AI Film Festival Japan entry rules
The rules of the AI Film Festival Japan cover 6 of the eight items. What the rules ask of AI: a festival for works made with generative AI, in narrative, experimental, animation and music-score categories. Not in the rules read: running-time limits and deadlines. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Inclusion rule. All 25 festivals on the register, each with what its rules ask about naming AI tools. Order. Alphabetical by festival name.
- AI use
- Any AI use counts
- Tool disclosure
- List the tools used
- Running time
- None in the rules read
- Fee
- Free for some entrants
- Deadline
- None in the rules read
- Screening
- A festival run
- Rights
- Entrant keeps copyright
- Prizes
- Awards without cash figures
1The rules in brief
AI Film Festival Japan is given over entirely to works made with generative AI, in narrative, experimental, animation and music-score categories. Its terms ask entrants to say which generative tools were used, in which processes and to what extent. The music-score category was free to enter until August 15 with a waiver code. The festival runs in Tokyo from October 31 to November 2, 2026. Rights stay with the entrant, who grants the committee a perpetual, royalty-free licence for screenings and promotion, and CapCut and ElevenLabs each present a sponsored award.
2Dates in the rules
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | Festival opens, Tokyo |
Inclusion rule. Dates the rules print in full; months without a day are left to the text above. Order. Earliest first.
What the rules ask of AI: Any AI use counts
AI Film Festival Japan (AIFJ) is a pioneering film festival dedicated exclusively to cinematic works leveraging Generative AI technology.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- AboutA festival for works made with generative AI, in narrative, experimental, animation and music-score categories
AI Film Festival Japan on this rule · What the rules ask of AI at every festival
Saying which tools were used: List the tools used
Applicants must faithfully and specifically disclose "which generative AI tools were used, in which processes, and to what extent" within their entry forms.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- Terms 01Entrants disclose which generative tools were used, in which processes and how far
AI Film Festival Japan on this rule · Saying which tools were used at every festival · What marks the tools leave in the file
Running time allowed: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
Running time allowed at every festival · How long a clip the tools make
Cost of entry: Free for some entrants
Submit your original AI-generated music tracks applied to our Official Video Asset for free before August 15th.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- CampaignFree entry for the music-score category until August 15 with a waiver code
AI Film Festival Japan on this rule · Cost of entry at every festival
Latest deadline: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
Latest deadline at every festival
Where winners are shown: A festival run
Oct 31 (Sat) - Nov 2 (Mon), 2026 @ Tokyo
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- Page headerA three-day festival in Tokyo, October 31 to November 2, 2026
Where winners are shown at every festival
What the entrant keeps or grants: Entrant keeps copyright
Intellectual property rights to the submitted works generally remain with the applicants.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- Terms 03Rights stay with the entrant, who licenses screening and promotion to the committee
- Terms 03The committee receives a perpetual, royalty-free licence for screenings and promotion
AI Film Festival Japan on this rule · What the entrant keeps or grants at every festival · What the tools' terms say about owning the output
Prizes: Awards without cash figures
CapCut and ElevenLabs will each present a Sponsored Special Award within the AIFJ film competition categories.
AI Film Festival Japan, English site
- PartnersCompetition awards plus special awards sponsored by CapCut and ElevenLabs
AI Film Festival Japan on this rule · Prizes at every festival
3What a generator hands an entrant
For an entrant reading “AI Film Festival Japan”, 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)
The music runs across the end card and comes to an end with the film.
SceneMixer, Where the Music in an Ad Video Comes From — “Does the end card have music?” (read 2026-10-13)
4Related festivals
- AI for Good Film Festival next to AI Film Festival Japan
- AI Film Festival Japan next to Astana AI Film Festival
- African AI Film Festival
- AI Cinema Festival NYC
- AI for Good Film Festival
- AI International Film Festival
The organiser's current rules always govern; this is a dated reading, not advice. Method: how rules are read.
5Rules documents read
- AI Film Festival Japan, English site, read 2026-09-25