I'Mpossible Film Festival 2026 — The Unfilmable Edition

Name: I'Mpossible Film Festival 2026 — The Unfilmable Edition
Start: 2026-12-12
End: 2026-12-12
Location: Online (London, UK)

I'Mpossible Film Festival (Festival Director Nima Pour, London)

New online festival for human-led AI cinema: films that use AI to bring memory, history, exile, censorship or otherwise unfilmable stories to the screen. Six categories from AI microfilm to documentary reconstruction, with winners announced online on December 12, 2026.

Submission deadline

October 20, 2026

42 days remaining

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Prize

Official laurels, digital certificates and trophies for main award winners

›AI Short Film Award
›AI Microfilm Award
›AI Doc Reconstruction Award
›AI Experimental & Concept Award
›AI Music Video Award
›AI Exile & Memory Award
›AI Unfilmable Story Award and I'Mpossible Special Mention
›Physical trophy for a limited number of main winners

AI Tools Allowed

✓Any AI tools — AI must play an important creative role; transparency about AI use required

Eligibility

Open internationally. Predominantly AI-made films or hybrid films with meaningful AI reconstruction; filmmakers must retain creative and editorial control. Regular deadline Sept 30, extended deadline Oct 20, 2026. Submit via FilmFreeway.

Entry Fee

See FilmFreeway (fee waivers available for filmmakers facing financial, political or access barriers)