AI International Film Festival — Hollywood

AI International Film Festival (est. 2021)

The world's first AI film festival, running monthly in Hollywood since 2021 and judged blind by its jury. The next edition screens at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory, with a regular deadline of 21 September 2026 and 53 categories across AI shorts, features, hybrid and live-action work.

Prize

Awards + AI Winners Guild Membership

Awards across all categories
Winners Guild: free tools + private filmmaker network

Who can enter

Global; AI Films, Hybrid AI, Live-Action, Documentary, Animation

AI tools allowed

Any AI tools

Tagged

hollywood, pioneer, winners guild

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Same category or AI tool, closest match first.

Open

50 days left

Dec 5, 2026

JIFF World AI Cinema Competition 2027 — Jaipur

Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)

Jaipur International Film Festival's World AI Cinema Competition, hosted during JIFF Jan 8–12, 2027. Deadlines: early bird Aug 15, late Oct 15, extended Nov 15, final Dec 5, 2026. Nomination lists are published Nov 5, Dec 5 and Dec 21, 2026 (Dec 21 is the final list, not the submission deadline). Categories include AI Student Film, AI Short, Feature, Documentary, Animation, Music Video and AI Screenplay. Open to filmmakers, students and creators from all continents. Verified on jiffindia.org Sep 19, 2026.

🎞️ Short Film📽️ Feature🫧 Experimental🎠 Animation

PrizeVerified Sep 21, 2026

AI-competition prize amounts not stated on the official page; JIFF main festival awards list up to ₹50,00,000, subject to government support

Open

76 days left

Dec 31, 2026

Berlin AI Film Festival (2nd Edition)

Berlin AI Film Festival

Second edition of the Berlin AI film festival accepting both 100% AI-generated films and hybrid works with meaningful AI integration. Low entry fees ($10–$40 depending on deadline tier). Event February 16–17, 2027.

🎞️ Short Film📽️ Feature🫧 Experimental🎠 Animation

PrizeVerified Oct 5, 2026

Runway Hundred Film Fund

Runway

Rolling grant fund offering $5K–$1M+ per project plus up to $2M in Runway credits. Decisions within ~14 days.

🎞️ Short Film📽️ Feature🗺️ Documentary🫧 Experimental

PrizeVerified Mar 19, 2026

$5,000–$1,000,000+ per project

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