AI Sydney Indie Festival

AI Sydney Indie Festival (Festival Director Daniel Holewa)

A single-evening AI-native independent film showcase in Sydney for self-financed filmmakers using AI anywhere in production, from generation to editing.

Prize

Juried awards including Best AI Indie Film and Best Australian AI Indie Film; no cash amount published

Who can enter

Short films 30 minutes or under; self-financed, crowd-financed or grant-backed only, no studio-controlled productions

AI tools allowed

Any AI tools.

Tagged

Australia, Sydney, Indie

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AI Global Film Festival — LifeArt

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International AI film platform with IMDb-qualifying credits and judges from Netflix, National Geographic and Apple TV. Accepts AI films, documentaries, music videos, advertising and AI-assisted post-production. Final deadline 9 October 2026, notifications 1 November 2026.

🎞️ Short Film📽️ Feature🗺️ Documentary🪩 Music Video

PrizeVerified Sep 8, 2026

IMDb Official Selection + Media Promotion

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Oct 10, 2026

AIMA London 2026 – AI Movie Awards London

AIMA in collaboration with JD Media

AIMA jumps from Mallorca to the prestigious IET London for its first-ever UK edition — November 7–8, 2026. This edition expands AIMA beyond film into Art Image, Art Motion, Ads, and Music. Submissions run June 15 to October 10, 2026.

🎞️ Short Film📽️ Feature🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary

PrizeVerified Oct 3, 2026

Sculpted trophy and/or digital certificate, a distribution deal and partner prizes across 19 categories

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Oct 18, 2026

IA en Corto — International AI Short Film Festival (2nd Edition)

IA en Corto

An online AI short film festival based in Santiago, Chile, now in its second edition, accepting films in Spanish and English. Your film does not have to be fully AI-generated, but the AI has to matter creatively. Four sections (sci-fi and cyberpunk, fiction and animation, psychological thriller, vertical shorts up to 2 minutes). Extended deadline Oct 18 on Festhome or Movibeta; festival runs Oct 20–24, 2026.

🎞️ Short Film🫧 Experimental🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary

PrizeVerified Oct 1, 2026

Distribution consulting (1st), AI training (2nd), 10,000 FilmSpark credits (3rd) + laurels in 8 categories

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