Runway Gen:48: prizes
The rules of the Runway Gen:48 on the prizes on offer: Grand Prix of $5,000 cash plus Runway credits; second to fifth place in credits. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
The Grand Prix Winner will win: · $5,000 cash; and · 1,000,000 Runway Credits
Runway, Gen:48 official rules
- PrizesGrand Prix of $5,000 cash plus Runway credits; second to fifth place in credits
1Festivals with the same reading
1 Billion AI Film Award, AI Shortest Film Competition, Astana AI Film Festival, Bochnia International AI Film Festival, Chroma Awards, Higgsfield Global Film Festival, Human vs. AI Film Festival, Reply AI Film Festival and Runway AI Festival have this reading, “cash prizes stated”: 10 festivals in all.
The reading paraphrases the rules; the quote above is the organiser's own wording.
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.
3What a generator hands an entrant
For an entrant reading “Runway Gen:48”, 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)