Reply AI Film Festival and World AI Film Festival USA
The rules of the Reply AI Film Festival and the World AI Film Festival USA 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 | Reply AI Film Festival | World AI Film Festival USA |
|---|---|---|
| What the rules ask of AI | Any AI use counts | Human authorship rules |
| Saying which tools were used | Explain how AI was used | List the tools used |
| Running time allowed | A minimum and a maximum | Set per category |
| Cost of entry | Free to enter | Fees by deadline |
| Latest deadline | Closed on the reading day | Open on the reading day |
| Where winners are shown | A premiere event | A festival run |
| What the entrant keeps or grants | None in the rules read | Rights cleared, consent documented |
| Prizes | Cash prizes stated | Trophies and a path to Cannes |
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 World AI Film Festival USA cover rights terms. Their AI-use rules part: any AI use counts for the Reply AI Film Festival, human authorship rules for the World AI Film Festival USA. Their tool disclosure part: explain how AI was used for the Reply AI Film Festival, list the tools used for the World AI Film Festival USA. Their running-time limits part: a minimum and a maximum for the Reply AI Film Festival, set per category for the World AI Film Festival USA. Their entry costs part: free to enter for the Reply AI Film Festival, fees by deadline for the World AI Film Festival USA. Their deadlines part: closed on the reading day for the Reply AI Film Festival, open on the reading day for the World AI Film Festival USA. Their screenings part: a premiere event for the Reply AI Film Festival, a festival run for the World AI Film Festival USA. Their prizes part: cash prizes stated for the Reply AI Film Festival, trophies and a path to Cannes for the World AI Film Festival USA.
2In each festival's own words
Running time allowed
Your AI short movie must be between 1 and 40 minutes long.
Reply AI Film Festival, how it works
No. 01 Live Action Short Film 3 to 40 minutes No. 02 Feature Film 40+ minutes
World AI Film Festival USA, home page
Cost of entry
Is there a participation fee? No, this initiative is completely free.
Reply AI Film Festival, how it works
Submission Fees Earlybird
World AI Film Festival USA, home page
What the entrant keeps or grants
The rules of the Reply AI Film Festival say nothing on this.
Training-data provenance is not a substitute for rights clearance.
World AI Film Festival USA, home page
- FAQ1 to 40 minutes, with longer films eligible only for a special mention
- CategoriesSet per category: 3 to 40 minutes for shorts, 40 minutes and up for features, 30 seconds to 3 minutes for vertical
- FAQNo participation fee
- Submission feesFees rise by deadline, with lower student and youth rates
- Five rulesAll material cleared; training data is not a substitute for rights clearance
3What a generator hands an entrant
For an entrant reading “Reply AI Film Festival and World AI Film Festival USA”, 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)
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)