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October 2026, 30 contests

A Gossip Goblin GenJam645 Ventures, Machine Cinema, Google DeepMind, Showrunner and Gossip GoblinclosingOct 10, 2026Feature this contestAI Movie Awards: AIMAAI Movie AwardsclosingOct 10, 2026Feature this contestAIMA London 2026 – AI Movie Awards LondonAIMA in collaboration with JD MediaclosingOct 10, 2026Feature this contestorhena AI Contest 2026orhena2 hours leftOct 11, 2026Feature this contest2026 Vigloo Short Drama FestivalVigloo Studio2 hours leftOct 11, 2026Feature this contestAi & Robots Film Festival 2026Ai & Robots Film Festival (dir. David Amos)1 day leftOct 12, 2026Feature this contestNeuland Cinema by AI Filmmakers BerlinAI Filmmakers Berlin3 days leftOct 14, 2026Feature this contestAI Toronto ShortsEasy Life Studio (Festival Director Oskar Pilarski)3 days leftOct 14, 2026Feature this contestTel Aviv AI Film Festival (TLVAIFF)TLVAIFF Team4 days leftOct 15, 2026Feature this contestMetaMorph x TapNow — Autumn ActivationMetaMorph × TapNow4 days leftOct 15, 2026Feature this contestDAIFF — Disrupt AI Film Festival by TBWATBWA\Australia5 days leftOct 16, 2026Feature this contestAI New Orleans SHORTSAI New Orleans SHORTS5 days leftOct 16, 2026Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival Canada — Ottawa 2026AI Cinema Festival7 days leftOct 18, 2026Feature this contestIA en Corto — International AI Short Film Festival (2nd Edition)IA en Corto7 days leftOct 18, 2026Feature this contestAI Filmfest Athens 2026AI Filmfest Athens — Festival Director Christina Duxa8 days leftOct 19, 2026Feature this contestVIC AI Awards 2026VIC AI Boom9 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestGolden Dunes Dubai International Film Festival 2026Golden Dunes Festival9 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestAfrican AI Film Festival 2026African AI Film Festival9 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestI'Mpossible Film Festival 2026 — The Unfilmable EditionI'Mpossible Film Festival (Festival Director Nima Pour, London)9 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestGenTO: Toronto AI Film FestivalGenTO9 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestAI Film Awards Bali 2026AI Film Awards (KM Universe)9 days leftOct 20, 2026Feature this contestAll Is Prompt (Todo es Prompt) AI Film Festival 2026 — 2nd EditionTodo es Prompt — Aldo Massone14 days leftOct 25, 2026Feature this contestAtlanta AI Ad Fest — AIAF 2026Atlanta AI Ad Fest (AIAF)14 days leftOct 25, 2026Feature this contestOpenCV AI Competition 2026Open Source Vision Foundation (OpenCV)15 days leftOct 26, 2026Feature this contestAI Film Festival Africa (AIFFA)LeCinema20 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contestVideo Hackers Film Festival 2026 (10th Edition)Video Hackers Film Festival20 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contestPixLight 2026PixVerse20 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contestVISIONARIA — International Festival of AI Cinema & CreativityVisionaria20 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contestKorea AI Cinema Festival (KACF)KACF Organizing Committee20 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contest(UN)REAL AI Film Festival 2026(UN)REAL Film Festival — Feat. Ventures / CAIA Consulting20 days leftOct 31, 2026Feature this contest

November 2026, 12 contests

TAIFF — Türkiye International AI Film Festival (3rd Edition)Türkiye International AI Film Festival21 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestAI M0V1E Film FestivalAI M0V1E21 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestTürkiye International AI Film Festival (T-AIFF) 2026 — 3rd EditionTürkiye International AI Film Festival21 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestAI Creativity Awards 2026AI Creativity Awards21 days leftNov 1, 2026Feature this contestInternational AI Short Film Festival (IASFF)IASFF Collective30 days leftNov 10, 2026Feature this contestAI New York AwardsCre8ive NYC (Festival Director Iwona Rydz)35 days leftNov 15, 2026Feature this contestWAIFF London 2026 — World AI Film Festival UKWorld AI Film Festival (WAIFF) UK edition37 days leftNov 17, 2026Feature this contestCue Film Fest — Cue Xmas '26AFRO TV / Cue Film Fest40 days leftNov 20, 2026Feature this contestCine Prague AI Film Festival 2026Cine Prague AI Film Festival48 days leftNov 28, 2026Feature this contestAI for the Future Festival — COP31 Edition 2026AI for the Future — curator Lisa Russell50 days leftNov 30, 2026Feature this contestVeritas AI Film FestivalVeritas AIFF50 days leftNov 30, 2026Feature this contestAI ZONE International AI Film Festival 2026AI ZONE50 days leftNov 30, 2026Feature this contest

