Read the licence before entering
Keeping copyright is the norm on the register, but the licence that comes with an entry varies a great deal. Higgsfield's is non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free, and covers product marketing. From 4 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
The AI for Good Film Festival asks only to use the film for festival promotion, with credit. WAIFF in Cannes grants rights to the festival and its partners.
A broad licence is not necessarily a problem, but it means the organiser may use the film in its own advertising for as long as it likes.
If a distributor or another festival wants exclusivity later, an earlier perpetual licence can get in the way.
| Festival | Rule | What the rules say |
|---|---|---|
| Higgsfield Global Film Festival | Rights | Entrants keep copyright and grant Higgsfield a perpetual, royalty-free licence |
| AI for Good Film Festival | Rights | Filmmakers keep copyright and grant ITU permission to use the film for festival promotion, with credit |
| World AI Film Festival | Rights | Entrants keep copyright and grant the festival and its partners a licence |
| Runway AI Festival | Rights | Entrants warrant they own the rights and can grant Runway rights to use the film |
Inclusion rule. Readings from the register cited on this page. Order. The order they are discussed in.
1The wording in the rules
All copyright and other rights in your film remain with you, the author.
Higgsfield Global Film Festival, official rules
grant ITU permission to use their films for Festival-related promotion and activities, with credit to the filmmaker.
AI for Good Film Festival, ITU page
candidates retain full copyright and intellectual property rights to their work.
World AI Film Festival, 2026 rules
you (or your Team) have the right to grant Sponsor the rights to use the Submission as set forth in these Official Rules
Runway AI Festival, official rules for film
- Rights and licensingEntrants keep copyright and grant Higgsfield a perpetual, royalty-free licence
- RightsFilmmakers keep copyright and grant ITU permission to use the film for festival promotion, with credit
- RightsEntrants keep copyright and grant the festival and its partners a licence
- RepresentationsEntrants warrant they own the rights and can grant Runway rights to use the film
2The making side of an entry
For an entrant reading “Read the licence before entering”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
Recommended is a badge on the tier the site suggests for most finished segments. You stay on the default, 480P, until you pick another tier.
SceneMixer, Wan 3.0 · 720P: the recommended tier — “Does Recommended mean 720P is the default?” (read 2026-10-13)
The project has one dialogue language; lines you write in another language are spoken as written after a confirmation.
SceneMixer, Dialogue language and video tier — “Can characters speak different languages in one episode?” (read 2026-10-13)