Watch the winning trailer from the Future Vision XPRIZE, The Gifted.
Google partnered with XPRIZE and Range Media Partners to launch the Future Vision XPRIZE, a global competition for films envisioning a hopeful, technology-enabled future. Independent filmmaker Jeff Synthesized won the grand prize for "The Gifted," chosen from over 2,500 entries. The project receives $100,000 and $2.5 million in feature production funding, with Google and Range Media Partners collaborating through Google’s 100 ZEROS initiative to bring the story to the big screen.
This report highlights the winning film, "The Gifted," which uniquely secured $2.5 million in feature production funding through Google’s 100 ZEROS initiative, unlike other competition entries.
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Earlier this year, we partnered with XPRIZE and Range Media Partners to launch the Future Vision XPRIZE, a global competition calling for films that envision a hopeful, technology-enabled future. Last week in Los Angeles, independent filmmaker Jeff Synthesized was named the grand prize winner for The Gifted.
Inspired by a deeply personal story, the film centers on an 11-year-old boy who recreates his late mother’s voice and essence out of love and code. What emerges across the town’s networks quietly cares for his entire community — reflecting the filmmaker’s belief that technology’s greatest promise lies in empathy and human connection.
Chosen from more than 2,500 entries worldwide, the solo-developed project receives $100,000 alongside $2.5 million in feature production funding. Through Google’s 100 ZEROS initiative, we are partnering with Range Media Partners to help bring this story to the big screen.