ATL EXP - The Atlanta Immersion Awards
2025 Award Winning Projects
Our first year was a blast! Congratulations to all the creators involved!
2025 Awards
Atlanta Immersion Awards
BEST AI FILM
Top overall award for excellence in AI filmmaking.
Nominees:
The Philadelphia Project - Jesse Torres - WINNER
QUEEN 1 - Ryan Patterson
The Slug - Chen Tang
Vibe Coding - Brandon James
BEST NARRATIVE
Recognizes strong storytelling, structure, and emotional impact.
Nominees:
Fetch - Tim Schauer
The Abyss - Andres Aloi
The Secret of the Mountain Hut - Pasquale de Sapio
The Slug - Chen Tang - WINNER
MINDBENDER AWARD
Given to the most surreal, experimental, terrifying, or unforgettable AI film.
Nominees:
I'm Happy Again - Charles Dillon Ward
Milk - Athanasios Ntavlouros - WINNER
The Dance of the Nain Rouge - Eric Millikin
The Wild - Jakob Söe-Pedersen
AI INNOVATION AWARD
Honors the most creative or groundbreaking use of AI tools in the filmmaking process.
Nominees:
Evolution - Eliott Hourlier
Project 2029 - James Jones - WINNER
The Ballad of Splodey the Whale - Mark R. Largent
Unbound Dreams - Kwaku Opoku Sarpong-Agyeman, Kiana Stringfield
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Selected by viewers during the festival.
The Philadelphia Project - Jesse Torres - WINNER
Congratulations to all the creators