Award-Winning Hybrid Live-Action & AI Storytelling

MOONFRAME

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John McCarthy Prize Recipient - AI Week Milan 2025

Best Science Fiction, Prediction Award,

Best Writing, PhotoAward, Best Score

Founded by Carmen Gloria Pérez - writer, filmmaker, AI artisan, and creative futurist.

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MOONFRAME HQ by Carmen Gloria Pérez

MOONFRAME

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. 

Founder - Carmen Gloria Pérez

Carmen Gloria Pérez is an artist, writer, filmmaker & actor 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] 

MOONFRAME’s AI-Native Short Film 'The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists' Wins Bronze at the Telly Awards

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Projects: Selected Short Films

The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists

Distributed by mk2

  • WINNER Bronze Telly Award in the Generative AI-Narrative category
  • FINALIST at the Artefact AI Film Festival & distributed by mk2 (Paris)
  • Finalist World AI Film Festival Edition 2026 (Cannes)
  • Finalist HKUST AI Film Festival (Hong Kong)
  • Finalist New York International Film Festival


ANANI

First action experiment "ANANI" made for #HiggsfieldAction (Testing AI in action/body movement sequences)

The Mars Novella

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.

Ghost Island

First experiment with 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.

Flower Of The Valley

An experimental award-winning AI short documentary (in the She Who Was series) 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.

The Trial

First film created at MOONFRAME - 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.

Projects: In production / development

EOE

IN POST-PRODUCTION

Several projects

In Development

Selected Honors & Recognition

Honors & Featured

 - The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists: WINNER Bronze Telly Award 2026 / Top 20 FINALIST in the Artefact AI Film Festival 2026 & Finalist at World AI Film Festival & HKUST AIFF

 - 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

Selected Projects & Awards

The Mars Novella

- Winner, Best Science Fiction - 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

Exhibitions, Platforms & Media

- Exhibition, The Wrong Biennale, Do You Like To Use Me? - March 30, 2026
 (with The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists) 

- 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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