The Awarehouse Studio
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Latest · October 26, 2026
Slack is a visual poem, just over a minute long, that I made recently. It started with a conversation with a good friend and colleague about something as ordina…
October 24, 2026
Something creepy crawled out of a lake …and it’s going to escape. Our folk-horror short NIX has been officially selected for MACABRE & MAYHEM [esc] fe…
October 22, 2026
Our animated short KAIROS has been selected for the third edition of the Artefact AI Film Festival, organised by Artefact together with mk2. This year’s theme i…
October 21, 2026
On Wednesday it was the gala premiere of Drama Kings at Filmstaden Sergel in Stockholm, and Patrik and I had to be there. I’ve known the Omanovic twins fo…
October 18, 2026
A water spirit on a screen the size of a building I was sitting in the Science Museum IMAX in London, watching a little Swedish folk tale about a water spirit a…
October 17, 2026
Our Swedish folk-horror short NIX has been named one of 30 finalists at the James Drake Media x AI Movie Awards. It was chosen from more than 500 films submitte…
October 15, 2026
WOLF TONE — Finding the Film Before the Story Sometimes, making one film is the only way to understand another. A wolf tone occurs when the vibration of a strin…
October 10, 2026
Some stories survive for centuries without ever reaching the screen. NIX, our three-minute Swedish folk horror short, is a small attempt to change that. Selecte…
October 1, 2026
We’re delighted to share that our short film KAIROS has been officially selected for the James Drake Media x AI Movie Awards, taking place in London on November…
September 20, 2026
At Awarehouse Studio, we often work with complex production pipelines, ambitious ideas and emerging filmmaking technologies. But this time, we wanted to explore…
September 3, 2026
I was just in Warsaw for Warsaw Glitch, and I’m still processing it. Warsaw Glitch is an international festival of film and animation made with AI. It was…
August 26, 2026
What might the ancient world have looked like when it was still alive? A recent visit to the Palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete …
August 15, 2026
Our collaboration with Acasting continues, this time bringing a summer barbecue to life through licensed digital twins. The commercial features digital likeness…
Why Escape AI matters to us Escape is a streaming platform for what founder John Gaeta calls Neo Cinema. That means short films, series and animation made with …
August 10, 2026
Ideas often begin with a question we can’t quite shake. For our new short film, KAIROS, it began with a small, almost imperceptible moment: meeting someon…
June 2, 2026
Last week, we left the studio. Three days at AI on The Lot, hosted at Amazon MGM Studios in Culver City, it turned out to be one of those rare experiences that …
April 7, 2026
The Awarehouse Studio is proud to have led the technical production for the new Smakis campaign, recently featured in Resumé. By utilizing licensed digital twin…
April 1, 2026
It has been over a year since we released our last in-house short film, H3O2. Since then, we have been incredibly blessed to collaborate on dramas for the natio…
Every creative’s dream is a brief with absolute freedom, no client revisions, no budget restrictions on locations, and no producers telling you an idea is ̶…
March 31, 2026
We are absolutely thrilled to share a groundbreaking milestone we recently collaborated on: the Nordic’s very first commercial featuring licensed Digital …
March 24, 2026
The Mountain of the Gods (Gudarnas Berg) is wrapped. With the last episode aired, our mountain is climbed. This is the second series we’ve made for the sw…
March 17, 2026
AI Filmmaking Update: Hollywood Giants, Legal Wars, and the SXSW Revolution The second week of March 2026 has officially changed the landscape for independent A…
February 10, 2026
At Awarehouse, we work to ensure AI-driven film is sustainable, fair, and legally sound. When we generate people in our productions, there’s always a risk…
February 2, 2026
One and a half year ago, we released our first AI-generated short film. Six months later we created a 13 minute long short film and were among the first in the …
December 3, 2025
As an AI film studio at the forefront, tools are our lifeline. We are proud to announce that we have entered into official partnerships with three of the most i…
September 23, 2025
Five weeks in, the Midpoint of this journey, and what a ride it is 🎨 🤯 Perfect time to take a moment to breathe and reflect on what’s going on. Yesterda…
August 26, 2025
What happens when stories are no longer just consumed, but created in real time together with the audience? When children’s drawings are not only a reflection o…
July 16, 2025
After a much-needed summer break, we’ve returned. Recharged, very inspired, and honestly still catching up on everything we missed. While we were away, t…
June 3, 2025
Kling 2.1, marks a significant leap forward in AI-powered video generation. Designed to rival industry leaders like Google’s Veo 3, Kling 2.1 introduces enhance…
May 25, 2025
We’re incredibly honored to share that our film H3O2 has been awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2025 MetaCannes Film Festival, as part of the Next Wave of C…
May 22, 2025
Some news we’re quietly screaming about: Our films have been selected for two international festivals celebrating the future of storytelling and the creative us…
May 6, 2025
We recently had the pleasure of creating the backdrop videos for Aladdin The Musical here in Sweden. It was a fantastic opportunity to explore how AI filmmaking…
April 21, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly entered the world of advertising. Today, algorithms can generate photographs, illustrations, and even short films with …
April 18, 2025
What is the Easter Bunny really up to?Why the eggs? What’s the mystery? This year, he’s finally ready to talk. Join us as the Easter Bunny stars in …
April 8, 2025
Big news from our stars! 🌊🧝♀️Both Jólmust and H3O2 have been selected for the MetaCannes Film3 Film Festival! As proud cinematic parents, we’re wiping away t…
April 3, 2025
We’re wildly excited to present our most recent AI Short Film at The Awarehouse; H3O2! What a strange name for a film. But we live in a strange world. WAT…
April 2, 2025
We’re honored that this strange little film found resonance, a story about gnomes standing their ground, the passing of traditions, and the quiet flicker …
March 19, 2025
We hear people say that the Swedish film industry has seen better days. For a long time, we were known for our bold stories, our iconic directors, and that uniq…
March 11, 2025
Article By Awarehouse Some stories shape the world. Others reveal it. Alice’s fall through the rabbit hole was never just a descent – it was an initiation…
March 7, 2025
We’re honored that our design was chosen as the official Izsit Creator image! 🎨✨ Creators on the platform can now use this emblem to showcase their participati…
March 3, 2025
We’re honored to have been nominated for the NEOMATION Award for pushing the boundaries of animation! Being recognized for our work in this evolving space means…
March 2, 2025
Exciting news—we’ve been selected as official members of the Hailuo AI Creator Partnership Program (CPP)! 🚀 Hailuo AI, backed by MiniMax, is at the forefront o…
March 1, 2025
We are standing at the edge of a cinematic revolution. AI is no longer just a tool, it’s reshaping the language of filmmaking itself. That’s why we’re heading t…
February 25, 2025
Our film JÓLMUST is now featured on ESCAPE MEDIA, a platform dedicated to pioneering AI-driven storytelling. Curated by industry legends like John Gaeta (The Ma…
February 18, 2025
Thrilled to announce that we’re joining A.I. Wonderland, a groundbreaking cinematic experiment reimagining Alice in Wonderland for the age of artificial intelli…
February 13, 2025
Thrilled to share that our film JÓLMUST has made it to the Top 25 in the world’s largest AI film competition, PROJECT ODYSSEY Season 2! For this film, we used K…
January 2, 2025
Back in September, something unexpected happened, we got an email saying we’d been handpicked for Izsit’s Creative Partner Program. Apparently, they went throug…
