Curious Refuge

AI tools have gotten scary good. 👻

So this year, we’re tasking filmmakers from around the world to create compelling AI horror films that will scare the pants off our celebrity judges.

We invite you to enter our fourth annual AI Horror Film Competition, in partnership with @epidemicsound!

Epidemic Sound is also hooking you up with a free month for music and SFX. See comment for more information.

We have an incredible lineup of judges this year, including Chris White, @Diesol, @verenapuhm, @SpookyDan, and Shelby Ward.

There are thousands of dollars in prizes up for grabs, plus the chance to get your project premiered right here in Los Angeles.

Think you can scare us? 👀

Learn more about the prizes, rules, and how to enter:
curiousrefuge.com/2026-ai-horror…

There's something so fun about bringing 2D animation into the real world!

Our AI Animation instructor, Albert Bozesan, recently showed us how he combined live-action footage with a 2D animated beaver using Seedance 2.5, AI image models, and traditional post-production tools.

One trick we really liked is using real objects on set as stand-ins for the animated elements he'd add later. This gave the actors something real to interact with while helping AI understand where those animated elements should go.

And that's just one of the clever techniques Albert shares in this tutorial!

Check out the full step-by-step workflow in our latest blog: lnkd.in/gvkNQaps

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Surreal to be on the Disney lot, where so many of my favorite movies were made.

Yesterday, we brought a gray box shoot to life, demonstrating how traditional filmmaking techniques and GenAI can work together to expand creative possibilities.

Grateful to be part of such an incredible team at @promise_ai and to work alongside so many talented artists and filmmakers.

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