor. Tired of waiting, she amplifies her presence online. But the influencer life isn’t as easy as it looks.
Directed by: Ho Ting Yau
Country: Hong Kong
As long as I breathe
After the extinction of life on Earth, a man comes from space, looking for something amidst his delusions.
Directed by: Thiago Beckenkamp
Country: Brazil
Conversations with a monkey
Juan Siegman is an uninspired film director. He’s writing a science fiction script for his new film with the help of Ian, an anthropomorphic robot.
Directed by: Grojo
Country: Spain
Spyglass
Paula is a young influencer who has organized a crazy new challenge. It consists of people trying to find out where she lives and calling the police before she drinks a glass of hydrochloric acid.
Directed by: Javi Prada
Country: Spain