# Journey AI Studios' Property Marketing Film 'Harbour Frankston' Earns Official Selection at Australian AI Film Awards

_Event · published 2026-08-13_

Journey AI Studios, a Mornington Peninsula production company founded by filmmaker Brett Hardy, has received Official Selection at the Australian AI Film Awards for 'Harbour Frankston' — believed to be the first AI-generated film created as a marketing campaign for an off-plan property development to earn festival recognition. The film, made for Urban DC's AUD $150 million bayside Melbourne development, uses generative AI to produce a cinematic, host-led narrative of a building that does not yet physically exist, turning architectural renders into an emotional film experience rather than a static specification sheet.

Hardy, whose credits include co-producing Eric Bana's 'Love the Beast' and showrunning two seasons of Warner Bros Discovery's 'Garage Dreams', positions the work as filling a production gap rather than displacing existing crews — there was never a set to film on. The selection also places 'Harbour Frankston' in contention for the festival's People's Choice Award, decided by worldwide audience vote ahead of an awards ceremony in Brisbane on 26 August 2026.

## Sources
- [filmink.com.au](https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/filmmakers-ai-property-films-reach-official-selection-at-the-australian-ai-film-awards/)
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