Opportunities / Film festival
Open for entriesHong Kong AI International Film Festival (HKAIIFF)
A Hong Kong festival for complete AI-native audiovisual works, with honours for the full work, method, digital character and world-building.
| Edition | 2027 · call opened 1 October 2026 |
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| Location | Hong Kong, China |
| Deadline | 1 March 2027, 23:59 HKT |
| Fee | US$99 per entry; no early-bird or late tiers. |
| Eligibility | Individuals, teams, studios, institutions and authorised representatives; submitted version completed on/after 1 August 2026; minors need guardian or institution confirmation. |
| Runtime / category | No uniform minimum runtime; interactive or generative works need a defined experience scope and end condition. |
| AI policy | Pure AI and hybrid creation accepted; AI must be substantive; no fixed AI ratio in 2027. |
| Premiere / public release | 2027 does not require a premiere; public works or works submitted to other festivals may apply under other conditions. |
| Disclosure | AI must play a substantive role in key audiovisual material, performance, narrative structure, generation rules or audience experience; subtitles, denoise or upscaling alone do not qualify. |
| Verified | 2026-10-20 |
What to prepare
- Title, synopsis, runtime or experience scope, completion date and version.
- Key creatives, contact, AI use and source statement, and declaration.
- After payment, upload poster, trailer and the full work to complete the entry.
- Necessary English support for non-English content; interactive works need a runnable build and full experience recording.
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.