AI International Film Festival (AIFF)
The AI Project (California nonprofit) · Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
- Deadline
- Oct 21, 2026 (closed)
- Entries opened
- Sep 23, 2026
- Event
- Dec 12, 2026
- Entry fee
- $51 to $69 per category (Best Picture: $51 earlybird, $69 regular; student rates are lower)
- Tools
- Any AI tool
- Official site
- aifilmfest.org
Rules that matter
Accepts AI films, hybrid AI films, and live-action, documentary or animated films that either use AI tools or explore the impact of AI on society. Vertical and horizontal films are accepted; entries are per category through FilmFreeway.
Good to know
Runs monthly in Hollywood, so a call is nearly always open. Dates here are the current FilmFreeway cycle: earlybird deadline September 30, regular deadline October 21, notification October 27, event December 12, 2026. The listing also announces a festival date of Sunday, October 18, 2026. No cash prize is stated; there are about 50 award categories per month. Winners are from the September 12, 2026 edition as printed on the FilmFreeway listing. The organiser says it started in 2021. The organiser's own site was not read; all facts come from its FilmFreeway listing.
Who won
One of these films is in our catalog and can be watched here, from the maker's own upload.
2026 edition
- YUKI by Andrei Sava (Romania) Best AI Short; Audience Choice Best Film; Best Use of AI
- CROWNLESS & BOUND by Taylor Matter (United States) Best Short Director; Best Story; Audience Choice Most Surprising
- CRACKED CHIMES by Scott Mongeau (Netherlands) Best Horror; Best International Short
- NUANCE by Nicola Bettoni (Italy) Best Art Direction
- STILL by Jina Park (South Korea) Best Experimental
Sources
Checked Oct 6, 2026. See a date or a result that has changed? Write to [email protected].
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