Opportunities / Film festival
Open for entriesCSFCCA International AI Film Festival - Winter 2026
A first-year independent seasonal AI film competition with separate winter dates. Inclusion is not a claim of major-festival prestige, and its autumn programme should not be substituted for the winter edition.
Deadline31 Dec 2026; closing time and time zone not published
FeePer category: core four categories $25 regular / $28 final; the other 17 listed categories $22 regular / $25 final.…
EligibilityIndividuals, teams, companies or authorised representatives worldwide; work completed on or after 1 January 2026.
Key restrictionPreviously screened or published work is allowed unless a particular category states otherwise.
| Edition | Winter 2026; event scheduled for February 2027 |
|---|---|
| Location | Taipei; winter screening venue unconfirmed |
| Deadline | 31 Dec 2026; closing time and time zone not published |
| Fee | Per category: core four categories $25 regular / $28 final; the other 17 listed categories $22 regular / $25 final. Gold rates below. The source displays $ without confirming the entry-fee currency. |
| Eligibility | Individuals, teams, companies or authorised representatives worldwide; work completed on or after 1 January 2026. |
| Runtime / category | Main film categories: 3-15 minutes; Creative and Hyperrealism: 1-10; Documentary: 5-15; Music Video: a complete song, up to 15. No uniform advertising runtime was found. |
| AI policy | AI must account for at least 50% of the creative/production workflow OR at least 50% of final visual content. Minor decorative or assistive use is insufficient; categories have additional standards. |
| Premiere / public release | Previously screened or published work is allowed unless a particular category states otherwise. |
| Disclosure | Substantive AI use is required. Screenplay, team, technical-innovation and other categories have their own AI/process evidence requirements; no single all-category disclosure template was verified. |
| Rights / licence | Creators retain copyright and grant a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence for full-film public screenings connected with the festival, plus excerpt/material promotion. No end date is stated. |
| Verified | 2026-10-24 |
Fee breakdown by category and stage
Amounts and stages were read. The page does not identify the entry-fee currency; the $ symbol must not be silently treated as USD.
| Best AI Film / Director / Original Screenplay / Screenwriter · Winter Regular | $ (currency unconfirmed) 25 |
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| Best AI Film / Director / Original Screenplay / Screenwriter · Winter Final | $ (currency unconfirmed) 28 |
| Other 17 listed categories · Winter Regular | $ (currency unconfirmed) 22 |
| Other 17 listed categories · Winter Final | $ (currency unconfirmed) 25 |
- Other 17 categories: Character Design, Visual Achievement, Film Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound Design, Sci-Fi, Animation Film, Creative Achievement, Documentary, Hyperrealism, Virtual Star, Production Team, Technical Innovation, Music Video, Commercial, Preschool Animation and Comic.
- Each category needs its own entry fee. A Gold rate does not by itself mean buying Gold membership saves money.
- Additional cost / payment note: Optional physical trophies cost USD 299 each including shipping; one annual Grand Prize trophy is free. This is not the entry fee and does not establish the currency of the $ entry-fee table.
Refunds: FilmFreeway entry fees are non-refundable after submission.
What to prepare
- Supply a FilmFreeway screener at a minimum 1920 x 1080.
- Provide complete English subtitles for non-English dialogue, narration and key on-screen text.
- Submit and pay separately for each category; non-film categories need their specified additional files.
- The jury may reassign categories; submission does not guarantee selection or an award.
- Unresolved in the sources checked: The entry-fee currency has not been confirmed.
- Unresolved in the sources checked: Exact final closing time and time zone are not published.
- Unresolved in the sources checked: The winter venue and the applicability of the autumn screening information remain unconfirmed.
- Unresolved in the sources checked: The full-film licence has no stated end date; ask before paying.
Official sources
This is an English summary, not the official rules. The organiser’s latest rules and written answers prevail. Inclusion is not an endorsement or a guarantee of selection.