AI Artist Festival — 5th Season 2026

AI Artist Festival

5th season of AI Artist Festival, held June 2026. Backed by PixVerse, Midjourney China, AIGC&China, AFCNC, WaytoAGI. Accepts fully AI-generated, hybrid AI+live-action, animation, documentary, experimental, music video, commercial, art installation, and student categories.

Prize

Festival laurels + community recognition

Official festival selection and laurels
Backed by Midjourney China, PixVerse, AIGC&China, WaytoAGI

Who can enter

Open globally. Must use AI in production. Fully AI or hybrid AI+live-action accepted.

AI tools allowed

MidjourneyRunwayKlingPikaStable DiffusionSoraLumaComfyUIPixVerseAny AI tools

Tagged

midjourney, multi tool, student track available

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Jan 20, 2027

WAIFF Los Angeles 2026 — World AI Film Festival USA

World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) / Institut EuropIA

Hollywood's biggest AI cinema moment of 2026. The U.S. edition of the World AI Film Festival lands in Los Angeles in late March 2027, and the top five films advance to the WAIFF Cannes 2027 Grand Finale at the Palais des Festivals. Nine categories — Live Action Short, Feature, Animated, Doc, Vertical/Mobile, Music Video, Ad, AR/VR/XR, Gaming. Submit before the LA cut-off and your film could be on a Cannes red carpet at WAIFF Cannes 2027.

🎞️ Short Film📽️ Feature🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary

PrizeVerified Sep 26, 2026

5 LA winners advance to WAIFF Cannes 2027 Grand Finale + LA screening + global press

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Nov 1, 2026

Türkiye International AI Film Festival (T-AIFF) 2026 — 3rd Edition

Türkiye International AI Film Festival

2,000+ submissions from over 100 countries and still growing — T-AIFF's 3rd edition judges AI films across the whole production stack, with awards for Best AI Director, Cinematographer, Editing, Sound Design, Music, VFX, Animation and Documentary. All submission-fee revenue is redistributed back to filmmakers as prize money. Deadline Nov 1, screenings at Istanbul's historic Yeşilçam Cinema Dec 7–9.

🎞️ Short Film🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary🪩 Music Video

PrizeVerified Sep 8, 2026

Award statuettes across 10+ categories; submission-fee revenue redistributed as filmmaker awards

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Oct 18, 2026

IA en Corto — International AI Short Film Festival (2nd Edition)

IA en Corto

An online AI short film festival based in Santiago, Chile, now in its second edition, accepting films in Spanish and English. Your film does not have to be fully AI-generated, but the AI has to matter creatively. Four sections (sci-fi and cyberpunk, fiction and animation, psychological thriller, vertical shorts up to 2 minutes). Extended deadline Oct 18 on Festhome or Movibeta; festival runs Oct 20–24, 2026.

🎞️ Short Film🫧 Experimental🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary

PrizeVerified Oct 1, 2026

Distribution consulting (1st), AI training (2nd), 10,000 FilmSpark credits (3rd) + laurels in 8 categories

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