World AI Film Festival — Los Angeles 2026

Institut EuropIA / WAIFF

The US edition of the World AI Film Festival lands in Los Angeles in late March 2027 — and the top 5 films advance straight to the WAIFF Cannes 2027 Grand Finale at the Palais des Festivals. Nine categories (Live Action Short, Feature, Animated, Doc, Vertical, Music Video, Ad, AR/VR/XR, Gaming) means almost any AI film fits. This is your Cannes pipeline.

Prize

Advance to WAIFF Cannes 2027 Grand Finale

Top 5 films advance to Cannes 2027
Screening at Emerson LA Media Center
9 competition categories

Who can enter

US-based creators aged 13+. Works must incorporate AI; Production Journal of AI tools required.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tool

Tagged

los angeles, cannes pipeline, waiff, usa

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