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91 entries
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Selected — MegaFlix Movie Awards
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Spoof/Parody Film
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Selected — Global INDIE Filmmaker Awards
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Spoof/Parody Film
- Festival
Selected — BLOCKBUSTED
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Spoof/Parody Film
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Selected — International Celebration of Cinema
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Spoof/Parody Film
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Selected — Sunset Movie Showcase
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Use of AI Generative Video
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Selected — Lightning Awards
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Use of AI Generative Video
- Festival
Selected — Flyswat Movie Awards
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Use of AI Generative Video
- Festival
Selected — Phoenix Entertainment Awards
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Spoof/Parody Film
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Finalist — Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Animation Film
- DevLog
How My AI Studio Team Talks to Each Other
Running Creative Bandit Studios on my own means I lean on AI for everything that isn't the filmmaking itself. This week I've been rebuilding how that works, and the big question was simple: how do ChatGPT and Grok Bot actually work together?
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Finalist — East Village New York Film Festival
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · AI Film
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Honorable Mention — Beyond Border International Film Festival
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · AI Generated Film
- DevLog
First Podcast — Recorded on Holiday in Croatia
I just recorded my first ever podcast while on holiday in Croatia. It is rough, it is real, and it will get edited when I get home. Be aware — this is my first one.
- Festival
Award Winner — Crown Wood International Film Festival
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Best Fantasy Short Film
- DevLog
The Cheapest GenAI Workflow That Still Looks Good
The cheapest AI workflow is not finding the cheapest model. It is deciding where quality matters, doing volume work cheaply, and delaying expensive generation until the idea has earned it.
- DevLog
Bordon Camp: Building 1952 in Blender
Previs for the next project — the Great Beast Albion anime series. Bordon Camp, a major British Army training camp in Hampshire, 1952, built in Blender with Claude Fable 5.1 and MCP.
- DevLog
Patreon Is Live (But Still Under Construction)
The Patreon page is up. Things are still going to be light on detail while I keep building it — but the door is open.
- DevLog
100 Visits — Thank You. Now Let's Make It 1,000.
One hundred people have visited the new site. That might not sound like much — to a one-person studio, it means everything.
- Festival
Honorable Mention — Asian Independent Film Festival
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · AI Generated Film
- DevLog
Building a Local-First AI Filmmaking Pipeline
Can I do the grunt work locally and save the expensive AI for the final shot? The experiment begins.
- Project
Character Spotlight
Two-minute preview videos of original characters I roleplay, explore and may one day turn into full stories.
- DevLog
Official Selections: Isekai no Meta Remastered Heads to Seven Festivals
Isekai no Meta: Remastered has been officially selected to appear at seven film festivals next year — and the full list is in.
- Project
Great Beast Albion
An anime series set after an alternate World War II, where Magecraft reshaped the world that survived it.
- DevLog
New Website, New Design
The Creative Bandit Studios site has been rebuilt from the ground up — a new home, a new look, and a showreel front and centre.
- Project
Isekai no Meta: Rebooted
A fresh start for Ayumi Tanaka in a rebooted fantasy world of Endora.
- DevLog
From Isekai no Meta to Character Spotlight
The Isekai no Meta Theatrical Cut is complete, the Director's Cut is in progress, and Character Spotlight begins with Thea Dēmiourgos.
- Festival
Award Winner — 7th-RIFF-Roshani International Film Festival
Isekai no Meta: Remastered · Animation Video
- Project
Isekai No Meta: Remastered
An anime film about a protagonist who knows she's the protagonist — and starts using it.
- DevLog
Isekai no Meta: Remastered Untold Beginning
What no one tells you is how hard it is to be a solo artist relying on various AI tools to cobble something together that's actually enjoyable and humorous for people to watch. I don't have thousands upon thousands of credits available to generate every scene I need. I can generate as many scenes as I like using Runway's Explore feature, but it's a much slower process.
- Festival
Selected — Dialog Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best AI Film
- Project
Domain Legends Universe
An expanding fantasy setting for connected stories and characters.
