{"id":487,"date":"2026-09-23T22:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldaicinema.com\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:49:42","slug":"finalists-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldaicinema.com\/en\/finalists-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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