Cinema Shift Festival next to Runway Gen:48: rules

The rules of the Cinema Shift Festival and the Runway Gen:48 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.

Fig. 1 Gold: covered. Outline: nothing in the rules read.

Cinema Shift Festival and Runway Gen:48, rule by rule, read 2026-09-25.
Rule	Cinema Shift Festival	Runway Gen:48
What the rules ask of AI	Human authorship rules	Made on one platform
Saying which tools were used	None in the rules read	Explain how AI was used
Running time allowed	None in the rules read	A minimum and a maximum
Cost of entry	None in the rules read	Free to enter
Latest deadline	None in the rules read	Closed on the reading day
Where winners are shown	A festival run	Winners announced online
What the entrant keeps or grants	None in the rules read	A licence granted to the organiser
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 Runway Gen:48 cover tool disclosure, running-time limits, entry costs, deadlines and rights terms. Their AI-use rules part: human authorship rules for the Cinema Shift Festival, made on one platform for the Runway Gen:48. Their screenings part: a festival run for the Cinema Shift Festival, winners announced online for the Runway Gen:48. Their prizes part: awards without cash figures for the Cinema Shift Festival, cash prizes stated for the Runway Gen:48.

2In each festival's own words

What the rules ask of AI

Narrative films that use AI as a creative tool, while storytelling and authorship remain human-led.
Cinema Shift Festival, official site

Generated content using Runway video tools should comprise at least 75% of the total video, measured as a percent of total seconds.
Runway, Gen:48 official rules

Running time allowed

The rules of the Cinema Shift Festival say nothing on this.

Create a 1-4 minute video that uses Runway video tools and optionally Epidemic Sound tools
Runway, Gen:48 official rules

Prizes

A jury-selected award recognizing a Canadian film that meets the Best AI Narrative Film criteria and is led and produced in Canada.
Cinema Shift Festival, official site

The Grand Prix Winner will win: · $5,000 cash; and · 1,000,000 Runway Credits
Runway, Gen:48 official rules

Categories
AI as a creative tool, with storytelling and authorship led by peopleCinema Shift Festival, official site / recorded 2026-09-25
How to submit
At least 75% of the film generated with Runway's video toolsRunway, Gen:48 official rules / recorded 2026-09-25
How to submit
1 to 4 minutes, made inside the 48-hour windowRunway, Gen:48 official rules / recorded 2026-09-25
Categories
Three awards, one of them for a Canadian film, with no cash figuresCinema Shift Festival, official site / recorded 2026-09-25
Prizes
Grand Prix of $5,000 cash plus Runway credits; second to fifth place in creditsRunway, Gen:48 official rules / recorded 2026-09-25

3The making side of an entry

For an entrant reading “Cinema Shift Festival and Runway Gen:48”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:

You own the output — download finished episodes and publish to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, or short-drama platforms.
SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline — “Where can I publish the episodes?” (read 2026-10-13)

16:9 landscape (SceneMixer's default) and 9:16 vertical (the usual short-drama frame), chosen per project.
SceneMixer, Seedance 2.0 in a Real Short-Drama Pipeline — “Which aspect ratios does the pipeline generate?” (read 2026-10-13)