AI for Good Film Festival and AI Film Festival Japan
The rules of the AI for Good Film Festival and the AI Film Festival Japan differ on 6 of the eight items: tool disclosure, running-time limits, entry costs, deadlines, screenings and prizes. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Rule | AI for Good Film Festival | AI Film Festival Japan |
|---|---|---|
| What the rules ask of AI | Any AI use counts | Any AI use counts |
| Saying which tools were used | None in the rules read | List the tools used |
| Running time allowed | A minimum and a maximum | None in the rules read |
| Cost of entry | None in the rules read | Free for some entrants |
| Latest deadline | Open on the reading day | None in the rules read |
| Where winners are shown | Finalists at a summit | A festival run |
| What the entrant keeps or grants | Entrant keeps copyright | Entrant keeps copyright |
| Prizes | An invitation and a speaker pass | Awards without cash figures |
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 AI for Good Film Festival cover running-time limits and deadlines. Only the rules of the AI Film Festival Japan cover tool disclosure and entry costs. Their AI-use rules agree: any AI use counts. Their screenings part: Finalists at a summit for the AI for Good Film Festival, a festival run for the AI Film Festival Japan. Their rights terms agree: Entrant keeps copyright. Their prizes part: an invitation and a speaker pass for the AI for Good Film Festival, awards without cash figures for the AI Film Festival Japan.
2In each festival's own words
Running time allowed
Films must have been completed between Sept 1, 2026, and May 1, 2027 , and should be 1 to 10 minutes long.
AI for Good Film Festival, ITU page
The rules of the AI Film Festival Japan say nothing on this.
Where winners are shown
July 2027 Awards Ceremony Finalists come to Geneva for the AI for Good Global Summit 2027
AI for Good Film Festival, ITU page
Oct 31 (Sat) - Nov 2 (Mon), 2026 @ Tokyo
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
Prizes
Finalists will be invited to participate in the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 with an exclusive Speaker Pass.
AI for Good Film Festival, ITU page
CapCut and ElevenLabs will each present a Sponsored Special Award within the AIFJ film competition categories.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- Eligibility1 to 10 minutes, completed between September 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027
- TimelineFour finalists invited to Geneva for the AI for Good Global Summit in July 2027
- Page headerA three-day festival in Tokyo, October 31 to November 2, 2026
- PrizesAn invitation to the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 with a speaker pass
- PartnersCompetition awards plus special awards sponsored by CapCut and ElevenLabs
3What a generator hands an entrant
For an entrant reading “AI for Good Film Festival and AI Film Festival Japan”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
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)
Every new video carries the SceneMixer AIGC badge in its bottom-right corner unless you turn it off.
SceneMixer, The AI Badge Switch (read 2026-10-13)