Trailer

Synopsis

When mysterious cubes appear on Earth and people disappear without a trace, the brilliant

scientist Lilly Rose discovers a shocking truth: an ancient alien civilisation is using humanity for

a sinister ritual. But as Lilly delves deeper into the mystery, she realises that she herself could

be the key to their salvation or their downfall.

Title: IMPERIA Director: MARCEL BARSOTTI

2024 / Germany / AI Generated / Science Fiction

Film production: BAI Pictures, Schmerbeck Entertainment

Country of manufacture: Germany

Length: 35:25 minutes

Language: English(AI)

Subtitle: German, Italian, Spanish, France

Screenplay: Marcel Barsotti

Producer: TILL SCHMERBECK, MARCEL BARSOTTI

Film production: BAI Pictures, Schmerbeck Entertainment, BAI PICTURES and SCHMERBECK ENTERTAINMENT

Format: 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, 1080p, Full HD

Aspect ratio: 1.78

Audio Mix: 5.1 Digital Surround, 2.0 Stereo, 48kHz, 24 Bit

Prompting: Kling, Revoicer, Leonardo, ElevenLabs, NightCafe, Photoshop AI, Green Scree

Category: Medium-length film, series format

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Year: 2025

DCP: 5.1, 2.0

MOV: 5.1, 2.0

Codecs: Apple Pro Resolution HQ, H264

Frames: 24 Frames

Colour: Colour

Subtitles: German, Italian, Spanish, France

Idea: Marcel Barsotti

Direction and AI-prompting: Marcel Barsotti

Pilot for a series concept: An AI-generated film

Imperia Characters

The Director and BAI Pictures

The director, composer and the successful creator path of Germany's first award-winning AI film ‘TRANSFORMATION’. Multi-award-winning international composer Marcel Barsotti (61) is an impressive and extraordinary talent who creates powerful unique film scores and electronic music that expand the possibilities of storytelling.

He is known for a broad genre of international projects, including ‘Pope Joan’, ‘The Miracle of Bern’, ‘Germany. A summer`s fairytale, ‘The Poet’, ‘The sea wolf’, ‘Jesus loves me’” or ‘La Linea Imaginaria’.

In 2024, Marcel Barsotti made his directorial debut with ‘Transformation’, an AI-generated dystopian science fiction short film. After its completion, Barsotti received eleven international awards, including the Rome Independent Film Festival Award, the IPF Merit Award in Toronto, the Camgaroo Award and more than 20 nominations worldwide. The film also received the FBW Film and Media Rating.

Behind BAI PICTURES are extraordinary ideas and elaborate concepts for AI film productions.

Achievement

7th International Peace Festival

Winner Honorary Merit Award 2025

Toronto > 24. - 26.09.2025, Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Road, Canada

13th International Sound & Film Music Festival

Nominee Best Score in a short Film 2025

Varaždin > 04.10.2025, Concert Hall Croatian National Theatre, Croatia

2nd Red Rocks AI Film Festival

2. Prize Best AI Film 2025

Utah > 09.10.2025, Electric Theater Center, Utah, USA

13th Courant 3D Film Festival

Nominee Best AI Film 2025

Angoulême > 6. - 11.10.2025, Prenez du Relief 27, rue Lapéruse, France

16th Austrian Film Festival

Winner Best AI Film 2025

Vienna > 8. - 12.10.2025, Schikaneder KultKino, Vienna, Austria

2nd Black AI Fest - International AI Film Academy Awards

Nominee Best AI Film | Best AI Trailer

Worcester > 11. - 12.10.2025, Avenue Theatre, UK

27th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

Japan Film Premiere 23.10.2025 (Non in competition)

Tokyo > Photographic Art Museum, Jebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-

0062, Japan

12th Raw Science Film Festival

Winner Best Technical Innovation in Media 2025

New York > 24 - 25.10.2025, Triad Theater, Florence Gould Theater, USA

16th Bridges International Film Festival

2. Prize Best Soundtrack 2025 | Nominee Best Film

Corinth > 20. - 26.10.2025, Municipal theatre, Greece

47th Biberacher Filmfestspiele

Nominee Best Middlelong Film 2025

Biberach > 29.10. - 02.11.2025, CINEPLEX, Biberach, Germany

2nd New Order Youth International Film Festival

Nominee Synthetic Muse AI-Powered Storytelling 2025

Auckland > 21.11.2025, Capitol Cinema, New Zealand

23th Rome Independent Film Festival

Nominee AI Competition 2025

Rome > 21. - 28.11.2025, Via L'Aquila, 66/74, 00176 Roma RM, Italy

79th International Film Festival di Salerno

Nominee International Audience Award

Salerno > 26. - 29.11.2025, Cine-Teatro Augusteo, Piazza Giovanni Amendola, Italy.

29th New Filmmakers New York

Nominee Best AI Film 2025

New York > 01.04. - 30.06.2026, Film Archives New York, USA