https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/ Open AI film competitions and festival calls, with the final deadline, linked to each organiser. We list them; we do not run them. en-gb Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://filmmakers.festhome.com/en/festival/ai-artist-festival https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#ai-artist-festival Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Asia (China and Hong Kong). https://lecinema.xyz/festivals/aiffa/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#ai-film-festival-africa-aiffa-2026 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Films of up to 15 minutes on the theme Africa 2063: Imagine a Future Worth Building. You don't need to live in Africa, but the film has to be about Africa, its people or where it could be heading. Any genre and any AI tools, and hybrid work is fine as long as AI drives it. Free to enter; the awards are Best AI Film, the Africa 2063 Award and Audience Choice, with no prize amounts published. Worth knowing: the organiser, LeCinema, is US-based (its terms are under US law), and entering means posting your film publicly on YouTube with their #SpecialForLeCinema hashtag and an @lecinemafilms tag, then sending the link through their form. English dialogue or English subtitles. Closes 23:59 Antananarivo time. Event: Antananarivo, Madagascar · screening and awards 16 Jan 2027, venue to be announced. Region: Africa. https://aifilmfest.net/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#ai-filmfest-malaga Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Europe. https://jacio.or.jp/aimvwave2026/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#ai-music-video-wave-2026-jacc Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Japan AI Creative Contest, run by JACIO, for music videos made with generative AI, up to 3 minutes. Entries are posted on X as a quote repost of the official call with #AIMUSICVIDEOWAVE2026. ¥400,000 across 13 prizes, including a ¥150,000 grand prix. Open to over-18s; closes 3 Nov, 23:59 Japan time. Event: Online via X · results planned for 19 Nov 2026. Region: Asia-Pacific. https://aislopfestival.com/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#ai-slop-film-festival-season-2 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: North America. https://filmfreeway.com/AIBerlin https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#berlin-ai-film-festival Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Europe. https://chromaawards.com/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#chroma-awards-season-2 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT A large online competition for AI film, ads, music videos and games, with a cash and travel prize pool of over US$450,000. Entry is free for adults (18 or over); residents of Russia and of countries under comprehensive US sanctions can't enter, and the rules list other exclusions. Non-music entries need English dialogue or subtitles. Event: Online · winners 11 Feb 2027; gala April 2027, date to be announced. Region: Online. https://flick.art/festival https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#flick-ai-film-festival Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Online. https://www.liblib.tv/hiiff-aifilmseason https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#hiiff-ai-film-season-8th-hainan-island-international-film-festival Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT The AI strand of the Hainan Island International Film Festival, themed Beyond Generation. Four sections: AI features (40 minutes or more, 60-plus encouraged), AI series (at least three episodes of 3 to 20 minutes), AI shorts (1 to 40 minutes) and experimental work, which can be interactive or generated in real time. Ten Selection of the Year honours share RMB 100,000, RMB 10,000 each before tax, and selected films screen in Sanya. No entry fee is stated. Entry is only through LibTV, the festival's Chinese-language partner platform, and we haven't confirmed that UK entrants can register there. Selections are due in mid November. Event: Sanya, Hainan · AI Film Gala at the festival, early Dec 2026. Region: Asia (China and Hong Kong). https://filmfreeway.com/HKUST-AI-Film https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#hkust-ai-film-festival-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT The third edition, run by HKUST's Division of Arts and Machine Creativity, with the theme "Pulsant". There is a main competition for AI films over 3 minutes and a student section for films over 1 minute. Entry is free and filmmakers worldwide are invited; films not in English need English subtitles, and every entry needs a PDF showing how it was made. Notifications on 15 Mar 2027. Event: HKUST campus, Hong Kong · 22-23 May 2027. Region: Asia (China and Hong Kong). https://filmfreeway.com/HollywoodAIShortFilmAwards https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#hollywood-ai-short-film-awards Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI short film awards. Regular deadline 31 Oct 2026, final deadline 11 Jan 2027; entry US$25 to 55. Event: London West Hollywood Screening Room · 13 Feb 2027. Region: North America. https://www.hkaiiff.org/en/news/hkaiiff-2027-awards-and-entry