Opportunities / Film festival
Open for entriesI’Mpossible Film Festival
A London festival for work that uses AI to tell stories of memory, history, exile and experiences that are difficult to film conventionally.
| Edition | First edition 2026 · The Unfilmable Edition |
|---|---|
| Location | London, UK / online |
| Deadline | 5 November 2026 |
| Fee | Standard US$10–25 per film; Gold US$9–22.50; limited waivers available. |
| Eligibility | Global creators; under 18 requires guardian submission or explicit approval; a human must exercise substantive creative, directorial and editorial control. |
| Runtime / category | Micro 60–100 seconds; narrative 3–15 minutes; documentary reconstruction 5–30 minutes; experimental/concept 1–15 minutes; music video 1–8 minutes; exile and memory 3–90 minutes. |
| AI policy | Pure AI and hybrid creation accepted; AI must play a substantive creative role. |
| Premiere / public release | Notify the organiser of any premiere, territory or distribution restrictions before selection; the festival includes an online screening licence. |
| Disclosure | Explain how AI was used, which major elements were generated or materially altered, and why AI matters to the work; human authorship and editorial control are required. |
| Verified | 2026-10-20 |
What to prepare
- Accurate English subtitles for non-English-language works.
- AI statement covering generated or materially altered elements and AI’s role.
- Complete work in the chosen category; check the separate runtime for each category.
- Documentary reconstructions must be transparently labelled and must not pose as real archive or evidence.
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.