Céremony
In a near-future where perception of minors in distress is heavily filtered, the only survivor of a city erased in an apocalyptic strike, a 12-year-old girl, is interviewed to tell the world what…
GermanyIn a near-future where perception of minors in distress is heavily filtered, the only survivor of a city erased in an apocalyptic strike, a 12-year-old girl, is interviewed to tell the world what happened. But she holds the key to a darker truth about children in our society. Céremony is a visual fable about aesthetic capture, desensitization, and the cost of protecting the world from the reality of trauma. Top 12 finalist of the 1,000,000 USD AI Film Award 2026 by 1BFS and Google Gemini, out of more than 30,000 participants.
- Warsaw Glitch PremiereNo
- Seeking distributionNo
- Filmmaker at the festivalNo
- Open to panel talksNo
Born and raised in Berlin, Mark Wachholz has written novels, computer games and TV shows for over 20 years, and that background informs his work as an AI filmmaker. Best known for the psychological horror Unblind (2024, Best Director at AI Artist Beijing 2024), the video essay The Cinema That Never Was (2025, Grand Prize Korea Content Awards, Grand Prize OMNI International AI Film Festival, Craft Vanguard Award at the 56th IFFI) and the dystopian drama Céremony (2025, top 12 finalist of the 1BFS and Google Gemini AI Film Award 2026).
