Naija AI Film Festival — AI_FRICA 2026

The official 2026 programme announces screenings, masterclasses and awards at Alliance Française in Lagos on 19–20 September. The website also carries 2025 winners; they have not been reassigned to 2026.

Deadline2026 call closed; exact deadline unconfirmed

Fee2026 entry fee, currency and refunds unconfirmed.

EligibilityLegacy official terms, effective 5 April 2025, state no nationality, age or professional-background restriction while describing a Nigerian and…

Key restrictionThe official terms reviewed do not clearly establish premiere restrictions. Current-edition conditions remain unconfirmed.

Edition	2026 archive — edition numbering unconfirmed
Location	Lagos, Nigeria
Deadline	2026 call closed; exact deadline unconfirmed The 2026 section gives a May–July submission window without an exact closing date or time zone. Neither 31 July nor the September event date is treated as a verified submission deadline. The programme's WAT labels describe sessions, not the call deadline.
Fee	The official 2026 pages reviewed do not state an entry fee. The fee, currency and refund policy remain unconfirmed.
Eligibility	Legacy official terms, effective 5 April 2025, state no nationality, age or professional-background restriction while describing a Nigerian and African focus. Current-edition category eligibility has not been fully established.
Runtime / category	Unconfirmed for 2026. The legacy terms list both Mini-Feature and Feature as up to 15 minutes; this inconsistency is not treated as a reliable limit for all 2026 categories.
AI policy	Legacy official terms require AI in at least one production stage and an explanation of its use. Misrepresenting AI use can lead to disqualification. Complete 2026-specific rules were not obtained.
Premiere / public release	The official terms reviewed do not clearly establish premiere restrictions. Current-edition conditions remain unconfirmed.
Disclosure	The legacy terms require an explanation of where AI was used. Do not treat this as a complete 2026 disclosure checklist.
Rights / licence	Under the official terms effective in 2025, creators retain copyright and must clear all rights, while granting a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence for festival screenings and promotional excerpts. The licence end date and any 2026 changes remain unverified.
Source review	Partial source review 2026-10-24; full verification incomplete

Fee breakdown by category and stage

No direct official fee schedule was established for 2026.

A free-entry FAQ appeared in search indexing, but not in the directly retrieved page text; its applicable edition was unclear.

Refunds: Current-edition fees and refund conditions remain unconfirmed.

Fee details checked 2026-10-24. Historical fee information only; a future edition requires a fresh check of its own rules and prices.

What to prepare

The legacy terms require English subtitles. This is not confirmation of every 2026 category's subtitle rules.
The submission-platform field in those terms remains placeholder text. No unverified platform link is offered as an official application route.
The organiser's 2026 programme dates are historical. This review did not independently verify that the announced event took place.

Source review and remaining questions

Partial source review 2026-10-24; full verification incomplete.

The official 2026 programme, current home/team pages and terms effective 5 April 2025 were read. This is a limited event archive; a complete, consistent set of 2026 submission rules was not obtained.

Exact 2026 deadline, time zone, fees and refunds.
Category runtimes, completion window and subtitle details for this edition.
The legacy submission route contains placeholder text. An official designation of the same-name FilmFreeway listing was not established.
Edition numbering and actual delivery of the event; 2025 winners must not be attributed to 2026.
Premiere conditions, licence duration and any 2026 changes to the legacy terms.

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.

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