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We Are Human Festival 2026 – Call for Films

We Are Human Festival

International call for original 1–10 minute audiovisual works that explore the links between artificial intelligence, audiovisual creation and human rights, illustrating or questioning Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with AI as a creative partner.[1][3][4] Selected films screen at the We Are Human Festival in Paris at Forum des Images and then in an international tour to cities including New York, São Paulo, Johannesburg and Geneva.[3][4] An Ethics Notebook documenting AI tools used, the human role and ethical approach is mandatory and presented with the film during the festival.[3][5]

Submission deadline
September 30, 2026
58 days remaining
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Prize
3 prizes — 10 000 € total (Grand Prix 5 000 €, Meilleur Scénario 3 000 €, Prix de l’Éthique 2 000 €)
  • Grand Prix: 5 000 €
  • Meilleur Scénario (Best Screenplay): 3 000 €
  • Prix de l’Éthique (Ethics Prize): 2 000 €
AI Tools Allowed
  • Any AI tools as creative partners (works must be hybrid human/AI; fully AI-generated works without human direction are not eligible)
Eligibility

Open to filmmakers, artists and creators from around the world, aged 18 and over, submitting original, previously unreleased 1–10 minute hybrid human/AI audiovisual works that explore AI, audiovisual creation and human rights; fully AI-generated works without human direction are not eligible.[1][3][4]

Entry Fee
Free participation
Categories
Short Film
Key Dates
Submissions openJune 1, 2026
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026
Festival / EventNovember 24, 2026
LocationParis, France (Festival at Forum des Images with international screenings in New York, São Paulo, Johannesburg, Geneva and other cities)
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