COMPETITIONS

Evaluation Process

A rigorous, multi-stage review by international digital art experts.

Judging Process Overviewzone

Fortune Art Award employs a fair, rigorous judging process across its six categories (Virtual Reality Art, Digital IP, Digital Film, AI Film, Rising Star for Student, Sustainable Arts), spotlighting creators who redefine digital art’s next era.

The process unfolds in two stages:

Fortune Art Award employs a fair, rigorous judging process across its six categories (Virtual Reality Art, Digital IP, Digital Film, AI Film, Rising Star for Student, Sustainable Arts), spotlighting creators who redefine digital art’s next era.

The process unfolds in two stages:

Fortune Art Award employs a fair, rigorous judging process across its six categories (Virtual Reality Art, Digital IP, Digital Film, AI Film, Rising Star for Student, Sustainable Arts), spotlighting creators who redefine digital art’s next era.

The process unfolds in two stages:

01. Stage: Initial Review

TA professional team screens submissions to ensure compliance with format standards 

(e.g., MP4, JPEG, APK).

The top 50% of entries in each category advance, earning at least an Impact Mention for their profound social or emotional resonance.

TA professional team screens submissions to ensure compliance with format standards 

(e.g., MP4, JPEG, APK).

The top 50% of entries in each category advance, earning at least an Impact Mention for their profound social or emotional resonance.

02. Stage: Final Review

An international jury of digital artists, tech experts, and curators evaluates entries based on:



Innovation: Groundbreaking exploration in technology, form, or narrative.



Aesthetic Value: Distinctive visual, sensory, or narrative expression.



Impact: Potential to inspire social, cultural, or emotional resonance.



Technical Proficiency: Masterful use of digital tools and work completion.

An international jury of digital artists, tech experts, and curators evaluates entries based on:



Innovation: Groundbreaking exploration in technology, form, or narrative.



Aesthetic Value: Distinctive visual, sensory, or narrative expression.



Impact: Potential to inspire social, cultural, or emotional resonance.



Technical Proficiency: Masterful use of digital tools and work completion.

The final review selects 15% of entries for the Innovation Prize, honoring pioneering breakthroughs, and 5% for the Visionary Award, celebrating visionary excellence. With a diverse jury ensuring fairness, your work will shine globally. Submit now to Fortune Art Award and forge the future of digital art!

Meet the jury

Salar Shahna, Switzerland

World XR Chief Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Editor, Producer

Born in 1986 in Teheran, Iran. He grew up in Geneva. He is a trailblazer in immersive media, intertwining art, technology, and business. A producer for cinema and VR, he runs BD at Sensoryx to spread the world’s best motion tracking technology across the ecosystem. He founded the World XR and VR Forum; since 2016 and until the pandemic, he had annually convened global XR leaders in Crans-Montana, where he had launched World's first VR dedicated competitive festival, and innovative programs like the XR Residency, Virtual Travel Lounge and SP3CE NFT Gallery.

Yimeng Yu, China

Fashion Designer, Digital Artist

Yu Yimeng is a cross-disciplinary fashion designer and digital artist, fashion design director at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, school of design. She has long been dedicated to exploring sustainable paths for future fashion in the digital age, integrating digital design, artificial intelligence, and intelligent interaction into the fashion design process. She has won the VOGUE Fashion Funds - China Digital Fashion Project Award, the "Digital Fashion Designer" Award at China International Fashion Week, and has been selected for the 2023 China Pioneer Fashion Faces, the WWD Sustain 100 Sustainable Creativity List, etc. She has also collaborated with brands such as Condé Nast, HSBC, Nike, Martell, Mercedes-Benz, and ENGINE AI.

Kyle Duffield, Canada

Digital Artist, Creative Technologist

Kyle Duffield (he/him) is a Toronto-based interactive experience design professional who creates immersive interactive installations and brand activations. He is also known for his affiliation with the studio space Electric Perfume. His decade-plus expertise spans audio, video, creative coding, electronics, and interaction design with the intent of bringing play and multisensory spectacle to public spaces. As an educator, he has facilitated interactive media courses and workshops with various institutions, galleries, and universities across Canada, Shanghai, and the UK. Currently, Duffield is a Cycling 74 Max Certified Trainer, and is focusing on creating unforgettable technological experiences.

Leow Wang, China

Digital Artist, Music Producer

DIAN WANG, known as LEOW, is a pioneering digital artist and audiovisual storyteller, renowned for blending Asian culture with modern technology. Specializing in digital spatial design and immersive installations, he uses projection mapping to create multisensory experiences that explore technology’s impact on space and memory. With studies in the UK and experience at Remote Control Productions in Los Angeles, LEOW merges Eastern and Western aesthetics, exemplified by The Path of Stones, which earned a 2024 International Independent Film Awards (IIFA) Honorable Mention for Experimental Film and won Best Documentary Music Video at the 2024 Parai Music International Award (PMIA). In 2021, he founded the Asian Tribe Project to advance Asian multimedia art collaborations. As a juror for international art festivals, LEOW’s expertise in audiovisual innovation and experimental art commands widespread respect.