Luma AI Dream Brief — $1M Cannes Lions

Atlanta AI Ad Fest — AIAF 2026

Atlanta AI Ad Fest (AIAF)

Inaugural Atlanta AI Ad Fest for AI-made advertising. Three divisions: Youth (Grades 6 to 12), University (currently enrolled college and university students) and Open. Choose one of four official Brand Exclusive Tracks, make your spot, publish it, then submit. $10 registration fee (includes 5,000 Bloomway credits), no separate submission fee. Entry deadline October 25, 2026; finalists announced November 10; awards night November 22 in Atlanta. $2,500 guaranteed cash prizes, $500 for each division Grand Prix and $1,000 for Best of Festival. Judged 40% idea, 30% craft, 20% brand, 10% impact. Verified on atlantaaiadfest.com Sep 19, 2026.

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 Los Angeles in late March 2027, 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 at WAIFF Cannes 2027.

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.