December 2026, 18 contests

Artefact AI Film Festival — 3rd Edition, "(Dis)Connection"Artefact and mk252 days leftDec 2, 2026Feature this contestArtefact AI Film Festival — 3rd Edition, "(Dis)Connection"Artefact x mk252 days leftDec 2, 2026Feature this contestAI Artist Festival — 6th Season 2026AI Artist Festival55 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contestJIFF World AI Cinema Competition 2027 — JaipurJaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)55 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contestJaipur International Film Festival — World AI Cinema CompetitionJaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)55 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contestWorld AI Cinema & Creativity Festival (WAICF) – IndiaFilm Dais / Jaipur International Film Festival Trust55 days leftDec 5, 2026Feature this contest2026 AI Holiday Film Competition — Curious Refuge x Epidemic SoundCurious Refuge x Epidemic Sound56 days leftDec 6, 2026Feature this contestGossip Goblin x Showrunner CompetitionShowrunner (Fable)65 days leftDec 15, 2026Feature this contestFlorence AI Festival (FAIF)VIA - Visual Innovation Awards65 days leftDec 15, 2026Feature this contestAI Slop Film Festival 2027 (Season 2)AI Slop Film Festival66 days leftDec 16, 2026Feature this contestLAAIMPA — Los Angeles AI Motion Pictures AwardsLAAIMPA70 days leftDec 20, 2026Feature this contestNeoCinema AI Film Festival — The Statuette for Algorithmic ArtNeoCinema81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestArtiver AI Art Awards 2026Artiver (New York)81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestAI Film Awards Las VegasAI Film Awards81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestAI Film & Ads Awards IndiaKM Universe81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestRunway Hundred Film FundRunway81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestWAIFF Africa — Abidjan 2027World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) / Institut EuropIA81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contestBerlin AI Film Festival (2nd Edition)Berlin AI Film Festival81 days leftDec 31, 2026Feature this contest

January 2027, 12 contests

IA Play International Film Festival MadridCultural Beast82 days leftJan 1, 2027Feature this contestGlobal AI Music Video Awards (GAIMVA) 2027GAIMVA / Festhome82 days leftJan 1, 2027Feature this contestHollywood AI Short Film Awards (HASFA) 2027Hollywood AI Short Film Awards92 days leftJan 11, 2027Feature this contestWorld AI Film Festival — Los Angeles 2026Institut EuropIA / WAIFF101 days leftJan 20, 2027Feature this contestWAIFF Los Angeles 2026 — World AI Film Festival USAWorld AI Film Festival (WAIFF) / Institut EuropIA101 days leftJan 20, 2027Feature this contestExpo AI Film Festival Dubai 2027Expo City Dubai / Dubai Film & TV Commission102 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestCannes Film Awards 2027 — New AI CategoryCannes Film Awards102 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestAi Film Festival — IMDb-Qualifying Screening 2027Ai Film Festival102 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestAi Film Festival 2027 (LundinStudio)LundinStudio102 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestLundinStudio AI Film Festival 2027 (Australia's First)LundinStudio102 days leftJan 21, 2027Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival Québec City 2027AI Cinema Festival105 days leftJan 24, 2027Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival Québec City 2027AI Cinema Festival Network105 days leftJan 24, 2027Feature this contest

February 2027, 3 contests

AI CINEMA — Independent AI Film Festival (Montréal) 2027Funamis117 days leftFeb 5, 2027Feature this contestAI CINEMA — Festival of AI Filmmaking, Montréal 2027AI Cinema Festival117 days leftFeb 5, 2027Feature this contestWorld AI Film Festival (Cannes) 2027WAIFF / Institut EuropIA127 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 Future170 days leftMar 30, 2027Feature this contest

April 2027, 5 contests

K-Culture AI International Film Festival (KCAIF) 2027Korea AI Film Festival Association (KAIFA)181 days leftApr 10, 2027Feature this contestPROMPT Festival 2027 — TorontoPROMPT Festival187 days leftApr 16, 2027Feature this contestUK Film AI Awards 2027UK Film Network192 days leftApr 21, 2027Feature this contestHorizons IA 2027 — Punta del Este, UruguayHorizons IA197 days leftApr 26, 2027Feature this contestSeoul International AI Film Festival (SIAFF) 2027 — 6th EditionSeoul International AI Film Festival201 days leftApr 30, 2027Feature this contest

May 2027, 2 contests

Sin Cámara — Festival de Cortos IA en Español (2nd Edition)Aplimedia, S.L.206 days leftMay 5, 2027Feature this contestMetaMorph AI Film Award 2027MetaMorph — founders Ruby Griffiths and Stephan Baum216 days leftMay 15, 2027Feature this contest

June 2027, 3 contests

London AI IndependentLondon AI Independent (Sirlute Studios, Canary Wharf)234 days leftJun 2, 2027Feature this contestNYC Indie Cinema and AI 2027NYC Indie Cinema and AI234 days leftJun 2, 2027Feature this contestAI Cinema Festival NYC — July 2027AI Cinema Festival252 days leftJun 20, 2027Feature this contest

October 2027, 1 contest

AI Cinema Festival Cannes 2027AI Cinema Festival371 days leftOct 17, 2027Feature this contest

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