AI Independent Montreal Festival

A Montreal festival for solo filmmakers blending human and AI-assisted workflows; accepts short and mid-length films up to 40 minutes with AI involved somewhere in the creative process, screening at SPKR.Studio on July 24, 2027.

Prize

The Independent Vision Award (Grand Prize)
The Against the Grain Award (Best unconventional film)
The New Auteur Award (Best debut film)
The Latent Worlds Award (Best world-building)
The Solo Creator Award (Best solo-made film)
The Open Frame Award (Best experimental work)

Who can enter

Open worldwide to self-produced, independently financed work. Films in French or English, or subtitled in one of those languages. Up to 40 minutes.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tool.

Tagged

solo filmmaker, auteur, hybrid ai human, Montreal

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