MOONFRAME’s AI-Native Short Film 'The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists' Wins Bronze at the Telly Awards

The short film by Carmen Gloria Pérez, distributed by mk2, wins Bronze in the Generative AI-Narrative category following a growing festival run. End Quote

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Oslo, Norway - MOONFRAME announced today that its AI-native short film The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists has won Bronze in the Generative AI-Narrative category at the 47th Annual Telly Awards. Written, directed, produced, edited, and music-directed by Carmen Gloria Pérez, The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists is an absurd sci-fi dramedy about human purpose in a world optimized by advanced technology and AI.

The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and receive more than 13,000 entries globally. The recognition follows additional festival momentum for The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists, including finalist selections at Artefact AI Film Festival, World AI Film Festival, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology AI Film Festival. The film was developed in connection with Artefact AI Film Festival’s 2026 “DisPlay” theme, where it became a finalist, and is now distributed by mk2 as part of its short film collection.

“For me, AI is not a replacement for storytelling,” said Pérez. “It is a way to build worlds that might otherwise sit on a hard drive, and to keep developing my voice as a filmmaker without waiting years for permission, funding, or access. I write the stories myself, shape the characters, direct the visual world, edit by hand, and make the final creative decisions. There is no magic button. The work is still in the writing, the choices, and the human point of view.”

Pérez, an actress with credits including Netflix’s Young Royals and A Storm for Christmas, founded MOONFRAME as a creator-led AI-native studio building cinematic original worlds for the AI era. Her previous AI science fiction short The Mars Novella won Best Science Fiction at the AI Media Festival and the Prediction Award at the Burano AI Film Festival, and has drawn audience interest in an expanded series.

“The question for me is not whether AI can make images,” Pérez added. “The question is: what stories can now be told by people who did not previously have access to large budgets, crews, sets, visual effects, or traditional greenlights? I believe we need more stories from more perspectives, and AI can help open that door.”

The Secret Life Of DisPlay Artists premiered publicly on YouTube on May 15, 2026. Watch the film here: https://youtu.be/cmXTGTMtSwE.

About MOONFRAME: MOONFRAME is a creator-led AI-native film and IP studio developing cinematic speculative worlds for the AI era. Founded by award-winning filmmaker, actress, and AI-native storyteller Carmen Gloria Pérez, MOONFRAME combines traditional storytelling craft, performance knowledge, AI-native production, and audience-tested worldbuilding to create original stories with international potential.

About Carmen Gloria Pérez: Carmen Gloria Pérez is an award-winning filmmaker, actress, writer, director, editor, and founder of MOONFRAME. She received the John McCarthy Award at AI Week Milan in 2025 for her work in AI-native storytelling and filmmaking. After nearly two decades working in traditional film and television, with credits including Netflix’s Young Royals and A Storm for Christmas, she began building AI-native films in 2024 as a one-person creative studio, writing, directing, editing, and shaping original cinematic worlds through storytelling craft and emerging AI tools.

About The Telly Awards: The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 13,000 entries globally. Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council, an industry body of more than 250 leading experts from television networks, production companies, agencies, streaming platforms, and the broader video industry.

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