Runway Gen:48 — 48-Hour AI Film Challenge

Runway

48 hours to create a 1–4 minute short film using Runway. Winning film screened at the AI Film Festival.

Prize

$5,000 Grand Prix + 1M Runway Credits

$5,000 cash Grand Prix
1,000,000 Runway Credits
Epidemic Sound annual license
Winning film screened at AI Film Festival

Who can enter

Open globally where legally permitted, individual or team

AI tools allowed

Runway (required)

Tagged

free entry, runway, 48 hour, sprint

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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

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Distribution consulting (1st), AI training (2nd), 10,000 FilmSpark credits (3rd) + laurels in 8 categories

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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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Nov 1, 2026

Türkiye International AI Film Festival (T-AIFF) 2026 — 3rd Edition

Türkiye International AI Film Festival

2,000+ submissions from over 100 countries and still growing — T-AIFF's 3rd edition judges AI films across the whole production stack, with awards for Best AI Director, Cinematographer, Editing, Sound Design, Music, VFX, Animation and Documentary. All submission-fee revenue is redistributed back to filmmakers as prize money. Deadline Nov 1, screenings at Istanbul's historic Yeşilçam Cinema Dec 7–9.

🎞️ Short Film🎠 Animation🗺️ Documentary🪩 Music Video

PrizeVerified Sep 8, 2026

Award statuettes across 10+ categories; submission-fee revenue redistributed as filmmaker awards

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