AI for the Future Festival — COP31 Edition 2026

AI for the Future — curator Lisa Russell

The fourth and final 2026 category of a festival that screens AI work inside United Nations convenings rather than a cinema. This round is aligned to COP31 and wants climate storytelling: resilience, ecological futures, biodiversity and just transitions. Film, photography, music and script all accepted. Deadline Nov 30, awards event Dec 15.

Prize

Screening and recognition within UN-aligned convenings

Selected work screened and recognised as part of the festival's UN-aligned programming
Spotlight recognitions tied to international observance days, including Human Rights Day on Dec 10
No cash prize

Who can enter

Open to AI filmmakers, visual artists, animators, poets, musicians, creative technologists and hybrid storytellers. Entries accepted as film/video, photography and art, music, or script.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tools

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online, united nations, climate, usa, filmfreeway, 2026

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