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Ai Film Festival — IMDb-Qualifying Screening 2027
Ai Film Festival
The June 18 deadline is closer than you think — and finalists screen IMDb-qualified in March 2027. This is the lower-fee, monthly-deadline ticket onto an IMDb credit for your AI short. $300 cash prize plus submission fee refund and premium tool access for the winner. Smaller stakes than Cannes, but a faster route to a real festival laurel and IMDb page.
Submission deadline
June 18, 2026
16 days remaining
Prize
$300 cash + IMDb-qualifying screening + submission fee refund + premium AI tool access
- ›$300 cash to the winner
- ›Submission fee refund
- ›IMDb-qualifying laurel
- ›Premium AI tool subscriptions
- ›Screening event March 2027
AI Tools Allowed
- ✓Runway
- ✓Sora
- ✓Kling
- ✓Pika
- ✓MidJourney
- ✓ElevenLabs
- ✓Any AI tools
Eligibility
Open worldwide. Films must use AI in meaningful creative process.
Entry Fee
$5–$25 (FilmFreeway tiers)
Categories
Short FilmExperimentalai-generated
Key Dates
DeadlineJune 18, 2026
Festival / EventMarch 18, 2027
LocationOnline + Hybrid Screening
Apply on official site →
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