Runway Gen:48: deadlines
Runway Gen:48, the latest deadline: the 48-hour window ran August 23 to 25, 2025. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
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
- Participation periodThe 48-hour window ran August 23 to 25, 2025
1Festivals with the same reading
1 Billion AI Film Award, Academy Awards, AI Shortest Film Competition, Astana AI Film Festival, Bochnia International AI Film Festival, Chroma Awards, Higgsfield Global Film Festival, Human vs. AI Film Festival, LifeArt AI Film Festival, Project Odyssey, Reply AI Film Festival, Runway AI Festival, Sundance Film Festival and World AI Film Festival have this reading, “closed on the reading day”: 15 festivals in all.
Rules change between editions; check the organiser's page before entering.
2What the rule means for an entrant
A closed deadline is still useful: annual festivals tend to repeat their timetable, and last year's dates are a fair first guess for the next edition. The calendar lists every date in order.
| Festival | Reading |
|---|---|
| 1 Billion AI Film Award | Closed on the reading day |
| Academy Awards | Closed on the reading day |
| African AI Film Festival | Open on the reading day |
| AI Cinema Festival NYC | Open on the reading day |
| AI Film Festival Japan | None in the rules read |
| AI for Good Film Festival | Open on the reading day |
| AI International Film Festival | Monthly deadlines |
| AI Shortest Film Competition | Closed on the reading day |
| Artefact AI Film Festival | Open on the reading day |
| Astana AI Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Bochnia International AI Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Chroma Awards | Closed on the reading day |
| Cinema Shift Festival | None in the rules read |
| Higgsfield Global Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Human vs. AI Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| K-Culture AI International Film Festival | Opening after the reading day |
| LifeArt AI Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Project Odyssey | Closed on the reading day |
| Reply AI Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Runway AI Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Runway Gen:48 | Closed on the reading day |
| Sundance Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| Turkey International AI Film Festival | Open on the reading day |
| World AI Film Festival | Closed on the reading day |
| World AI Film Festival USA | Open on the reading day |
Inclusion rule. Every festival on the register, with or without a detailed page on this rule. Order. Alphabetical by festival name.
3Producing the entry with AI
For an entrant reading “Runway Gen:48”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
Video is 16:9 landscape by default, with 9:16 vertical available; you set it once per project. Segments are typically 4 to 15 seconds, and some model tiers go to 30.
SceneMixer, AI Short Drama Generator — “What length and aspect ratio does it output?” (read 2026-10-13)
The layout follows the project's aspect ratio, which is set when the project starts.
SceneMixer, How the Episode Editor Lays Out Vertical (9:16) and Landscape (16:9) Projects — “Can I switch between the two layouts?” (read 2026-10-13)