Over the past few weeks, I’ve been participating in the latest Higgsfield Global Film Festival with a short film called BORROWED WOUNDS. This was also my very first AI film project. I started it mostly as an experiment: learning as I went, figuring out what worked and what didn’t, and trying to create something that felt like an actual film rather than just a sequence of AI-generated shots. I also had a pretty limited budget: a 3,000-credit Higgsfield account + Seedance 2.5 Unlimited on a promotional offer, around $350 total. And somehow, BORROWED WOUNDS.has now finished #45 out of more than 5,000 final entries, officially making it into the festival’s Top 50 shortlist. 🗳️ What happens next Audience voting opens on October 5. I still don’t know whether voting will require an account, but as soon as Higgsfield publishes the final voting system, I’ll share exactly how it works. That’s also when I’ll be hoping for some serious support from the community 😅 The Audience Award is worth $100,000, and it will be decided by audience votes. So the journey isn’t over yet. For a first attempt at making an AI film, I’m more than happy with where it has ended up so far. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to watch what I’ve created. I’d genuinely love to hear what you think. You can see the official shortlist here.