Grand Prix: the award above every category
A Grand Prix is a festival's top award across all entries, above the category prizes, and at AI film festivals it often carries most of the cash. From 4 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Runway's AI Festival pays its Grand Prix $50,000 in cash plus Runway credits; its 48-hour Gen:48 paid $5,000 and credits, with a People's Choice prize of the same size. AI Cinema Festival NYC lists a Grand Prix NYC among its awards without a cash figure, and KCAIF's ladder ends in a Grand Prize.
A Grand Prix and a category win are judged differently: the first against every film, the second against films of the same kind.
Where the rules name only a Grand Prix, the chances of any cash depend on one jury decision.
| Festival | Rule | What the rules say |
|---|---|---|
| Runway AI Festival | Prizes | Grand Prix of $50,000 cash plus Runway credits; Gold $15,000; Silver $10,000 |
| Runway Gen:48 | Prizes | Grand Prix of $5,000 cash plus Runway credits; second to fifth place in credits |
| AI Cinema Festival NYC | Prizes | A Grand Prix and craft awards, with no cash figures |
| K-Culture AI International Film Festival | Prizes | Laurels from official selection up to a Grand Prize, with no cash figures |
Inclusion rule. Readings from the register cited on this page. Order. The order they are discussed in.
1The wording in the rules
The Grand Prix (first place) Winner will win: $50,000 cash
Runway AI Festival, official rules for film
The Grand Prix Winner will win: · $5,000 cash; and · 1,000,000 Runway Credits
Runway, Gen:48 official rules
Grand Prix NYC Best Human + AI Direction Best AI Cinematography
AI Cinema Festival NYC, home page
- PrizesGrand Prix of $50,000 cash plus Runway credits; Gold $15,000; Silver $10,000
- PrizesGrand Prix of $5,000 cash plus Runway credits; second to fifth place in credits
- AwardsA Grand Prix and craft awards, with no cash figures
- Laurels & awardsLaurels from official selection up to a Grand Prize, with no cash figures
2Producing the entry with AI
For an entrant reading “Grand Prix”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
Every character, scene and prop card can carry a short list of the other names your script uses for the same thing.
SceneMixer, Also Called: Nicknames, Old Names, and How the Storyboard Knows Who Is Who (read 2026-10-13)
The final cut ends on an end card: your main image plus four lines — Brand, Product name, Tagline, Call to action. The first two are read from your photo and your brief; the tagline and call to action are written with the script.
SceneMixer, The End Card (read 2026-10-13)