Competition deadlines
AI film competitions closing in December 2026
Eleven AI film competitions on our list have their final deadline in December 2026. The first to close is AI Filmfest Málaga on 1 Dec; the last is WAIFF Africa Abidjan 2027 on 31 Dec. Three are online calls; the others are based in Europe, Asia (China and Hong Kong), Asia-Pacific, London, North America and Africa. Two list free entry. Eight end in a screening or ceremony with a published date.
How this page is made: it is built from our checked competitions list, the same one behind Competitions. Each row below was read on the organiser's own page; the latest check for this month was .
The date on each row is the final deadline the organiser publishes, the last day you can enter. Many calls have cheaper early tiers that close weeks before, and organisers set the cut-off in their own time zone, so a midnight deadline in Los Angeles is the next morning in London. Read the rules on the organiser's page before you pay a fee.
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AI Filmfest Málaga
AI film festival in Málaga. Submissions run 1 Oct to 1 Dec 2026 in fiction, documentary, experimental and music video; online public voting opens 1 Mar 2027, ahead of the festival at Polo Digital on 16 to 18 Apr. The organiser says there is no fee to enter through its submission partner IndeeHub; the FilmFreeway listing charges €21.
Event: Polo Digital, Málaga · 16-18 Apr 2027 · Europe · Checked
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Artefact AI Film Festival: third edition
Third edition, run by Artefact with mk2, on the theme (Dis)Connection. Submissions close 2 Dec 2026, audience vote 9 Dec to 13 Jan, then jury deliberation. Top prize €10,000 plus a week of screenings in mk2 cinemas, with €1,000 jury, audience and best use of AI awards.
Event: mk2 Bibliothèque, Paris · ceremony Feb 2027 · Europe · Checked
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AI Artist Festival
Shorts and features, any genre, any language; works must use AI in production. Entry €12 on Festhome; deadline 5 Dec 2026.
Event: UCCA 798, Beijing · 26-27 Dec 2026 · Asia (China and Hong Kong) · Checked
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World AI Cinema & Creativity Festival (WAICF) India, Jaipur
AI competition run alongside the Jaipur International Film Festival, with categories from micro films and music videos to features, open to filmmakers from any country. The organiser's page labels 5 Dec as the "Extended Deadline" after a regular deadline of 15 Aug and a late deadline of 15 Oct, so treat 5 Dec as the last date it lists. Entry is US$35 to 55 for films up to 45 minutes and US$70 to 100 for features.
Event: Jaipur, India · 8-12 Jan 2027 · Asia-Pacific · Checked
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Flick AI Film Festival
A free online festival run by Flick, with a US$10,000 top prize and categories including short, long form, music video, vertical drama, animation and commercial. You don't have to use Flick. Every entry needs a public social post of the film carrying the festival's watermark, kept up until the premiere. Films need English subtitles. The deadline is 11:59pm Pacific time on 15 Dec.
Event: Online · virtual premiere and winners 20 Jan 2027 · Online · Checked
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Gossip Goblin Competition (Showrunner)
Films must be made in Showrunner Studio and carry the competition watermark. A 2 to 20 minute story set in the Gossip Goblin world, starting in the Ripper Doc's chair. US$20,000 in prizes, with US$15,000 for Best Film. Submissions close 15 Dec 2026.
Event: Online · Online · Checked
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London AI-Qualified Festival
AI film festival screening selected work at Belsize Library. Pre-final deadline 15 Dec 2026.
Event: Belsize Library, London · 29 Dec 2026 · London · Checked
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AI Slop Film Festival: Season 2
A one-night Toronto festival for AI films of every kind, from polished shorts to deliberate visual chaos. Films must be finished in 2023 or later and meaningfully use AI, with no fixed runtime limit; entrants describe how AI was used, and non-English films need English subtitles. Entries are on FilmFreeway only, with fees that rise at each deadline; notifications on 23 Dec.
Event: Rumiversal Studio, Toronto · 23 Jan 2027, doors 6pm · North America · Checked
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AKOOL AI Film Challenge
Entries must be made using AKOOL; other tools can be part of the workflow, but AKOOL must be meaningfully used. Three categories: trailer for an imaginary film, AI short film and Impossible. Prizes US$50,000, US$25,000 and US$15,000, plus ten US$2,500 finalist awards. No purchase necessary; deadline 20 Dec 2026.
Event: Online · winners 15 Jan 2027 · Online · Checked
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Berlin AI Film Festival
Second edition, with Full AI Film and Mixed AI Film categories. Extended deadline 31 Dec; fees US$10 to 40 by tier.
Event: Berlin · 16-17 Feb 2027 · Europe · Checked
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WAIFF Africa Abidjan 2027
The World AI Film Festival's regional edition for Francophone West Africa. It is only open to creators from, or living in, the ten West African countries named in its rules. Entry is free, with five competitions plus two special prizes, and the jury's best films go forward to WAIFF Cannes 2027. Entries close at 23:59 Abidjan time (GMT) on 31 Dec 2026; films need English subtitles.
Event: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · closing ceremony 5 Feb 2027 · Africa · Checked
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