PAIFF Prague AI Film FestivalSubmission checklist
Resolve the year and landscape-format checks, then clear rights for public online screening.
Free to read without an account. This standalone checklist has no dedicated ZIP download.
Deadline
31 October 2026, with no published cutoff clock or zone. Do not assume 23:59. Notification is listed for 20 November; the planned Prague/Lucerna event is 28 November, not the entry deadline.
Entry fee
All three categories show late/extended prices of 20$ standard, 18.4$ or 16.4$ discounted. Currency, discounts and extras are unverified; do not relabel $ as USD. The duplicate closing rows are not two fees. Non-refundable payment guarantees no selection or award.
Official requirements
- International individuals, teams, companies and students may enter. Under-18 entries need parent/guardian submission or approval. Use the official Festhome 10597 entry/payment route.
- AI must contribute meaningfully; all-AI production or a particular brand is not required. Be ready to explain actual tools and uses, including creative editing, audio or script work.
- Use landscape video: 16:9 is recommended and other standard cinematic landscape ratios are accepted. Vertical 9:16 is excluded. Non-English films need clear English subtitles.
- Clear asset, music, voice, likeness and performance permissions, including AI/tool restrictions. The submitter needs authority to enter and license presentation.
- Selection can trigger limited-period public full-film streaming, including paid viewing. Festhome provides for royalty-free physical/online screening without payment or revenue share unless separately agreed. Ownership stays with rights holders; entry also permits festival use of publicity assets and excerpts.
Our preparation tips
- Our tip: verify the category before paying. Short prose says up to 40 minutes while metadata says 1–40; features list 41–180 and MV metadata 1–10. Ask about boundaries, credits and the 40–41-minute gap rather than silently choosing a range.
- Our tip: retain the selected category, checkout currency/charges, payment confirmation and a separate final-entry receipt. Do not send films or confidential clearance documents to Film Atlas.
- Our tip: compare the eventual public screening with other premiere commitments. Publicity-use permission is not proof that every named asset is a mandatory initial upload.
Still to confirm
- Overall production-date Any conflicts with 2025+ on every category. Confirm completion-year eligibility, endpoints, credits, encoding and actual attachments.
- Exact cutoff, fee currency, discount qualification and final charges were not verified.
- General prior-release rules, streaming window and geographic availability remain open. Website and Festhome award lists differ and are not combined.
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.
- Official dates and festival
- Official eligibility, subtitles, AI, permissions and withdrawal
- Designated Festhome 10597: categories, year, fees, aspect ratio and screening licence
An independent free public preparation checklist, not an organiser document or personal eligibility confirmation. No dedicated ZIP/PDF was created for this event in this batch; use general writing lessons only for fields actually requested.