Check which edition the rules belong to
A festival's page often shows last year's rules long after the deadline, and the next edition's before it opens. On the reading day KCAIF's 2027 call was still to open on October 1, and Sparknify's 2027 portal was not yet open. From 5 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Project Odyssey's published rules are from Season 2, with Season 3 announced as coming soon. The 1 Billion AI Film Award and Gen:48 describe editions that have already closed.
Read the year on the rules before the deadline: a new edition may change the running time, the AI rule or the fee.
The calendar keeps past dates as a guide to when the next edition might open.
| Festival | Rule | What the rules say |
|---|---|---|
| K-Culture AI International Film Festival | Deadline | Entries for the 2027 edition open October 1, 2026, with a final deadline of April 10, 2027 |
| Human vs. AI Film Festival | Deadline | The 2027 submission portal is not yet open |
| Project Odyssey | Deadline | Season 2 deadline January 19, 2025; Season 3 announced as coming soon |
| 1 Billion AI Film Award | Deadline | Submissions closed December 5, 2025 |
| Runway Gen:48 | Deadline | The 48-hour window ran August 23 to 25, 2025 |
Inclusion rule. Readings from the register cited on this page. Order. The order they are discussed in.
1The wording in the rules
Submission Opens) 2026.10.01 / October 1, 2026
KCAIF, official site
competition submission deadline of January 19th, 2025 at 11:59PM PST
Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2)
5 DEC 2025 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
1 Billion Followers Summit, AI Film Award page
The Challenge participation period begins on Saturday August 23rd, 2025 at 9:00:00 AM EDT and ends on Monday August 25th, 2025 at 9:00:00 AM EDT
Runway, Gen:48 official rules
- ScheduleEntries for the 2027 edition open October 1, 2026, with a final deadline of April 10, 2027
- SubmissionThe 2027 submission portal is not yet open
- General requirementsSeason 2 deadline January 19, 2025; Season 3 announced as coming soon
- How it workedSubmissions closed December 5, 2025
- Participation periodThe 48-hour window ran August 23 to 25, 2025
2The making side of an entry
For an entrant reading “Check which edition the rules belong to”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
Dubbing replaces the audio of a finished clip; the picture was generated for a different line, so mouth shapes, pauses and shot length all belong to the original language. Native-language generation gives the video model the line in the target language before it renders the shot, so the performance, the pacing and the cut points are built for that language.
SceneMixer, Native-Language Dialogue vs. Dubbing in AI Video (2026): Why the Cast Should Speak the Line (read 2026-10-13)
The new name is written everywhere the old one stood: storyboard lines, episode titles and summaries, the scene lists and already-parsed dialogue.
SceneMixer, Reusing a Character, Scene or Voice Across Projects — “What happens to the old name in the storyboard?” (read 2026-10-13)