[ Awards ]Tier 1≈ USD $190K-level compute

Unicorn Gold Award

The highest honour of HKAIIFF

Awarded for the singular AI-native breakthrough that advances the jury’s holistic 51% standard across writing, direction, generation, sound, editorial craft, and finishing.

Festival prize support (articulated scale)

Computing-resource grant at USD $190K-level as festival prize support.

Jury criteria

Demonstrated creative dominance, disclosure discipline, and festival-world-premiere eligibility with dossier-grade audit evidence.

Understand the holistic 51% standard

Honours remain subject to published rules and verification. Figures describe operational scale, not convertible cash promises.