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October 2026, 34 contests

AI London Film Festival 2026AI London Film FestivalclosingOct 7, 2026Feature this contestCurious Refuge AI Horror Film CompetitionCurious Refuge & Epidemic Sound1 day leftOct 9, 2026Feature this contestAI Global Film Festival — LifeArtLifeArt Festival1 day leftOct 9, 2026Feature this contestWAIFF Buenos Aires 2026 — World AI Film Festival ArgentinaWorld AI Film Festival (WAIFF) with the City of Buenos Aires1 day leftOct 9, 2026Feature this contestAI Global Film Festival | LifeartLifeArt1 day leftOct 9, 2026Feature this contest2026 AI Horror Film Competition — Curious RefugeCurious Refuge + partner1 day leftOct 9, 2026Feature this contestA Gossip Goblin GenJam645 Ventures, Machine Cinema, Google DeepMind, Showrunner and Gossip Goblin2 days leftOct 10, 2026Feature this contestAI Movie Awards: AIMAAI Movie Awards2 days leftOct 10, 2026Feature this contestAIMA London 2026 – AI Movie Awards LondonAIMA in collaboration with JD Media2 days leftOct 10, 2026Feature this contest2026 Vigloo Short Drama FestivalVigloo Studio3 days leftOct 11, 2026Feature this contestorhena AI Contest 2026orhena3 days leftOct 11, 2026Feature this contestAi & Robots Film Festival 2026Ai & Robots Film Festival (dir. David Amos)4 days leftOct 12, 2026Feature this contestNeuland Cinema by AI Filmmakers BerlinAI Filmmakers Berlin6 days leftOct 14, 2026Feature this contestAI Toronto ShortsEasy Life Studio (Festival Director Oskar Pilarski)6 days leftOct 14, 2026Feature this contestTel Aviv AI Film Festival (TLVAIFF)TLVAIFF Team7 days leftOct 15, 2026Feature this contestMetaMorph x TapNow — Autumn ActivationMetaMorph × TapNow7 days leftOct 15, 2026Feature this contestAI New Orleans SHORTSAI New Orleans SHORTS8 days leftOct 16, 2026Feature this contestDAIFF — Disrupt AI Film Festival by TBWATBWA\Australia8 days leftOct 16, 2026Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival Canada — Ottawa 2026AI Cinema Festival10 days leftOct 18, 2026Feature this contestIA en Corto — International AI Short Film Festival (2nd Edition)IA en Corto10 days leftOct 18, 2026Feature this contestAI Filmfest Athens 2026AI Filmfest Athens — Festival Director Christina Duxa11 days leftOct 19, 2026Feature this contestVIC AI Awards 2026VIC AI Boom12 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestGenTO: Toronto AI Film FestivalGenTO12 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestGolden Dunes Dubai International Film Festival 2026Golden Dunes Festival12 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestAfrican AI Film Festival 2026African AI Film Festival12 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestI'Mpossible Film Festival 2026 — The Unfilmable EditionI'Mpossible Film Festival (Festival Director Nima Pour, London)12 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestAI Film Awards Bali 2026AI Film Awards (KM Universe)12 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestAll Is Prompt (Todo es Prompt) AI Film Festival 2026 — 2nd EditionTodo es Prompt — Aldo Massone17 days leftOct 25, 2026Feature this contestAtlanta AI Ad Fest — AIAF 2026Atlanta AI Ad Fest (AIAF)17 days leftOct 25, 2026Feature this contestOpenCV AI Competition 2026Open Source Vision Foundation (OpenCV)18 days leftOct 26, 2026Feature this contestAI Film Festival Africa (AIFFA)LeCinema23 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contestPixLight 2026PixVerse23 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contestKorea AI Cinema Festival (KACF)KACF Organizing Committee23 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contest(UN)REAL AI Film Festival 2026(UN)REAL Film Festival — Feat. Ventures / CAIA Consulting23 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contest

November 2026, 12 contests

Türkiye International AI Film Festival (T-AIFF) 2026 — 3rd EditionTürkiye International AI Film Festival24 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestAI Creativity Awards 2026AI Creativity Awards24 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestAI M0V1E Film FestivalAI M0V1E24 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestTAIFF — Türkiye International AI Film Festival (3rd Edition)Türkiye International AI Film Festival24 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestFlorence AI Festival (FAIF)VIA - Visual Innovation Awards27 days leftNov 4, 2026Feature this contestInternational AI Short Film Festival (IASFF)IASFF Collective33 days leftNov 10, 2026Feature this contestAI New York AwardsCre8ive NYC (Festival Director Iwona Rydz)38 days leftNov 15, 2026Feature this contestWAIFF London 2026 — World AI Film Festival UKWorld AI Film Festival (WAIFF) UK edition40 days leftNov 17, 2026Feature this contestCine Prague AI Film Festival 2026Cine Prague AI Film Festival51 days leftNov 28, 2026Feature this contestAI for the Future Festival — COP31 Edition 2026AI for the Future — curator Lisa Russell53 days leftNov 30, 2026Feature this contestVeritas AI Film FestivalVeritas AIFF53 days leftNov 30, 2026Feature this contestAI ZONE International AI Film Festival 2026AI ZONE53 days leftNov 30, 2026Feature this contest

