Instinct

[{"kind":"heading","text":"About the work"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Instinct, by Portuguese filmmaker Marcello Costa Jr., won the Lexus Visionary Award at the Reply AI Film Festival 2025. It asks whether becoming civilised is really an upgrade, or whether it strips away something essential to human nature."},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Reply notes that all footage was generated with AI, while the film was written and assembled like a traditional work. For Costa Jr., generative tools can democratise filmmaking, while responsibility and dramatic decisions remain human."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Author"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Marcello Costa Jr. is a filmmaker from Portugal."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Festivals and awards"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Reply AI Film Festival 2025 — Lexus Visionary Award."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Where to watch"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"An individual direct link to the full film or a trailer could not be confirmed in the public catalogue. No watch button is shown."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Sources"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"https://www.reply.com/en/newsroom/news/love-at-first-sight-by-jacopo-reale-is-the-winning-short-film-of-the-reply-ai-film-festival-the-international-competition-that-bridges-cinema-and-ai"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"https://challenges.reply.com/challenges/creative/aifilmfestival-2025/how-it-works/"}]