Resources
Where to show the work.
Festival deadlines, checked against the calendar rather than described in prose — so a closed call says so instead of quietly wasting your afternoon. Something missing or wrong? Tell us.
Festivals & open calls
Ai & Robots Film Festival
→Taipei, Taiwan · Screens October 16
Closes in 1 daySyntForge weekly video challenge – 'Echoes of a Lost Horizon'
→Online
Closes in 1 dayAI Toronto Shorts
→Toronto, Canada · Screens November 8
Closes in 3 daysTel Aviv AI Film Festival
→Tel Aviv, Israel · Screens November 10
Closes in 4 daysAI Filmfest Athens
→Athens, Greece · Screens November 6
Closes in 4 daysOnSolo × ReelShort Global Short Drama Creator Awards
→Online
Closes in 4 daysSilicon Valley AI Film Festival — Los Angeles
→Los Angeles, USA · Screens November 1
Closes in 4 daysFlova AI Short Film Storytelling Challenge
→Online · Screens October 24
Closes in 6 daysIA en Corto
→Online (Chile) · Screens October 20
Closes in 7 daysAI Film Awards Bali
→Bali, Indonesia · Screens November 6
Closes in 9 daysGenTO Toronto AI Film Festival
→Toronto, Canada · Screens December 5
Closes in 9 daysGolden Dunes Dubai (AI category)
→Dubai, UAE · Screens November 28
Closes in 9 daysDreamina Spooktacular Film Contest
→Online · Screens October 29
Closes in 9 daysAI International Film Festival
→Hollywood, CA · Screens December 12
Closes in 10 daysTopview × SSFF & ASIA AI Film Screening
→Tokyo, Japan · Screens November 8
Closes in 11 daysCivitai H3 Contest (video)
→Online
Closes in 12 daysAll Is Prompt
→Online (Mexico) · Screens October 29
Closes in 14 daysFilmsAI Halloween Contest 2026
→Online
Closes in 17 daysSLOPTOBERFEST 2026
→Online · Screens October 31
Closes in 18 days(UN)REAL AI Film Festival
→Turin, Italy · Screens November 27
Closes in 20 daysKorea AI Cinema Festival
→Seoul, South Korea · Screens December 17
Closes in 20 daysAI Creativity Awards
→Details on their site
Closes in 21 daysElevenLabs: The World's Catchiest Ad
→Online · Screens November 10
Closes in 21 daysI'Mpossible Film Festival 2026
→London, UK
Open — closes Nov 5The AI in Anime — AI Film 3
→Las Vegas, USA · Screens November 20
Open — closes Nov 10AI New York Awards
→New York, NY · Screens November 30
Open — closes Nov 15AI M0V1E Film Festival
→Online · Screens December 12
Open — closes Nov 15AKOOL AI Film Challenge
→Online · Screens December 5
Open — closes Nov 20Veritas AI Film Festival
→Toronto, Canada · Screens February 20
Open — closes Nov 30AI ZONE International AI Film Festival
→Screens January 15
Open — closes Nov 30Artefact AI Film Festival x mk2
→Paris, France
Open — closes Dec 2AI Artist Festival
→Beijing, China · Screens December 26
Open — closes Dec 5Gossip Goblin Competition
→Details on their site
Open — closes Dec 15Berlin AI Film Festival
→Berlin, Germany · Screens February 16
Open — closes Dec 31Global AI Music Video Awards
→North Hollywood, CA · Screens April 24
Open — closes Jan 1Hollywood AI Short Film Awards
→West Hollywood, CA · Screens February 13
Open — closes Jan 11AI Film Festival 2027 (Australia)
→Helensburgh, NSW, Australia · Screens March 18
Open — closes Jan 21AI Cinema Festival Québec City
→Quebec City, Canada · Screens February 19
Open — closes Jan 24Chicago AI Film Festival (Playground Pastime)
→Chicago, IL · Screens April 17
Open — closes Jan 31Indywood International AI Cinefest
→Thiruvananthapuram, India · Screens April 22
Open — closes Feb 1AI CINEMA Montreal
→Montreal, Canada · Screens March 5
Open — closes Feb 5Future Frames Corfu
→Corfu, Greece · Screens April 22
Open — closes Feb 28Filmboard Film & AI Awards
→Burbank, CA · Screens April 23
Open — closes Mar 4Red Rocks AI Film Festival
→St. George, UT · Screens May 8
Open — closes Apr 10K-Culture AI International Film Festival (KCAIF)
→Seoul, South Korea · Screens May 1
Open — closes Apr 10PROMPT Festival
→Scarborough, ON, Canada · Screens May 16
Open — closes Apr 16Dasein AI Film Festival
→San Francisco, CA · Screens April 25
Open — closes Apr 18Seoul International AI Film Festival
→Seoul, South Korea · Screens May 30
Open — closes Apr 30MetaMorph AI Film Award
→London, UK · Screens June 15
Open — closes May 15IA Play International Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedFirst German AI Filmfestival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAstana AI Film Festival Opens Global Call for Submissions
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedThe Token Institute
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedLAAIMPA — Los Angeles AI Motion Pictures Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedSilicon Valley AI Film Festival (SVAIFF) Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedInternational Film Festival of India (IFFI)
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedWAIFF LA USA
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedK Culture Ai Interna
→Details on their site
Dates not announced2026 National AI-Generated Content (AIGC) Video Challenge
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Movie Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Cinema Festival Cannes 2027
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedJoin the Contest
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI CINEMA — Festival of AI Filmmaking, Montréal 2027
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedWAIFF - French Riviera World AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedKI FILMFESTIVAL / AI FILMFESTIVAL