https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#hong-kong-ai-international-film-festival-hkaiiff-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT For films where AI does real creative work, finished on or after 1 Aug 2026; films that have already screened or played other festivals can still enter. Seven Unicorn awards: a Golden Unicorn for the best complete film, plus awards for creative method, digital characters, worldbuilding, and narrative, audiovisual and experiential work. Entry is a flat US$99 per film through hkaiiff.io, closing at 23:59 Hong Kong time. No cash prize is stated: the organiser says award resources will be announced later. Any language, with English subtitles or a transcript. Event: Hong Kong · 2027 dates and venues not yet announced. Region: Asia (China and Hong Kong). https://impossiblefilmfest.com/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#i-mpossible-film-festival-the-unfilmable-edition Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT First edition of a festival for human-led AI cinema: stories that are hard or impossible to film, from memory and exile to censorship. Six categories, including AI Short Film (3 to 15 minutes) and AI Microfilm (60 to 100 seconds). Fee waivers can be requested. Run by London-based Nima Media. Event: Official selections 24 Nov · winners announced 12 Dec 2026. Region: Online. https://filmfreeway.com/IAPlayInternationalFilmFestival https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#ia-play-international-film-festival Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Madrid AI film festival with a jury award of €250 and an audience award of €150. Deadline 1 Jan 2027; entry from €6. Event: Cine Artistic Metropol, Madrid · gala 20 Mar 2027. Region: Europe. https://filmfreeway.com/laiqfestival https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#london-ai-qualified-festival Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI film festival screening selected work at Belsize Library. Pre-final deadline 15 Dec 2026. Event: Belsize Library, London · 29 Dec 2026. Region: London. https://www.aifilmfestival.com.au/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#lundinstudio-ai-film-festival-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT LundinStudio's third annual festival, open to AI short films from any country. Films must run 1 to 10 minutes, come from an original script and use only AI-generated visuals; non-English dialogue needs English subtitles. Ten finalists are shown on a live stream and a jury picks the winner. Entries through FilmFreeway or GenFlix. Event: Live event stream · 18-19 Mar 2027. Region: Asia-Pacific. https://maiff.com.au/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#melbourne-ai-film-festival-maiff-2026 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT A first-edition festival for films that use AI as a creative tool; live action, animation and archive footage can sit alongside AI-generated material. Narrative, documentary and animation awards each run in an Australian and an international category. The regular deadline is 8 Nov and the late deadline 29 Nov; entries go through FilmFreeway. Event: Melbourne · first edition 12 Dec 2026. Region: Asia-Pacific. https://filmfreeway.com/metamorph-award https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#metamorph-ai-film-award-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI film award with a screening night at Everyman Borough Yards. Normal deadline 30 Apr, late 8 May and extended 15 May 2027. Event: Everyman Borough Yards · 15 Jun 2027. Region: London. https://filmfreeway.com/MilanAIFestival https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#milan-ai-festival-via-visual-innovation-awards Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI film awards with a screening and ceremony at Cinema Anteo in Milan. Early deadline 15 Nov 2026, extended deadline 15 Feb 2027; entry US$5 to 15. Event: Cinema Anteo, Milan · 15 Apr 2027. Region: Europe. https://filmfreeway.com/NewYorkAIIndieAwards https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#new-york-ai-indie-awards Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Independent AI film awards with an event in New York. Deadline 3 Nov 2026; entry US$10. Event: Freed Spaces, 1030 6th Ave, New York · 15 Nov 2026, 4pm to 6pm. Region: North America. https://filmfreeway.com/UKFilmAI https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#uk-film-ai-awards-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT UK awards for AI-made film, judged as films; a Top 10 screen at the first awards event in London. Earlybird deadline 30 Nov 2026, regular 28 Feb, late 31 Mar and extended 21 Apr 2027; notifications 30 Apr. Event: London Film School · 23 May 2027. Region: London. https://worldaifilmfestival.com/abidjan/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#waiff-africa-abidjan-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Africa. https://worldaifilmfestival.com/cannes-2027/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#waiff-cannes-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT World AI Film Festival flagship edition. Fees rise in stages: to 15 Nov, to 31 Jan, then a late window to 15 Feb 2027. Event: Palais des Festivals, Cannes · 6-7 Apr 2027. Region: Europe. https://filmfreeway.com/WAIFFLondon