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AI Cinema Festival Cairo — Where the Cradle of Storytelling Meets Synthetic Cinema
AI Cinema Festival
Cairo — birthplace of image-making — is opening its arms to AI cinema. Screen at Hilton Cairo Nile Maadi Sept 18–20 alongside the Grand Prix Cairo, Best Human + AI Direction, Best AI Cinematography, and the Responsible AI Cinema Award. Judged on story, performance, craft control, and emotional truth — not tech demos. Deadline: Aug 23, 2026.
Submission deadline
August 23, 2026
37 days remaining
Prize
Grand Prix Cairo + 4 named awards
- ›Grand Prix Cairo
- ›Best Human + AI Direction
- ›Best AI Cinematography
- ›Responsible AI Cinema Award
- ›Audience Signal Award
AI Tools Allowed
- ✓Runway
- ✓Sora
- ✓Kling
- ✓Veo
- ✓Midjourney
- ✓ElevenLabs
- ✓Any AI tool
Eligibility
Open worldwide. Hybrid human + AI or fully AI-generated works.
Entry Fee
See FilmFreeway
Categories
Short FilmMicro-ShortTrailerMusic VideoFashion FilmVerticalXRExperimental
Key Dates
DeadlineAugust 23, 2026
Festival / EventSeptember 18, 2026
LocationCairo, Egypt
Apply on official site →
Opens cairo.aicinemafestival.com/
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