Chicago AI Film Festival 2026 (Playground Pastime)

Playground Pastime

Chicago's first AI film festival, produced by Playground Pastime, with a Spring 2026 live showcase celebrating underrepresented voices in AI filmmaking. Extended submission deadline closed January 31, 2026.

Prize

Festival selection + digital distribution exposure

Live Chicago screening
Featured across Playground Pastime YouTube and socials
Festival winner recognition

Who can enter

Open to AI artists worldwide; emphasis on underrepresented communities

AI tools allowed

any AI tool

Tagged

chicago, diversity, playground pastime, 2026

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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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9 days left

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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11 days left

Oct 20, 2026

African AI Film Festival 2026

African AI Film Festival

Free to enter if you're based in Africa — and the winners screen in Hollywood on Nov 21 and Kampala on Dec 12. The first festival built specifically for African and diaspora filmmakers working with AI, with Runway and Adobe credits for winners plus access to industry mentors and pitch sessions. Late deadline Oct 20.

🎞️ Short Film🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary🫧 Experimental

PrizeVerified Sep 8, 2026

Trophies, laurels, Runway + Adobe credits, Hollywood and Kampala premieres

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