PROMPT Festival 2027 — Toronto

PROMPT Festival

Toronto's AI-native cinema festival, back after an inaugural 2026 season at the Black Box in Scarborough. It accepts anything where AI touched the pipeline, in any genre, and runs ten rolling deadlines instead of one cliff. Fifteen award categories, including the signature Best Prompt. Final deadline, 'Last Frame', is Apr 16 2027.

Prize

Laurels, category awards and inclusion in the winners programme

Official festival laurels
Inclusion in the winners programme and featured placement in festival communications
Fifteen award categories including the signature Best Prompt award
No cash prize

Who can enter

Open to projects where AI was used anywhere in the creative pipeline. All genres, including shorts, experimental work, music videos and hybrid projects.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tools

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Don't miss this deadline

We'll email you three days before PROMPT Festival 2027 — Toronto closes, and when contests like it open.

Also open in short film

Same category, sorted by which closes first.

OpenFree

Sep 9, 2026

Deadline

Sundance Collab x TikTok Micro-Series Challenge

Sundance Collab and TikTok

This challenge invites filmmakers to develop short-form vertical series with a focus on storytelling. Five finalists will receive $5,000 each, along with professional development support and a chance to pitch to TikTok. Applications must be submitted by September 9, 2026.

🎞️ Short Film

Prize

$5,000 each for five finalists

AI Film Awards Brasil 2026

KM Universe

Brazil's first-ever AI film awards — and the deadline is in 2 days. Free entry for Brazilian filmmakers, screening at Itaú Cultural in São Paulo Sept 24–26. Films must be developed entirely with generative AI. If you have a finished AI short sitting on your drive, this is the cheapest shot at a national premiere you'll get this year.

🎞️ Short Film🫧 Experimental🎠 Animation

Prize

Official selection + Itaú Cultural São Paulo screening, free entry for Brazilian filmmakers

Rome AI Festival (RAIF) 2026 — 3rd Edition

Rome AI Festival by VIA (Festival Director Riccardo Vincenzi)

Third edition of Rome's generative-AI film and photography festival, screening at Cinema Adriano on September 19, 2026. Short films up to 20 minutes that use generative AI as a significant creative component compete for awards including Best AI Narrative Short, Documentary, Experimental, Animation, Music Video, Branded Content and Best Italian AI.

🎞️ Short Film🗺️ Documentary🫧 Experimental🎠 Animation

Prize

RAIF awards across 7 categories + Escape.ai Best of Fest distribution

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