Festivals, platform competitions and labs for AI filmmakers. Read the official rules before you prepare a submission.
A dual-track contest for finished genre shorts or pilots, and for feature scripts built for AI-native production.
A London festival for work that uses AI to tell stories of memory, history, exile and experiences that are difficult to film conventionally.
A global original AI narrative short film award across five themes: society, human connection, climate, misinformation and human–AI relationships.
An AI film festival with online screening and a Malaga event on 16–18 April 2027.
Artefact × mk2 AI short film competition; the 2026 theme is (Dis)Connection.
A Hong Kong festival for complete AI-native audiovisual works, with honours for the full work, method, digital character and world-building.
TBWA Australia’s GenAI film festival under the theme “Humans and Their Tools”.
Athens AI film festival under the theme “Myths Meet Machine”, with a screening at The Ellinikon Experience Centre on 6 November 2026.
Switzerland's first AI-focused Merge festival, with Full AI, Hybrid and Experimental competition, plus critic, youth and audience awards.
Tokyo festival for human–generative AI co-creation, with narrative, experimental, animation and film-score categories.
Busan-based AI film call organised with Dongseo University and IACST; the 2026 call is closed.
AI film showcase at Busan Cinema Center, with an international non-competitive section and audience award.
Polish international AI short film festival; the 2026 awards and screening archive are online.
An Austin-based AI film festival; the 2026 edition is closed and kept as an archive.
A global future-vision film challenge; the 2026 edition is closed and kept as an archive.
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province competition with a general track and a Jeju IP special track.
Dedicated AI film section inside BIFAN, with AI education, distribution support and industry exchange.
Reply’s AI film competition; the 2026 edition is closed and kept as an archive.
Runway’s AI film festival film track; the 2026 edition is closed and kept as an archive for the next call.
MBC’s AI film event for narrative films, music videos and K-brand content; the 2025 edition is kept as an archive.