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Hamelin 77

Lara, a school teacher, is interviewed at the Nawu corporation for the position of prompt engineer, which consists of using language to guide artificial intelligence systems. A catastrophic power failure during the interview will trigger an unexpected discovery that will reveal the delicate balance between humans and artificial intelligence systems.

  • Javier Ideami
    Director
    GPS Mon Amour, Erase Love, Totem
  • javierJavier Ideami
    Writer
  • Javier Ideami
    Producer
  • Jadhe Yasmin Altstadt Casseb
    Producer
  • Montse Guardia Guell
    Producer
  • Jesús Moreno León
    Producer
  • Nuria Francisco
    Producer
  • Alberto Solano Gómez
    Producer
  • Sofía Bonachea Cáliz
    Producer
  • David Gracia Vega
    Producer
  • Thomas Loaiza Zapata
    Producer
  • Marina Cantos
    Key Cast
    "Lara"
  • Pablo González
    Key Cast
    "Seis"
    GPS Mon Amour
  • Sofía Bonachea Cáliz
    DOP / Camera
  • Javier Ideami
    DOP / Camera
  • Mateo Bolivar Giraldo
    Camera Assistant
  • Joan Lesán Corretgé
    Dron Team
  • Javier Tejera
    Dron Team
  • Mateo Bolivar Giraldo
    Gaffer
  • Sofía Bonache Cáliz
    Lighting equipment team
  • Mateo Bolivar Giraldo
    Lighting equipment team
  • Francisco Mateo Urbano Chaves
    Sound team (recording and post)
  • Maria Paula Pinzón Salamanca
    Sound team (recording and post)
  • Javier Ideami
    Music
  • Pablo González
    Grandmother's song melody and flute performance
  • Coral Fernandez Rodrigo
    Make up
  • Marta Nieto Román
    Make up
  • Valeria Samantha Cantoral Mathews
    Art Department
  • Vanessa Souza Thuille
    Costumes
  • Brava Fabrics Team
    Costumes
  • Roman Zabal Bustamante
    Continuity
  • Gemma García Castillo
    Making off photography
  • Javier Ideami
    Sculpture props
  • Ideami Studios
    Editing and post
  • Joan Lesán Corretgé
    VFX
  • Javier Tejera
    VFX
  • Javier Ideami
    VFX
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Hamelin 77
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama, generative AI, artificial intelligence
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.38:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Almagro International Film Festival, 2023
    Almagro
    Spain
    September 8, 2023
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Pineda de Mar International Film Festival, 2023
    Pineda de Mar
    Spain
    September 29, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Stockholm International Fantastic Film Festival, 2023
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    October 16, 2023
    Swedish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sogni elettrici International Film Festival, 2023
    Milano
    Italy
    October 20, 2023
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine con medios alternativos de La Ciudad de Mexico, 2023
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    November 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • ROS Film Festival, 2023
    Alicante
    Spain
    November 23, 2023
    1st Prize
  • LTUE Film Festival, 2024
    Provo
    United States
    February 1, 2024
    AI Integration Award
  • French Riviera Film Festival, 2024
    Cannes
    France
    May 18, 2024
    Best Sci-Fi Film
  • Fantastic Film Festival Barcelona, 2024
    Barcelona
    Spain
    May 25, 2024
    Best AI Related Film
  • Pune Short Film Festival, 2024
    Pune
    India
    June 5, 2024
    Official Selection
  • CortoGijon Film Festival, 2024
    Gijón
    Spain
    April 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Allentown Film Festival, 2024
    Allentown
    United States
    March 15, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Love & Hope Film Festival, 2024
    Barcelona
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • Symbiotic Film Festival, 2024
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    January 13, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Art Film Festival, 2024
    Athens
    Greece
    January 30, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Festival del Cinema de Cefalu, 2023
    Cefalu
    Italy
    October 11, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Oviedo, 2023
    Oviedo
    Spain
    December 27, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Muestra Internacional de Cine y Ciencia de Santander
    Santander
    Spain
    December 11, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Braga Science Film Fest
    Braga
    Portugal
    November 12, 2024
    Best Fiction Film
  • Hobnobben Film Festival
    Hobnobben
    United States
    October 23, 2024
    Winner WTFW Category
Distribution Information
  • Ideami Studios
    Distributor
    Country: Spain
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Javier Ideami

A multidisciplinary filmmaker, creative director, engineer, artist and entrepreneur, Javier Ideami’s movies and audiovisual productions have been showcased at festivals around the world and earnt many awards including:

- Freixenet Video Award, Advertising Campaign.
- Metropolis Award. TVE Television.
- Director's Special Recognition Award at the San Francisco International SFShorts Festival.
- Grand Prix - Toyo International Film Festival, Tokyo, JAPAN
- Best Comedy Short - FICCMA - Festival Internacional de Cine de Ciudad Madero, Mexico
- Meaningful Comedy Award - LTUE Film Festival, USA
- Best Filmmaker - International Motion Picture Awards, Canada
- (RAN) Lab cyberspaces International Prize
- Best Song, International Music Film Festival, Jerry Goldsmith Awards.
- Xperiment Visual Award at the Fascurt Film Festival.
- 2nd Prize New Filmmakers, International Gijon Film Festival.
- 1st Place Professional People Photo @ People's Choice Awards of the PX3 Paris International Photo Competition.

Javier has directed movies around the world, from Indonesia ("Erase Love") to Egypt ("Hayah"), U.S.A ("The weight of light) and beyond. His Filmography includes movies like: GPS Mon Amour, Totem, Hayah, the boy that listened to the earth, winds of change, the weight of light, the long goodbye, erase love, la última cena, el cuadro, magic mountain and Ego.

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Director Statement

H77 deals with the interaction between humans and AI systems through the topic of "prompt engineering", the art and science of guiding these systems with prompts.

I wrote this open free article where I reflect upon many of the concepts of the movie:
https://medium.com/@ideami/prompt-engineering-future-chatgpt-8ce66ae4c322

Lara, a school teacher, is interviewed at Nawu corporation for the position of prompt engineer, which consists of using language to guide artificial intelligence systems. A catastrophic power failure during the interview will trigger an unexpected discovery that will reveal the delicate balance between humans and artificial intelligence systems.

“Every prompt matters”