Opportunities / Film festival
Open for entriesKyoto AI Film Festival 2026
A Kyoto-themed generative-AI short-film call with web voting and metaverse screenings, separate from WAIFF Kyoto.
Deadline30 November 2026, 23:59 Japan time
FeeFree entry; production and platform costs are separate.
EligibilityIndividuals or teams; up to two films per entrant/group. A Kyoto connection is required, including imaginary or future Kyoto. Filming or residence…
Key restrictionPreviously released films are accepted. Entry includes website presentation, metaverse screening and web voting.
| Edition | 2026 preliminary edition |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto-themed / online, Japan |
| Deadline | 30 November 2026, 23:59 Japan time |
| Fee | Free entry; production and platform costs are separate. |
| Eligibility | Individuals or teams; up to two films per entrant/group. A Kyoto connection is required, including imaginary or future Kyoto. Filming or residence there is unnecessary. Other conditions are unlisted. |
| Runtime / category | Approximately five minutes or less, including titles and credits; no lower limit. Exact tolerance is unconfirmed. |
| AI policy | Generative AI in visual, script, sound or music expression; hybrid work, any genre and aspect ratio accepted. |
| Premiere / public release | Previously released films are accepted. Entry includes website presentation, metaverse screening and web voting. |
| Disclosure | No AI percentage threshold or standard disclosure form was specified. |
| Rights / licence | Website, metaverse and voting permission is stated. Licence duration, withdrawal and third-party reuse remain unclear. |
| Source review | Partial source review 2026-10-26; full verification incomplete |
Fee breakdown by category and stage
Official page and organiser-posted call state free entry.
| Eligible film · 2026 preliminary edition | Free |
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Other costs
- Tools, licensed material and connectivity are separate.
Refunds: No entry fee; other costs or withdrawal terms are unlisted.
What to prepare
- A Kyoto connection, including fictional or future Kyoto; neither filming nor residence in Kyoto is required.
- Generative AI in visual, script, sound or music expression; hybrid work, all genres and aspect ratios are accepted.
- Approximately five minutes including titles/credits, with no minimum. Up to two films per person/team; previously released work is accepted.
- Submit a public/unlisted YouTube URL through the official form, with email, title, director, duration and synopsis. Public credits are optional.
- Agree to website display, metaverse screening and voting. The organiser describes YouTube embedding and a non-public contact email.
- The site says an acknowledgement follows within several days. If absent, enquire with entrant name and title. No live receipt was tested.
Source review and remaining questions
Partial source review 2026-10-26; full verification incomplete.
Rechecked current official guidance, rules and public fields for partial questionnaire checks and a standalone public preparation guide. No sign-in, submission, payment or receipt was tested.
- No exact tolerance around approximately five minutes is given. Do not turn 300 seconds into an automatic rejection; ask whether an overrun is acceptable or needs revision.
- Age, nationality/residence, completion-year and subtitle/encoding/resolution requirements are not fully established. Silence is not verified eligibility for every entrant or every delivery specification.
- Confirm licence duration, withdrawal, deletion and third-party reuse boundaries before relying on compatibility with another festival’s premiere or distribution commitments.
- The call schedules voting/screenings for 1–25 December and results on 28 December 2026. Detailed arrangements remain pending. The current WEB-voting link leads to a different site’s old 2024 page; do not treat it as a working 2026 ballot.
- Actual form sending, restricted-video acceptance, replacement/duplicate entries and acknowledgement delivery were not tested. Follow the official instructions and written clarification.
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.