

Festival Season:
February 2026
D'OMBRE ET DE LUMIÈRE

Directors:
Writers:
Fabien Loïacono
Fabien Loïacono
Producers:
Fabien Loïacono
Run Time:
0:08:13
Awarded for the following Category(s):
Awarded Category(s)
An old man, a dark room, a phone. Brutally attacked at home, he regains consciousness in an unknown location. On the line, the police are trying to trace him. But is he even still somewhere he can be found? -- AI Film

Submitter Statement
“D'ombre et de lumière” is my third short film after “Alone” in 2010 and ‘Ayudame’ in 2013, both shot with live action footage. With “D'ombre et de lumière,” I wanted to make a short, powerful film that deals with a subject that is terrible for those affected and their loved ones. The film has an aesthetic that is at once dark, disturbing, luminous, and poetic. With the rapid advances in generative AI in recent months, and after various promising trials, I set myself a daunting challenge: to make a short film lasting several minutes that was as realistic as possible. My goal was to push/combine AI tools and their current capabilities to the maximum in order to make the illusion possible.
-Currently: Creative Studio Manager at Opaline (France)
-2022–2024: Art Director at Adncom (France)
Short Films
Ayudame (2013) – Director
Alone (2010) – Director
Key Cast
Other Credits
Lead Artists: Fabien Loïacono
Key Collaborators: Fabien Loïacono
Music: Philip Daniel, Onyx