AI Film Grants and Funding

Busan International AI Film Festival (BIAIF) 2026

Busan Cinema Center

Third edition of Busan's AI film festival, hosted by the Busan Cinema Center, screening films that use AI partially or fully in the creative process. Every selected film receives a USD 1,000 screening grant and the audience-voted favourite earns an additional USD 3,000.

JIFF World AI Cinema Competition 2027 — Jaipur

Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)

India's biggest film festival adds a dedicated AI cinema competition — ₹1,00,000 prize pool and a global Jaipur showcase Jan 8–12, 2027. Final deadline December 21, 2026. Open to filmmakers, students and creators from every continent working in AI-driven or AI-assisted storytelling.

Runway Hundred Film Fund

Runway

Rolling grant fund offering $5K–$1M+ per project plus up to $2M in Runway credits. Decisions within ~14 days.

LundinStudio AI Film Festival 2027 (Australia's First)

LundinStudio

Australia's first AI film festival — rolling monthly deadlines through January 2027 mean you can submit on your timeline. Win cash back on your submission fee plus pro subscriptions to Saga and Melies. Live screening in Sydney, March 18-19, 2027.

Ai Film Festival — IMDb-Qualifying Screening 2027

Ai Film Festival

IMDb-qualifying AI festival run by LundinStudio with staged monthly cutoffs (Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17 and a final deadline of 21 January 2027) leading to a screening event on 18-19 March 2027. Best AI Short Film requires an original script with AI-generated shots in every scene, 1-10 minutes including credits.

Atlanta AI Ad Fest — AIAF 2026

Atlanta AI Ad Fest (AIAF)

A brand-new festival built for the ad world at the exact moment AI is rewriting it — the inaugural Atlanta AI Ad Fest launches November 21 with a live vote for Best of Festival. Entry is FREE, $2,500 cash on the table, and every finalist gets screened in front of Atlanta agency talent. If you make AI-driven ad, brand, or commissioned work, this is your ground-floor moment.

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival — AI Film Category (17th Edition)

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF)

India's only Oscar-qualifying short film festival runs a dedicated "Machine Made Movies" AI Film competition section alongside its International and Indian programs.

AI for Good Film Festival 2027

ITU / UN AI for Good

The UN's AI for Good Film Festival returns for 2027: 1-10 minute films where AI is a core part of the filmmaking, completed between September 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027. Finalists are invited to the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva (June 21-25, 2027) with a speaker pass and a public premiere screening.