Do AI film festivals let the public vote?
Some do, beside a jury. Gen:48 put its finalists to a public vote online for a People's Choice prize while a jury chose the Grand Prix; Artefact runs an audience vote in December and January before its ceremony; the AI International Film Festival gives jury and audience awards. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Festival | Rule | What the rules say |
|---|---|---|
| AI International Film Festival | Prizes | Jury and audience awards, judged blind |
| Artefact AI Film Festival | Screening | Audience vote in December and January, awards ceremony at MK2 Bibliothèque in February 2027 |
| Runway Gen:48 | Screening | Finalists put to a public vote online; a jury picks the Grand Prix |
Inclusion rule. A festival is listed when its own rules state what the question asks. Order. Festivals in alphabetical order.
A public vote rewards reach as much as craft. A filmmaker with an audience of their own starts ahead, which is why the festivals that hold one keep a jury prize beside it.
The 1 Billion AI Film Award also let audiences pick a favourite from a top twelve before its premiere, and Gen:48's voting ran for five days after the finalists were announced.
1From the rules themselves
AI International Film Festival
Judged blind, screened one at a time
AI International Film Festival, home page
Artefact AI Film Festival
FEB. 2027 Awards Ceremony @MK2 Bibliothèque
Artefact AI Film Festival, home page
Runway Gen:48
The Grand Prix winner will be determined by a jury of Sponsor and/or Challenge participants at their sole discretion.
Runway, Gen:48 official rules
- FormatJury and audience awards, judged blind
- CalendarAudience vote in December and January, awards ceremony at MK2 Bibliothèque in February 2027
- Winner selectionFinalists put to a public vote online; a jury picks the Grand Prix
Prizes at every festival · Where winners are shown at every festival · Which festivals set a minimum of AI use? · Which AI film festivals take place in Asia?
2What a generator hands an entrant
For an entrant reading “Do AI film festivals let the public vote?”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
SceneMixer writes dialogue into the script analysis, assigns each line to a shot with a speaker and a short delivery note, and the video model performs it — picture and audio generated together, so the mouth forms that sentence in the language you chose.
SceneMixer, AI Dialogue Generator (read 2026-10-13)
The music runs across the end card and comes to an end with the film.
SceneMixer, Where the Music in an Ad Video Comes From — “Does the end card have music?” (read 2026-10-13)