Watch the winning trailer from the Future Vision XPRIZE, The Gifted
Google, XPRIZE and Range Media Partners launched the Future Vision XPRIZE, a worldwide film contest for optimistic visions of technology's role in the future. Independent filmmaker Jeff Synthesized won the grand prize for The Gifted, chosen from over 2,500 entries.
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In an article dated September 28, 2026, Google announces that The Gifted, a film by independent artist Jeff Synthesized, wins the grand prize of the Future Vision XPRIZE. The global competition, launched earlier in the year with XPRIZE and Range Media Partners, invited filmmakers to imagine an optimistic, technology-enabled future. The prize was presented the previous week in Los Angeles, from more than 2,500 entries worldwide; the project was developed by a single person.
The film draws on a personal story: an 11-year-old boy recreates the voice and personality of his late mother through love and code, while the city's technology network quietly looks after the community. The winner receives $100,000 plus $2.5 million in funding to produce a feature film. Through its 100 ZEROS initiative, Google is partnering with Range Media Partners to bring the story to cinemas, and the winning trailer can be watched on YouTube.
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