https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#waiff-london Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT UK edition of the World AI Film Festival; five winners go forward to WAIFF Cannes 2027. Open to UK-based creators aged 13 and over, in seven categories. Late deadline 23 Oct, super-late deadline 17 Nov. Event: Bloomsbury, 24 Nov 2026. Region: London. https://warsawglitch.com/submissions https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#warsaw-glitch-2027 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Festival and awards for film made with new technology. Earlybird to 1 Jan, regular to 31 May, late deadline 1 Aug 2027; results 10 Aug. Event: Warsaw · 20-22 Aug 2027. Region: Europe. https://jaipurfilmmarket.org/aifilmfestival.php https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#world-ai-cinema-creativity-festival-waicf-india-jaipur Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Asia-Pacific. https://filmfreeway.com/WorldAICinemaFestival https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#world-ai-cinema-festival-remember-the-future Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Monthly AI film rounds from the World Film Festival in Cannes. The current round closes 8 Nov 2026 (late deadline) and its results are dated 29 Nov; a new round opens each month until 30 Jul 2027, and monthly winners go forward to the annual Grand Prix in Oct 2027. Event: Cannes · monthly round results 29 Nov 2026; annual awards Oct 2027. Region: Europe. https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/1-billion-followers-ai-film-award-2027/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#1-billion-followers-ai-film-award-2027 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT An original 5 to 7 minute film on one of five themes, with at least 70% generated in Seedance. Free to enter, open worldwide to over-18s; one US$1m grand prize. Event: Top 5 premiere and US$1m winner at the 1 Billion Followers Summit, Dubai, 8-10 Jan 2027. Region: Middle East. Source: https://www.1billionsummit.com/ai-award-2027 https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/akool-ai-film-challenge/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#akool-ai-film-challenge Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Online. Source: https://akool.com/aifilmchallenge https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/artefact-ai-film-festival/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#artefact-ai-film-festival Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Europe. Source: https://artefact-ai-film-festival.com/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/cine-prague-ai-short-film/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#cine-prague-ai-short-film Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI shorts of up to 5 minutes, with afternoon screenings at Kino Atlas and the finale and awards at Kino Edison Filmhub. The organiser lists a late deadline of 28 Oct (US$19) and an extended deadline of 18 Nov (US$50); notifications 28 Nov. Event: Kino Atlas and Kino Edison Filmhub, Prague · 1 Dec 2026. Region: Europe. Source: https://cineprague.com/indexen.php https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/cue-xmas-2026/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#cue-xmas-2026 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Christmas AI short films and AI music videos of 2 to 6 minutes, with multiple intentional shots and a human-shaped final edit. Free to enter; deadline 20 Nov, 11:59pm ET. Four awards, with Best Film as the grand prize, presented at a live ceremony also broadcast on cable and streaming. Event: Afrotainers Theater, Orlando, and online · 12 Dec 2026. Region: North America. Source: https://cuefilmfest.com/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/dana-film-festival-ai-film/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#dana-film-festival-ai-film Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI Film is a new competition track for AI-assisted and AI-generated film at Dana's first edition, judged on craft and story; the winner takes Best AI Film. Entrants must disclose which AI tools were used and at which stage. Regular deadline 30 Nov 2026, late 31 Jan, extended 19 Feb 2027; fees AED 149 to 229. Event: Dubai · 19-23 Mar 2027. Region: Middle East. Source: https://danafilmfestival.com/ai-film https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/metamorph-tapnow-activations/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#metamorph-tapnow-activations Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT At least 50% of each film must be generated using TapNow. Films of 30 seconds to 10 minutes, free to submit, across four seasonal rounds; the autumn round is open now. Each round's winner gets £500 and 20,000 TapNow credits, the runner-up 10,000 credits. The organiser has not published season dates. Event: Online · overall winner at the 2027 MetaMorph Award ceremony, London. Region: Online. Source: https://www.metamorph-award.com/tapnow-activation https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/showrunner-gossip-goblin/ https://ai-fieldnotes.com/competitions/#showrunner-gossip-goblin Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. Region: Online. Source: https://www.showrunnerstudio.com/gossip-goblin