PUBLIC PREPARATION

The AI in Anime 2026Submission checklist

Resolve the running-time conflict before preparing your AI-anime entry.

2026 · Sources reviewed 2026-10-26

Free to read without an account. This standalone checklist has no dedicated ZIP download.

Open — cutoff time / timezone to confirm

Deadline

10 November 2026; no verified cutoff time or time zone. The Las Vegas showcase on 20 November is separate from the 2027 AI Entertainment Conference.

Entry fee

Standard $30, student $20 or Gold $24; the displayed dollar currency is unconfirmed. Entry fees are non-refundable. Check discount eligibility and payment extras separately.

Official requirements

Enter through the organiser-linked FilmFreeway page with a working email, reviewable film, brief description and poster. Saving or checking an item on Film Atlas is not an entry.
Identify how AI contributed to the output and which tools were used. No uniform AI percentage or compulsory tool brand was established.
The published specification accepts HD or higher-quality DCP, MP4, AVI or MOV. DCP is an option, not a confirmed compulsory initial-entry expense.
Any language is allowed, with English subtitles as appropriate. Confirm which dialogue/text needs translation and the required subtitle format.
Clear the necessary rights for images, music and third-party material, including copyright, trademarks and privacy. AI generation does not remove these obligations.
Review the non-exclusive worldwide exhibition, reproduction, distribution and promotional permissions, including clips/stills/titles and music/video, plus credited poster use for book development. Creators retain their other rights.

Our preparation tips

List the film, opening titles and credits separately; ask the organiser which duration clause applies and save the reply before paying.
Prepare a short AI-process table with tools, uses, human decisions, relevant shots/sounds and licence evidence. This is our preparation tip, not an invented mandatory technical report.
Prepare an English synopsis, poster and tested screener. Check subtitles manually and test playback while signed out; keep the entry number, version and payment receipt.
Budget at the standard rate first. Use student/Gold pricing only when eligible; do not assume a membership purchase is needed.

Still to confirm

Applicable runtime and credit timing; actual anime/narrative category fit; complete age, geography and production-year conditions.
Premiere, previous-release and conflicting screening conditions. Silence is not explicit permission.
Exact November cutoff/time zone, currency, discount evidence and final payment extras.
Subtitle scope, final screening files, licence expiry/withdrawal and poster-book scope. Ask about stale Arizona wording against the current Las Vegas venue.

Sources reviewed

The checklist above is readable here in full. These official links provide evidence and a place to check later changes; reading them does not establish that an entry has been accepted.

This is a standalone public preparation note. No event-specific ZIP or PDF is available; general lessons are not official entry forms.