African AI Film Festival and 1 Billion AI Film Award
The rules of the African AI Film Festival and the 1 Billion AI Film Award differ on all eight items: AI-use rules, tool disclosure, running-time limits, entry costs, deadlines, screenings, rights terms and prizes. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Rule | African AI Film Festival | 1 Billion AI Film Award |
|---|---|---|
| What the rules ask of AI | Any AI use counts | Made on one platform |
| Saying which tools were used | List the tools used | None in the rules read |
| Running time allowed | Set per category | A minimum and a maximum |
| Cost of entry | Free for some entrants | None in the rules read |
| Latest deadline | Open on the reading day | Closed on the reading day |
| Where winners are shown | A festival run | A premiere event |
| What the entrant keeps or grants | Entrant warrants all rights | None in the rules read |
| Prizes | Awards without cash figures | Cash prizes stated |
Inclusion rule. The eight rules every festival on the register is read for. Order. The order rules take on every festival page.
1Where the rules part
Only the rules of the African AI Film Festival cover tool disclosure, entry costs and rights terms. Their AI-use rules part: any AI use counts for the African AI Film Festival, made on one platform for the 1 Billion AI Film Award. Their running-time limits part: set per category for the African AI Film Festival, a minimum and a maximum for the 1 Billion AI Film Award. Their deadlines part: open on the reading day for the African AI Film Festival, closed on the reading day for the 1 Billion AI Film Award. Their screenings part: a festival run for the African AI Film Festival, a premiere event for the 1 Billion AI Film Award. Their prizes part: awards without cash figures for the African AI Film Festival, cash prizes stated for the 1 Billion AI Film Award.
2In each festival's own words
Saying which tools were used
List the main AI tools and models (Runway, Sora, Midjourney, ElevenLabs, etc.) and briefly describe how AI was used.
African AI Film Festival, home page
The rules of the 1 Billion AI Film Award say nothing on this.
Latest deadline
Regular Deadline September 30, 2026 Free for all Late Deadline October 20, 2026
African AI Film Festival, home page
5 DEC 2025 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
1 Billion Followers Summit, AI Film Award page
Where winners are shown
Hollywood: November 21, 2026 · Kampala: December 12, 2026
African AI Film Festival, home page
Top 5 AI films premiered at 1BFS
1 Billion Followers Summit, AI Film Award page
- AI ethics and disclosureEvery entry lists the main AI tools and models and how AI was used
- Fees and deadlinesRegular deadline September 30, 2026; late deadline October 20, 2026
- How it workedSubmissions closed December 5, 2025
- Fees and deadlinesFestival and awards in Hollywood on November 21 and Kampala on December 12, 2026
- How it workedThe top five films premiered at the summit on January 9, 2026
3Producing the entry with AI
For an entrant reading “African AI Film Festival and 1 Billion AI Film Award”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
The longest an episode may run: 240 seconds for Short Drama, 300 for TV Series, none for Film.
SceneMixer, Short Drama, TV Series or Film — “What is the episode cap?” (read 2026-10-13)
Length caps, dialogue grammar and the way a unit ends. Short drama forces explicit dialogue, a conflict in the first ten seconds and a hook at the close; film mode allows subtext and quiet endings and drops the per-unit cap.
SceneMixer, AI Movie Generator — “What is the difference between film mode and short drama mode?” (read 2026-10-13)