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Naija AI Film Festival (NAIFF) 2026 — Lagos

NAIFF / Obinna Okerekeocha

Nigeria's first AI-only film festival lands in Lagos this October — and submissions are FREE. NAIFF is Africa's home for filmmakers who built their stories with Runway, Sora, Pika, ElevenLabs, MidJourney and Claude. Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and French all welcome (with English subtitles). If you've ever wanted your AI film to screen across the continent that invented modern storytelling, this is the door.

WAIFF Los Angeles 2026 — World AI Film Festival USA

World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) / Institut EuropIA

Hollywood's biggest AI cinema moment of 2026. The U.S. edition of the World AI Film Festival lands in LA October 10–11, and the top five films advance to the WAIFF Cannes 2027 Grand Finale at the Palais des Festivals. Nine categories — Live Action Short, Feature, Animated, Doc, Vertical/Mobile, Music Video, Ad, AR/VR/XR, Gaming. Submit before the LA cut-off and your film could be on a Cannes red carpet next May.

AKOOL Creator Clash – Seedance 2 Global AI Video Competition

AKOOL

The AKOOL Creator Clash invites creators to showcase their talent using AI video generation powered by Seedance 2. Participants can submit original videos published on social media platforms. Winners will be announced on September 30, 2026.