Independent film · Global · 2026Film
Morek.
A boy protecting his younger sister is drawn into a conflict from his brother’s past in a dark, painterly fantasy.
- Brand
- Independent film
- Market
- Global
- Region
- Global
- Year
- 2026
Campaign images
The challenge
Combine original character design, manual painting and AI-generated scenes into a coherent cinematic world, while carrying an escalating emotional story.
The idea
Morek’s encounter with a group of hunters brings family loyalty into conflict with a corrupt order. Painted textures, cold exterior light and warm interiors support the drama. Zeynep Zümre Kuşkapan and Kaan Erkılıç developed the screenplay together; Erkılıç led character design and visual development, while Kuşkapan handled the video generation, edit and music.
Results
- Festival cash prize: US$10,000.
Case study source: Higgsfield / filmmaker project Source ↗
Awards
- Higgsfield Global Film Festival 2026FreeformHonorable Mention
Credits
- Screenplay
- Zeynep Zümre Kuşkapan
- Screenplay
- Kaan Erkılıç
- Visual development and character design
- Kaan Erkılıç
- Prompt writing
- Zeynep Zümre Kuşkapan, with contributions from Kaan Erkılıç
- Video generation, editing and music
- Zeynep Zümre Kuşkapan
- Project creator account
- @lovii