AI Film Festival Japan: prizes
The rules of the AI Film Festival Japan on the prizes on offer: Competition awards plus special awards sponsored by CapCut and ElevenLabs. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
CapCut and ElevenLabs will each present a Sponsored Special Award within the AIFJ film competition categories.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- PartnersCompetition awards plus special awards sponsored by CapCut and ElevenLabs
1Festivals with the same reading
African AI Film Festival, AI Cinema Festival NYC, AI International Film Festival, Cinema Shift Festival, K-Culture AI International Film Festival, LifeArt AI Film Festival and Turkey International AI Film Festival have this reading, “awards without cash figures”: 8 festivals in all.
Rules change between editions; check the organiser's page before entering.
2What the rule means for an entrant
The largest figures come from platform contests and a festival with a production fund; others offer screenings, travel or a speaker pass. A prize tied to a platform usually comes with the obligation to have made the film there.
| Festival | Reading |
|---|---|
| 1 Billion AI Film Award | Cash prizes stated |
| Academy Awards | None in the rules read |
| African AI Film Festival | Awards without cash figures |
| AI Cinema Festival NYC | Awards without cash figures |
| AI Film Festival Japan | Awards without cash figures |
| AI for Good Film Festival | An invitation and a speaker pass |
| AI International Film Festival | Awards without cash figures |
| AI Shortest Film Competition | Cash prizes stated |
| Artefact AI Film Festival | None in the rules read |
| Astana AI Film Festival | Cash prizes stated |
| Bochnia International AI Film Festival | Cash prizes stated |
| Chroma Awards | Cash prizes stated |
| Cinema Shift Festival | Awards without cash figures |
| Higgsfield Global Film Festival | Cash prizes stated |
| Human vs. AI Film Festival | Cash prizes stated |
| K-Culture AI International Film Festival | Awards without cash figures |
| LifeArt AI Film Festival | Awards without cash figures |
| Project Odyssey | None in the rules read |
| Reply AI Film Festival | Cash prizes stated |
| Runway AI Festival | Cash prizes stated |
| Runway Gen:48 | Cash prizes stated |
| Sundance Film Festival | None in the rules read |
| Turkey International AI Film Festival | Awards without cash figures |
| World AI Film Festival | None in the rules read |
| World AI Film Festival USA | Trophies and a path to Cannes |
Inclusion rule. Every festival on the register, with or without a detailed page on this rule. Order. Alphabetical by festival name.
3The making side of an entry
For an entrant reading “AI Film Festival Japan”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
The final cut ends on an end card: your main image plus four lines — Brand, Product name, Tagline, Call to action. The first two are read from your photo and your brief; the tagline and call to action are written with the script.
SceneMixer, The End Card (read 2026-10-13)
A script longer than about 10,000 characters (counted as Chinese-equivalent characters) is read in two passes: first the cast, sets and props, then the episode list with a short outline per episode.
SceneMixer, Long Scripts Are Read in Two Passes: What “Preparing Episodes” Means and Why Some Episodes Open Later (read 2026-10-13)