December 2026, 16 contests

Artefact AI Film Festival — 3rd Edition, "(Dis)Connection"Artefact x mk255 days leftDec 2, 2026Feature this contestJIFF World AI Cinema Competition 2027 — JaipurJaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)58 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contestAI Artist Festival — 6th Season 2026AI Artist Festival58 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contestJaipur International Film Festival — World AI Cinema CompetitionJaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)58 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contestWorld AI Cinema & Creativity Festival (WAICF) – IndiaFilm Dais / Jaipur International Film Festival Trust58 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contest2026 AI Holiday Film Competition — Curious Refuge x Epidemic SoundCurious Refuge x Epidemic Sound59 days leftDec 6, 2026Feature this contestGossip Goblin x Showrunner CompetitionShowrunner (Fable)68 days leftDec 15, 2026Feature this contestAI Slop Film Festival 2027 (Season 2)AI Slop Film Festival69 days leftDec 16, 2026Feature this contestLAAIMPA — Los Angeles AI Motion Pictures AwardsLAAIMPA73 days leftDec 20, 2026Feature this contestBerlin AI Film Festival (2nd Edition)Berlin AI Film Festival84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestAI Film & Ads Awards IndiaKM Universe84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestAI Film Awards Las VegasAI Film Awards84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestWAIFF Africa — Abidjan 2027World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) / Institut EuropIA84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestRunway Hundred Film FundRunway84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestNeoCinema AI Film Festival — The Statuette for Algorithmic ArtNeoCinema84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestArtiver AI Art Awards 2026Artiver (New York)84 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contest

January 2027, 12 contests

Global AI Music Video Awards (GAIMVA) 2027GAIMVA / Festhome85 days leftJan 1, 2027Feature this contestIA Play International Film Festival MadridCultural Beast85 days leftJan 1, 2027Feature this contestHollywood AI Short Film Awards (HASFA) 2027Hollywood AI Short Film Awards95 days leftJan 11, 2027Feature this contestWorld AI Film Festival — Los Angeles 2026Institut EuropIA / WAIFF104 days leftJan 20, 2027Feature this contestWAIFF Los Angeles 2026 — World AI Film Festival USAWorld AI Film Festival (WAIFF) / Institut EuropIA104 days leftJan 20, 2027Feature this contestAi Film Festival — IMDb-Qualifying Screening 2027Ai Film Festival105 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestLundinStudio AI Film Festival 2027 (Australia's First)LundinStudio105 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestExpo AI Film Festival Dubai 2027Expo City Dubai / Dubai Film & TV Commission105 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestCannes Film Awards 2027 — New AI CategoryCannes Film Awards105 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestAi Film Festival 2027 (LundinStudio)LundinStudio105 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival Québec City 2027AI Cinema Festival108 days leftJan 24, 2027Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival Québec City 2027AI Cinema Festival Network108 days leftJan 24, 2027Feature this contest

February 2027, 3 contests

AI CINEMA — Festival of AI Filmmaking, Montréal 2027AI Cinema Festival120 days leftFeb 5, 2027Feature this contestAI CINEMA — Independent AI Film Festival (Montréal) 2027Funamis120 days leftFeb 5, 2027Feature this contestWorld AI Film Festival (Cannes) 2027WAIFF / Institut EuropIA130 days leftFeb 15, 2027Feature this contest

March 2027, 1 contest

World Film Festival in Cannes — Remember the Future (Best AI Film 2027)World Film Festival in Cannes — Remember the Future173 days leftMar 30, 2027Feature this contest

April 2027, 5 contests

K-Culture AI International Film Festival (KCAIF) 2027Korea AI Film Festival Association (KAIFA)184 days leftApr 10, 2027Feature this contestPROMPT Festival 2027 — TorontoPROMPT Festival190 days leftApr 16, 2027Feature this contestUK Film AI Awards 2027UK Film Network195 days leftApr 21, 2027Feature this contestHorizons IA 2027 — Punta del Este, UruguayHorizons IA200 days leftApr 26, 2027Feature this contestSeoul International AI Film Festival (SIAFF) 2027 — 6th EditionSeoul International AI Film Festival204 days leftApr 30, 2027Feature this contest

May 2027, 2 contests

Sin Cámara — Festival de Cortos IA en Español (2nd Edition)Aplimedia, S.L.209 days leftMay 5, 2027Feature this contestMetaMorph AI Film Award 2027MetaMorph — founders Ruby Griffiths and Stephan Baum219 days leftMay 15, 2027Feature this contest

June 2027, 3 contests

NYC Indie Cinema and AI 2027NYC Indie Cinema and AI237 days leftJun 2, 2027Feature this contestLondon AI IndependentLondon AI Independent (Sirlute Studios, Canary Wharf)237 days leftJun 2, 2027Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival NYC — July 2027AI Cinema Festival255 days leftJun 20, 2027Feature this contest

October 2027, 1 contest

AI Cinema Festival Cannes 2027AI Cinema Festival374 days leftOct 17, 2027Feature this contest

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