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→ Creative Artist | India | Co-Founder @carnivalhq
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Joined March 2022
from the deepest part of my heart — thank you, Mumbai. 🤍 my first ever conversation with Hardeep about the AI Film Festival started with me running into a Starbucks — completely drenched in rain. And somehow…poetically…this entire festival ended the exact same way — me
1 month ago, we stepped foot in Mumbai for the first time. On Sunday, we hosted India's First and Biggest AI Film Festival. And, this is how we did it: (Also see below to see the winning AI films) 👇
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all my three a.m thoughts work.
this was the best film out of the entire event. loved the initiative though.
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but it feels worth it when tasteful people on the internet recognise that. :)) free wallpaper for you. @carnivalhq 🎠
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every backdrop, slide deck, poster, the opening film — all of it was created with that intent. came with countless late nights and a lot of creative risks.
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for the AI filmmaking festival, me & @v1dcam wanted to create experiential art — make it a visual experience, not just another event.
dude whoever made the art for the backdrops at maff 2025 by @localhostIND, take a bow. incredible work, sticking to the theme, and style. (also can i get the viking helmet wall art as a wallpaper pretty please thx)
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absolute banger by @hardeep_gambhir @v1dcam
@thedeoncardoza @ranagwho @suhasasumukh
@gokuwrites @AryanYadav_999 sadly couldn’t make it to mumbai, but seriously proud of our team for pulling off such a world-class event. stay tuned — our next stop 🇮🇳 bangalore
Last night, we hosted India's Biggest AI Film Festival. All planned end-to-end within 25 days, with a team of 20-somethings, with barely any event-planning experience. Guests who came: Tanmay Bhat, Riteish Deshmukh, Shakun Batra, Karan Anshuman and more Here's the full story:
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All throughout this time, our team of all-stars made sure every detail about the event was perfect. @Chandan_Perla @v1dcam @thedeoncardoza @ranagwho @suhasasumukh @gokuwrites @AryanYadav_999 and special shoutout to @Ayussheth @sumanth_m18 and our gems of volunteers
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should i start selling wallpapers?
dude whoever made the art for the backdrops at maff 2025 by @localhostIND, take a bow. incredible work, sticking to the theme, and style. (also can i get the viking helmet wall art as a wallpaper pretty please thx)
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I moved from San Francisco to Mumbai to host India's Biggest AI Film Festival And I have never seen such hypocrisy Bollywood "A-listers" don't want to associate with AI because of public opinion, but then ask us if they could get intros to our AI filmmakers to hire them Many
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back to back bangers. @carnivalhq @v1dcam
The shift to AI video isn’t coming. It’s here. Don’t blink. AI x Filmmaking Festival on Nov 2nd in Mumbai Expect: a red carpet, walking robots, 120-year old heritage property, opera and jazz music, surrounded by Bollywood's finest. Be there or be square.
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cooked. @carnivalhq @v1dcam
I flew down from San Francisco to host India's biggest AI Filmmaking Festival on November 2nd at the Royal Opera House. Panellists: Tanmay Bhat, Abhay Deol, Shakun Batra and Karan Anshuman. It's not a question of "if" AI is going to catch up, it's a question of "when." Come
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Two weeks ago, we blew up on Twitter and sparked a debate in Bollywood, after voicing how reaching to Sam Altman is easier than Karan Johar. A side of the internet cheered for us 20-somethings organizing the AI Film Festival. On the other side, @thevirdas made a video about
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we finally got an ai version of me.
3 days left for the AI Filmmaking festival A little late to the party, but made this for the love of creation.
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BIG UPDATE: now even for the underdogs who didn't make it to the competition, you have a chance of having your best work of all time in AI screened at the Royal Opera House. maximum length of film accepted is 10 minutes. apply below
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Welcoming @invideoOfficial officially as a title sponsor for our event. @localhostIND x @invideoOfficial is presenting India's largest and highest signal AI Film Festival. RSVP for the screening happening on November 2nd at the Royal Opera House Mumbai below.
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1265 submissions. 48 hours of reviewing. 5 people reviewing. 200+ calls. Our goal: make sure every film & team is at their absolute best. The finalists include researchers, past MAMI winners, film & tech folks who’ve been at it for 8+ months - even people who’ve worked on
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sometimes 3 am ideas are just beautiful. @carnivalhq @v1dcam see you in mumbai.
if you received this in your email today, see you all in mumbai! the invites are on their way!
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i'll be honest, we have 5 people working on scouring through these but it's simply a lot. we'll be sending out acceptances soon. if you want to increase your chances of getting in, post your video here and tag me. if you want to increase your chances even more, you're welcome
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alright, here it is - the full thread of all the incredible creations people made for the ai x filmmaking hackathon. the creativity here is unreal 🧵
okie i'll admit it - the creations people are sharing for the ai x filmmaking festival is absolutely fascinating. the creativity is insane. i've been tagged in so many i lost count. drop your creations in the comments - i'm making a thread to showcase all of them.
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