Bitcoin FilmFest AI Film Contest — Future of Money 2026

Name: Bitcoin FilmFest AI Film Contest — Future of Money 2026
Start: 2026-06-04
End: 2026-06-04
Location: Warsaw, Poland

Bitcoin FilmFest x MoneroKon (ORDAIN)

Win Bitcoin for your AI short — the only AI film prize paid in sats via Lightning. 2.5M sats total prize pool (~$1,660), zero entry fee, winners decided by live audience vote at Bitcoin FilmFest Warsaw June 4–7. Submissions closed May 31, 2026; this listing archives the contest for the BFF'27 cycle.

Prize

2,500,000 sats total (~$1,660) paid in Bitcoin via Lightning

1st: 1,500,000 sats (~$998)
2nd: 750,000 sats (~$499)
3rd: 250,000 sats (~$166)
Live audience vote at Bitcoin FilmFest Warsaw June 7, 2026
Public online gallery from June 1

Who can enter

Open worldwide. AI must play a meaningful role. Films 1–15 min, English or subtitled.

AI tools allowed

RunwaySoraKlingPikaMidJourneyElevenLabsAny AI tools

Tagged

bitcoin, crypto, lightning, warsaw, poland, free submission

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