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INNOVATION AWARDS

FILM. AI. LIVE CULTURE.

ITALY / EUROPE

FESTIVALS & EVENTS BY VIA

AI cinema.Live, together.

Name: Milan AI Festival
Start: 2027-04-15
End: 2027-04-15
Location: Milan

We organize AI film festivals, screenings, hackathons and awards. From Rome to Florence, Milan to Turin: bringing filmmakers and audiences into the same room.

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Rome AI Festival4th edition / April 2027 Florence AI Festival15 February 2027 Milan AI Festival15 April 2027 Prompt2ScreenAI filmmaking hackathon / Turin

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01 / ORGANIZED BY VIA

Our events.

Florence / Cinema & culture15 February 2027

Florence AI Festival

New films and creative voices. Florence AI Cinema Night continues the VIA season.

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Milano / Cinema, design & AI15 April 2027

Milan AI Festival

Cinema Anteo, Milano. A first edition at the intersection of cinema, design and visual culture.

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Rome / Fourth editionApril 2027

Rome AI Festival

Rome AI Festival returns in April for its fourth edition. The exact date, venue and programme are to be announced.

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Torino / AI filmmaking hackathonFilms & creative challenges

Prompt2Screen

VIA’s AI filmmaking hackathon. From an idea to the big screen: discover the films and creative challenges of Prompt2Screen.

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02 / VISUAL INNOVATION AWARDS

The next
point of view.

Celebrating bold visions and the next wave of European storytellers. Discover screenings, conversations and opportunities across the VIA festivals.

Explore Milan’s competition Rome AI Festival

03 / SELECTED WORK

Ideas, made for the screen.

Visual production and film curation. Our work, within and beyond the festival.

VIA Studio credits projected above the Google Cloud AI Live Roma stage

ROME / 21 OCTOBER 2026

ROME / 21.10.2026

Makers Era

Google Cloud AI Live Roma

A custom visual project, made entirely with Google tools. Six Rome AI Festival short films, selected with the Google Cloud team and screened during the event.

VIA’S CONTRIBUTION: Custom visuals & film curation
THE SETTING: The Space Cinema Moderno

Inside the project

Create.

Original visual projects, shaped for a setting and an audience.

Curate.

Selected films and programmes that bring different voices together.

Connect.

Festivals, hackathons and screenings. Places to encounter new cinema.

04 / VIA JOURNAL

Ideas in motion.

All stories

Florence AI Festival artwork announcing 15 February 2027 at Palazzo San Niccolò

Florence / 5 MIN

Florence AI Festival 2027: plan your visit and film submission

Florence AI Festival is set for 15 February 2027 at Palazzo San Niccolò. Check tickets, submission requirements and what to confirm before planning your visit.

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Three-panel VIA illustration of outdoor projection, collaborative filmmaking and an indoor screening

Curation / 6 MIN

How to programme an AI short-film screening

Build an AI short-film screening with a clear curatorial idea, a realistic running order and a useful audience discussion. A practical guide from VIA.

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