Rules of Chroma Awards and LifeArt AI Film Festival
The rules of the Chroma Awards and the LifeArt AI Film Festival differ on 7 of the eight items: AI-use rules, tool disclosure, running-time limits, entry costs, screenings, rights terms and prizes. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Rule | Chroma Awards | LifeArt AI Film Festival |
|---|---|---|
| What the rules ask of AI | AI used in a significant way | Any AI use counts |
| Saying which tools were used | List the tools used | None in the rules read |
| Running time allowed | A minimum and a maximum | None in the rules read |
| Cost of entry | Free to enter | None in the rules read |
| Latest deadline | Closed on the reading day | Closed on the reading day |
| Where winners are shown | None in the rules read | A festival run |
| What the entrant keeps or grants | Entrant warrants all rights | None in the rules read |
| Prizes | Cash prizes stated | 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 Chroma Awards cover tool disclosure, running-time limits, entry costs and rights terms. Only the rules of the LifeArt AI Film Festival cover screenings. Their AI-use rules part: AI used in a significant way for the Chroma Awards, any AI use counts for the LifeArt AI Film Festival. Their deadlines agree: closed on the reading day. Their prizes part: cash prizes stated for the Chroma Awards, awards without cash figures for the LifeArt AI Film Festival.
2In each festival's own words
What the rules ask of AI
Tool Usage: Features any AI tool in a significant way.
Chroma Awards, film division rules
The AI Festival by LifeArt honors groundbreaking creativity in AI-generated films, AI art, AI advertising, and AI post-production.
LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page
What the entrant keeps or grants
You must have the full rights to grant the license and other rights that you grant to ElevenLabs in Section 9 (Intellectual Property) below.
Chroma Awards, official rules on Devpost
The rules of the LifeArt AI Film Festival say nothing on this.
Prizes
Official selections and winners gain IMDb-qualifying status and international press coverage.
LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page
- RequirementsAny AI tool used in a significant way
- Awards and prizesAI-generated films, animation, advertising and post-production
- Submission guidelinesEntrants must hold full rights to grant the licence the rules require
- PrizesFilm division cash prizes across 13 categories
- Why submitAwards with IMDb-qualifying status for official selections and winners
3Producing the entry with AI
For an entrant reading “Chroma Awards and LifeArt AI Film Festival”, 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)