Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF) 2026

Astana AI Film Festival

AAIFF 2026 is an international festival dedicated to films created with AI, held in Astana. The festival features a combined prize pool of $1,000,000 across thematic and open competitions, encouraging innovative storytelling through AI.

Prize

$1,000,000

Grand Prize: $450,000
Second Prize: $200,000
Third Prize: $100,000
Best Character: $50,000
Best Direction: $50,000
Best Visual: $50,000
Best Story: $50,000
Best Concept: $50,000

Who can enter

Open to filmmakers, artists, and studios; films must be 3 minutes or longer.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tools

Also open in short film

Same category, sorted by which closes first.

OpenFree

Sep 11, 2026

Deadline

Busan International AI Film Festival (BIAIF) 2026

Busan Cinema Center

Third edition of Busan's AI film festival, hosted by the Busan Cinema Center, screening films that use AI partially or fully in the creative process. Every selected film receives a USD 1,000 screening grant and the audience-voted favourite earns an additional USD 3,000.

🎞️ Short Film🎬 Contest

Prize

USD 1,000 screening grant per selected film + USD 3,000 Audience Award

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Higgsfield AI

$1,000,000 prize pool — the largest single-platform AI film contest of 2026. 14 winners split $1M, with the top film taking $500,000. Jury includes 5x Oscar winner Ed Catmull (ex-President Walt Disney Animation, exec producer Toy Story) and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Phedon Papamichael. Just 24 days to create a film — submissions open Aug 7 and slam shut Aug 31. Every prompt goes public. Any genre, any story.

🎞️ Short Film🎬 Contest

Prize

$1,000,000 total prize pool — $500K grand prize

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AKOOL

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🎞️ Short Film

Prize

$300,000 in Creator Rewards

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