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedExpo AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Video Contest 2026: Win $10,000 With Your AI Short Film
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Cinema Festival NYC 2027
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Festival: Ignite Your Creativity and Explore the Future of Filmmaking
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedFestival online de cine con Inteligencia artificial
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedThe Future of AI Storytelling Belongs to Creators: AKOOL Launches Global Competition with $300,000 in Creator Rewards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Festival 2026 — LifeArt Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedWorld Film Festival in Cannes
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedCapCut AI Festival CRE[AI]TE 2026
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedFESTIAV 2026
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Global Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Cinema Festival Canada — Ottawa 2026
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedGlobal AI Creator Challenge Powered by NadouPro and Alibaba’s Wan3.0
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Fest Italy — 2nd Edition
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedUK Film AI Awards 2027
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Slop Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Fest Amsterdam
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedSubmit your Ai Short Film to our Ai Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedSin Cámara — Festival de Cortos IA en Español
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedRome AI Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAustralian AI Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAustin AI Film Festival
→Austin, TX · Screens October 16
Dates not announcedRunway AI Film Festival
→New York, NY
Dates not announcedLondon Ai Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedFlick AI Film Festival
→Online
Dates not announcedInternational AI Creator Award 2026 (AICU Award)
→Chiba, Japan
Dates not announced1st HKUST AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedCine Paris Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBali Ai Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announced1Minute AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAfrican AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBionic Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI International Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedSeattle AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Awards — Celebrating Innovation in Filmmaking
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedCinema Shift Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedKorea AI Content Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Filmfestival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedTokyo Film Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedLondon-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAlexandriashortfilmfestival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBangkok Movie Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedUUCP Film Fest
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedQld AI Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Awards Venice
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedNeu Wave AI film festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedHKUST AI FILM FESTIVAL
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedCzech International AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Festival Tirana (AIFFT)
→Details on their site
Dates not announced청강 국제 AI 장르 영상제(Chungkang International AI Genre Film Festival)
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedMoonmax DeepStation AI Film Festival Miami
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedOMNI: International AI Film Festival, Sydney Australia
→Details on their site
Dates not announced2026 Gyeongsangbuk-do International AI·Metaverse Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Movie Awards London
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedRibalta Experimental Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI International Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film 3 - AI Film and Art Festival | Arizona | Year III
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedDaejeon International AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedSubtelny Cinema and AI Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBOCHNIA INTERNATIONAL AI FILM FESTIVAL
→Details on their site
Dates not announced2026 Sparknify Human vs. AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedNeuro Masters AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedShortest AI Film Festival by LTX Studio
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBAIFF - Burano Artificial Intelligence Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedThe National AI Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAAIFF Global GenJam
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBig Screen Hack: AI Shorts + The Odyssey on IMAX
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedIlluminate Film Festival 2026
