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
