A.I.Pocalypse
by The Youth Company
This year, the CICLOPE Awards ceremony opened in dramatic style.
On 9 October, a packed audience at Berlin’s UdK Konzertsaal had the chance to watch the premier of “A.I.Pocalypse, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Prompt” — a short film produced by The Youth Company, directed by Bueno, and created exclusively for CICLOPE Festival 2025.
In the short, a director crashes a secret bunker where the last human proponents of craft are hiding, after AI has taken over all creative work. As they face the absurdity of their new reality, the film humorously explores the collective fears about the changing landscape of the industry and creativity – all shot on 16mm and made by humans.
The film marked a milestone in CICLOPE’s history, as it was the first time a live-action production was made to open the Awards ceremony that honors the best craft from around the world, and the people behind the work.
A huge thank you to everyone at The Youth Company and the entire production team for their dedication and hard work in bringing this project to life.
CREDITS
Cast: Thulani Nzonzo, Alan Choi,Guenia Lemos, Selene Quinta, Jed Herold, Geoffrey Russell, Nathalia Garcia, Pablo Trimachi, Haroldo Miklos, Victoria Saavedra, Brian Townes, Victor Ferreira, and Adriano Fanti
Production Company: THE YOUTH
Directed by:Bueno
Concept by:Eduardo Lubiazi,João Machado
Written by:Bueno,Rodrigo Fragata,Eduardo Lubiazi,Duran Sodré,Jed Herold
Director of Photography:Yuri Maranhão
Production Designer:Rodrigo Saraiva
Executive Direction:Carol Cherobim,Eduardo Lubiazi,João Machado,Yuri Maranhão
Executive Production:Carol Cherobim,Chico Pedreira
1st Assistant Director: Rodrigo Fragata
2nd Assistant Director: Mariana Rosha
Assistant to Director of Photography:Johann Stollmeier
Creative Assistant:Bibo Leal
Script Consultation:Teodoro Poppovic,Felipe Sant’angelo,Diogo Gameiro
Client Services:Amanda de Oliveira,Camila Pires, Lu Krasa
Line Producer:Carol Cherobim,Stefanie Korb
Production Intern:Michel Carlos Vier
Accountant:Iza Lubiazi,Thiago Duarte
Production Manager:Nani Matias
1st Production Assistant:Kayane Cabral Bonin,Adriana de Assis Lira
Set Manager:Enzo Marlos Balbinot
Financial Production Assistant:Kayelle Cabral Bonin
Production Runners:Carlos Roberto Bonin Cabral,Mateus Souza Martins
Production Driver:Roni Alves Matias
Set Decoration:Andre Gosmma
Art Producer:Felipe Dias
Art Production Assistant:Carol Angelo
Set Dresser:Gislaine Leal
Set Dresser Assistant:Larissa Prado Roche
Props Runners:Douglas Chamber Alves Pereira,Elton Mendes da Silva,Joel Paes Filho,Rubens Francisco dos Passos,Ramon Veiga,Eduardo Monteiro
Stagehands:Rodrigo Bernardi,Jonathan Rodrigues dos Santos e Pablo Treis Oliveira
Art Interns:Ana Julia Santos
Construction Coordinator:Eliel Ferreira da Silva
Construction:Mateus dos Santos da Silva,Júlio Amaral,José Alejandro Corrales Pena,Eliel Ferreira da Silva,Adriano Garcia de Lima,Rogério modelski,Pedro Henrique Abreu da Silva,Luís Henrique Bandeira de Lima
Lead Scenic Artist:Isaac Boddy Cruz
Scenic Artists:Tiago Boddy Cruz,Mario Sérgio de Lima Barbosa,Alexandre de Lima Barbosa,Marcelo Prado,Neverson Luiz da Silva,Angelo Soares
Costume Designer:Ana Paula Cardoso
Costume Designer Assistants:Taciane Biehl Duarte,Maria Tereza Fagundes de Oliveira
Wardrobe Dressers:Eloá Rosa Xavier,Jaqueline Rodrigues de Lima
Mr. Herold’s Wardrobe Styling by:Lucinda Herold
Makeup Artists:Eliane Regina Aptz,Amanda Barbosa
Casting Directors (Brazil):Renata Scheidt,Flávia Cocozza
Casting Assistant:Jaqueline Teodoro
Location Manager:Daniane Almeida,Bruna Danielle Rodrigues
Location Assistants:Enzo Gustavo Simões,John Alex Castanheira Avila
1st Camera Assistant:Briza
2nd Camera Assistant:Adriano Santos Araujo
Video Assist:Carlos Eduardo Puchivailo
DIT:Germano Faria
Sound Recordist:Elenton Zanoni Eugenio da Silva
Boom Operator / Sound Technician:Heitor Augusto Lobo
Key Grip:Flavio Romão dos Santos
1st Grips:Kaue Kruger dos Santos,Harrison Oliveira Fernandes,Cleverson Gomes de Castro
Grips:Luiz Rodrigo Machado Cardoso,Luan Oliveira Weiber
Gaffer:Ricardo Pirolla
1st Electricians:Leonardo Vinicius Vendrame Cichon,Carlos Henrique dos Santos
Electricians:Matheus dos Santos,Ruhan Cesar de Sousa,Pedro Henrique Wiechetek
Catering:Laiz Roche,Kellyn Lino
Catering Assistants:Ingridy Lino,Jhenyffer Pedroso
Cleaning Services:Camila Jaine Ferreira
Transportation:Oliveira Car – Marcelo Pata
Camera & Equipment:Runner Filmes, Back Bros
Production Supplies:ProSet
Consumables:Moving Track
Tourism Agent:Igor Giacomazzi – Via Corporate
Hotels: Slaviero Centro, Slaviero Slim VX
Film Development and Scan:Fotokem
Post-Production:COLOSSAL
Head of Post-Production:Daniel Maia
Producer:Mauricio Kazu Yamashita
Post-Production Supervisor:Rodrigo Stradiotto
Post-Production Coordination:Augusto Medeiros
Editor:Maria Luisa Machado
Assistant Editor:Victor de Araújo Matos
Motion Design:Janaína da Veiga,Tiago Bahia
Compositing / Cleanup:Matheus da Silva,Ronaldo Pucci,Rodrigo Ridolpho,Jason Moreira,Rodrigo Stradiotto
3D Studio:Hardcore FX
Color Grading:Erick Moraes
Finishing:Luciana Lima
Music Company:SATELITE
Produtora de Som: Satelite Audio
Direção Musical: Roberto Coelho e Hurso Ambrifi
Atendimento: Fernanda Costa , Renata Schincariol, Daniel Chasin e Karen Nakamura
Produção Musical: Roberto Coelho, Hurso Ambrifi, Daniel Iasbeck, Bruno Zibordi, Koitty, Alexandre Avicena, Pedro Pelotas, Aloizio Lows e Luna França
Finalização: Carla Cornea, Vithor Moraes, Arthur Dossa, Andre Giannini e Esteban Romero
Coordenação de Produção: Camila Guedes, Letícia Oliveira, Bea Vieira e Mariana Tardelli
Internacional Casting:SPARKY FILMS
Executive Producer (Cape Town):Marchant Bellingan
Casting Director (Cape Town):Iain Milne
Associate Casting Director (Cape Town):Estelle Terblanche,
Oh Talent Management (Cape Town):Lexi Fismer, Suzi Howes
Visa Agent (Cape Town):Liezel Dreyden
Design: Design by Distuption TBWA:
Bruno Regalo,Gabriel Menezes,João Rizza,Rafael Amaral,Gabriel Vinícius,Monica Gelbecke,Alessandra Horn