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedWAIFF London
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Awards Vertical Edition
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedNew Technologies AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedCrossing - AI Film Competition for Shibuya AI Film Gallery
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedDAIFF | Disrupt AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAi Short Film Festival *LARISSA LUMINA*
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Awards - Las Vegas
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedTürkiye International AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedThe 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival Lenovo AI Film Season
→Details on their site
Dates not announced01 A.I. | New Media | Experimental | Digital Arts Film Festival | United Kingdom
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Awards 2026 — AI Awards Ireland
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedTyrannus Angel AI Film Awards
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedLundinStudio AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedJaipur International Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI FilmFest Serbia
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedNaija AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedArtiver AI Art Awards 2026
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedWorld Ai Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedThe AI Files: Screenwriting Challenge
→Details on their site
Dates not announced2026 Jeju Global AI Film Contest
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBusan International AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAIFF Dubai - AI Film Festival Dubai
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedNyack Phone, Drone & AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedArtificial Intelligence Media Festival (AIMF)
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedAI Film Festival Africa
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedBirdspiracy AI Competition 2026
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedTAIFF – Türkiye International AI Film Festival (3rd edition)
→Istanbul, Türkiye · Screens December 7
Dates not announcedVIC AI Awards 2026
→Melbourne, Australia · Screens October 30
Dates not announcedCue Film Fest – Cue Christmas '26 (AFRO TV)
→Orlando, FL, USA / national TV broadcast (AFRO TV)
Dates not announcedAI Artist Festival – 6th Season
→Beijing, China
Dates not announcedThe Chroma Awards
→Online
Dates not announcedHiggsfield 200K Contest
→Online
Dates not announcedAI New Orleans SHORTS
→Marrero, Louisiana, USA · Screens October 31
Dates not announcedNeuland Cinema by AI Filmmakers Berlin
→Berlin, Germany · Screens October 16
Dates not announcedMetaMorph × TapNow – Autumn Activation
→London, United Kingdom / Online · Screens October 30
Dates not announcedOnSolo Haunted Studio (Halloween weekly challenges)
→Online
Dates not announcedKodex1 AI Music Video Challenge (Coliseum)
→Online
Dates not announcedCapCut AI Lab × BDuck Challenge
→Online
Dates not announcedAdArena – cybersecurity brand mystery-brief AI ad competition
→Online · Screens October 13
Dates not announcedYAOYO Awards – Fifth Edition (Halloween)
→Online
Dates not announcedWAIFF Buenos Aires (World AI Film Festival – Argentina)
→Buenos Aires, Argentina · Screens October 30
Dates not announcedAI for the Future Fest
→Details on their site
Dates not announcedReply AI Film Festival
→Venice, Italy
Closed for this editionCapCut CRE[AI]TE 2026
→Online
Closed for this editionAstana AI Film Festival (AAIFF) 2026
→Astana, Kazakhstan · Screens October 1
Closed for this editionHiggsfield Global Film Festival
→Online
Closed for this editionAI Talents NY
→New York, NY
Closed for this editionAI Film Festival Japan
→Tokyo, Japan · Screens October 31
Closed for this editionWe Are Human Festival
→Paris, France · Screens November 24
Closed for this editionOn Art AI
→Details on their site
Closed for this editionAI International Music Video Festival
→Details on their site
Closed for this editionCSFCCA AI Film Festival
→Details on their site
Closed for this editionFormula E Creators Challenge 2026 (GEN4)
→Online (screening: BFI IMAX, London) · Screens October 22
Closed for this editionOpenArt Ad Awards
→Online
Closed for this editionSlamdance DIG (AI & emerging media)
→Screens February 18
Closed for this editionAI Film Awards Brasil
→Sao Paulo, Brazil · Screens November 6
Closed for this editionWorld AI Cinema Festival
→Mandelieu-la-Napoule (Cannes), France · Screens October 30
Closed for this editionAI London Film Festival
→London, UK · Screens November 14
Closed for this editionPixLight 2026 — PixVerse AI Film Contest
→Online
Closed for this editionCurious Refuge AI Horror Film Contest 2026
→Online · Screens October 29
Closed for this editionAIMA AI Movie Awards
→London, UK · Screens November 7
Closed for this edition2026 Vigloo Short Drama Festival
→Details on their site
Closes in 0 daysorhena AI Contest
→Details on their site
Closes in 0 daysBig Screen Hack London 2026
→London, United Kingdom
Closes in 0 daysLists that stay current
New festivals appear monthly in this field. These three are maintained more often than we can maintain ours, so check them too.