- Festival
Finalist — Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Short Film
- Festival
Finalist — Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Trophy Competition
- Festival
Honorable Mention — Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Experimental Film
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Finalist — ORION IFF International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Web Series / New Media
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Nominee — Doc Only
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Documentary Web/TV-Series
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Award Winner — Spinning Reels Awards
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Experimental Films
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Finalist — Kalaburagi International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Short Films
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Award Winner — Gothamite Monthly Film Awards
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Web Series of the Month
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Selected — Bridge Fest
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Monthly Gold Plaque Competition
- Festival
Selected — Bridge Fest
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Monthly Gold Plaque Competition
- Festival
Selected — Red Movie Awards
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Animation
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Selected — Chambal International Film Festival — Season 10
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Animation Film
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Award Winner — Chambal International Film Festival — Season 10
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Documentary / Television
- Project
Other Projects
Earlier productions and standalone stories.
- Festival
Selected — Black Owl Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best AI Film
- Festival
Award Winner — International Celebration of Cinema
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Spoof/Parody Film
- Festival
Award Winner — International Celebration of Cinema
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Use of AI Generative Video
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Quarter-Finalist — Auguri Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best AI Film
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Selected — Your Way International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Artificial Intelligence Film
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Honorable Mention — Folkestone Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Short Film
- Festival
Selected — New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best AI Film
- Festival
Selected — New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best AI Film
- Festival
Selected — MegaFlix Movie Awards
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Spoof/Parody Film
- Festival
Selected — MegaFlix Movie Awards
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Experimental Film
- Festival
Selected — Art Giraffe International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Experimental Film
- Festival
Selected — Fortean Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Webisode / YouTube Show
- DevLog
New Beginning
I've decided I am trying too hard to “sell myself” to potential employers, and it's taking all my creative energy to do that. So, I have decided to focus solely on creating what I want, which means being a solo filmmaker. Due to my limited time and AI credits, I will likely aim to complete one project, maybe two, per year. It may not seem like a lot, but with my limited resources and growing talent, it won't be a quick process. However, I am going to keep at it and let my work speak for itself.
- Festival
Award Winner — Asian Talent International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Animation Film
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Selected — Sofia World Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best AI Film
- Festival
Selected — Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best AI Film
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Selected — Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best AI Film
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Award Winner — Global INDIE Filmmaker Awards
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Spoof/Parody Film
- Festival
Award Winner — Indie Cine Tube Awards
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Comedy Film
- Festival
Award Winner — Global INDIE Filmmaker Awards
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Use of AI Generative Video
- Festival
Award Winner — Indie Cine Tube Awards
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Web and New Media
- Festival
Selected — Pineapple Animation Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best A.I.-Created Animation Film
- Festival
Selected — Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Animated Shorts (under 15 minutes)
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Quarter-Finalist — Anatolia International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · One For All (12 categories)
- Festival
Selected — All The Laughs Comedy Awards
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Comedic Actor (Female)
- Festival
Selected — Liberty Films Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Short Experimental Film
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Selected — New York Movie Awards
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Experimental Film
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Award Winner — Mei International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Television / Pilot Program or Series
- Festival
Award Winner — Accolade Global Film Competition
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · AI Film
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Honorable Mention — Asian Independent Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Debut Filmmaker
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Selected — Happy Place Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Sezione +3
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Award Winner — Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Television / Pilot Program or Series
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Finalist — Caravan International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Debut Filmmaker
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Selected — Caravan International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Official Interview Feature
- Festival
Selected — Imagination Films International Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Animation Short Film (International)
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Award Winner — Imagination Films International Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Experimental Film
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Selected — Golden Mountain Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best Drama Short Film
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Selected — New York Tri-State International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Best AI Film
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Honorable Mention — East Village New York Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · All Categories
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Award Winner — iDEAL International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Best Short Film
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Honorable Mention — Rancho Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Short Films
- Festival
Award Winner — iDEAL International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Web Series Episode
- Festival
Honorable Mention — Beyond Border International Film Festival
AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again · Debut Filmmaker
- Festival
Honorable Mention — Beyond Border International Film Festival
Great Beast Albion Docudrama Episode 1 · Original Story
- DevLog
“AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again” DevLog
I've been amazed at how well this latest episode turned out. It concerns Hedra's latest Character 3 update, which allowed me to animate Ayumi better during her talking scenes. It's pretty impressive but still has its flaws; luckily, the glitches were something I wanted to include as it suits the aesthetics of the anime.
- DevLog
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