Award-Winning Hybrid Live-Action & AI Storytelling
MOONFRAME
John McCarthy Prize Recipient - AI Week Milan 2025
Best Science Fiction, Prediction Award,
Best Writing, PhotoAward, Best Score
John McCarthy Prize Recipient - AI Week Milan 2025
Best Science Fiction, Prediction Award,
Best Writing, PhotoAward, Best Score

MOONFRAME brings you out-of-this-world frames in art and storytelling. Founded by multi-disciplinary artist and Creative Futurist Carmen Gloria Pérez, MOONFRAME explores the intersection of technology and human emotion to craft cinematic stories powered by artificial intelligence. From intimate short films to expansive experimental narratives, MOONFRAME reframes what’s possible.

Carmen Gloria Pérez is a multi-disciplinary artist, actress, writer, and filmmaker pioneering the fusion of live-action and AI storytelling. A military veteran with a background in finance and film production, she has appeared in acclaimed series including Netflix's Young Royals, A Storm For Christmas, and created award-winning projects such as The Mars Novella and Flower of the Valley. Her work has earned honors like the John McCarthy Prize at AI Week Milan and multiple awards, such as Best Science Fiction, Best Writing, Best Score, Photography, Prediction & Script awards at multiple festivals. Through MOONFRAME, she reframes imagination & technology to craft stories that feel both otherworldly and deeply human.
[Learn more → carmengloriaperez.net]

Completed - Coming 2026.
A hybrid live-action and AI short set on Mars, where Skylar, an UMAI Guardian, reflects on loss, hope, and her vision for a new world. Award-winning for its writing and innovation. Winner BEST SCIENCE FICTION by AIMF, Prediction Award by BAIFF, Best Writing. Screening at the AI for the Future Festival @ United Nations Environment Assembly (#UNEA7) Dec. 2025.
An experimental award-winning AI short documentary honoring Ana Roqué de Duprey, the Puerto Rican educator and suffragist who fought for women’s rights and scientific progress, yet remains overlooked in history.
First shot at horror genre. After a crash in the Bermuda Triangle, a lone pilot wanders through a hauntingly beautiful tropical island, recording traces of life that shouldn’t exist. As the veil between the living and the dead dissolves, she uncovers the island’s chilling truth.
In an otherworldly courtroom, AI Aria stands accused of crimes against humanity. As her defenders and prosecutors clash over her true intentions, the verdict hangs in the balance - and the uncertainty of AI’s impact on humanity looms large.

IN POST-PRODUCTION: Our first full hybrid: live-action short film
In Development
- The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists: Top 20 FINALIST in the Artefact AI Film Festival 2026
- Recipient, John McCarthy Award (2025) AI Week, Milan, Italy - Awarded for contributions to AI-native storytelling and filmmaking
- Featured Creator, Escape.ai: AI-native streaming platform founded by Academy Award-winner John Gaeta (The Matrix)
- Recognized AI Creator Studio - Shaike.ai, a curated platform highlighting leading creators working with generative AI and emerging media
The Mars Novella
- Winner, Best Sci-Fi – AI Media Festival (Sherman Oaks), September 2025
- Winner, Prediction Award - Burano AI Film Festival, October 18, 2025
- Winner, Best Writing & Producer Award (early version), December 2024
- Honorable Mention - Project Odyssey Season 2, 2025
- Official Selection / Screening - AI for the Future Festival, United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA7), December 2025
- Selected Presentation, Synthetic Narratives Conference: AI/XR & the Future of Storytelling Stevens Institute of Technology, October 24–25, 2025
- Honorable Mention - Dhruma Film Festival 2025 w/AI Film Awards, June 2025
- Finalist, International Best Short Film - Turkey International AI Film Festival, December 2025
Flower Of The Valley
- Winner, Best Documentary - AI Film Festival Amsterdam, June 2025
- Winner, Photography Award - Burano AI Film Festival, October 2024
- Winner, Best Score & Script - AI Film Awards, Marrakesh Edition
- Finalist, International Best Short Film - Turkey International AI Film Festival, December 2024
- Featured Film, RAI Cinema Digital Channel (Italy)
The Trial
- Winner, Best Produced Script – AI International Film Festival
- Winner, Best Animation - CineTech Future Fest, 2024
- Finalist, ORION IFF International Film Festival, March 2025
- Exhibition, The Wrong Biennale, Do You Like To Use Me? - November 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 (with Irreplaceable)
- Radio Interview, Alphaville: I Dossier – “AI Week” Swiss National Radio (RSI Rete Due), June 13, 2025 - Topic: How artificial intelligence is transforming cinema
Interviewed by Alessandro Chiara
- Panel Speaker & Workshop - AI Film Festival Amsterdam (2025)
Workshop and panel on AI filmmaking workflows, storytelling, and creative authorship
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