Curious: The Story of Pie Wins at Top Shorts Film Festival 2026

Aug 4
1 min read

Updated: Aug 11

QURINITY is proud to announce that its original animated short film, Curious: The Story of Pie, has won the Best AI Film award at the Los Angeles Film Awards 2026.

🏆 Winner– Top Shorts Film Festival 2026

https://www.topshorts.net/post/top-shorts-winners-july-2026

The film follows Qpa, a thoughtful pie who begins to question a world of perfect comfort, alongside Bupu, a curious blue apple, and Dewnie, a hopeful little dragon. Together, they discover that curiosity, hope, and embracing imperfection can transform even the smallest moments into meaningful adventures.

Created, written, produced, and directed by Jeong Jin Kim, Curious: The Story of Pie is the original film that launched the QURINITY Story Universe, following Qpa, Bupu, and Dewnie as they discover that curiosity, hope, and embracing imperfection can transform ordinary moments into extraordinary adventures.

After advancing through the Quarter-Finalist, Semi-Finalist, and Finalist stages, the film was ultimately selected as the Best AI Film winner.

The award recognizes the film's creative storytelling, artistic vision, and innovative use of AI-assisted filmmaking in service of an emotionally driven narrative.

QURINITY sincerely thanks the Los Angeles Film Awards jury and festival team for this incredible honor, and everyone who continues to support our growing story universe.