OMNI Hyperphantasia – Presented by Envato expects more than 8,000 submissions from creators experimenting with AI filmmaking
The OMNI International AI Film Festival has launched OMNI Hyperphantasia – Presented by Envato, an AI film festival to be held in Sydney, Australia on 3 July 2026.
OMNI Hyperphantasia is open to creators from around the world who are experimenting and telling stories with generative AI tools.
It’s a one-night showcase that the organisers say is “dedicated to human creativity”. The festival takes place at The Collider in Sydney for an evening of exploratory visuals and AI generative short films from around the world.
Entries for the festival are open now. OMNI Hyperphantasia is expecting a huge number of entries – more than 8,000 entries are anticipated.
The live screening will be ticketed and host an audience of 120. The screenings will be accompanied by a panel discussion of the judges and cinema and technology experts.
Entries will be a minimum of 90% AI generated and are not limited by model, software or technology - the focus is storytelling with a strong emphasis on the visually incredible.
The judging panel includes acclaimed director Alex Proyas, best known for directing I, Robot.
“Hyperphantasia is a challenge as much as it is a theme,” said Travis Rice, founder of OMNI International AI Film Festival. “We are asking creators to work at the edge of what they can imagine and then go further. The films that rise to the top will change how people think, and how these creators are working with emerging tools to create a new form of cinema.”
“From our first conversation with OMNI, what stood out wasn’t just the quality of the films, it was the intent behind them,” adds Arlyn Panopio, head of brand and creative at Envato. “Hyperphantasia shifts the focus to what it really takes to push an idea further: bringing to life a vision that exists only in your imagination. That kind of creative obsession is the conversation we wanted to be part of.”
Entries close 9 June 2026.
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