Artefact AI Film Festival entry rules
The rules of the Artefact AI Film Festival cover 4 of the eight items. What the rules ask of AI: at least one generative AI tool in each of pre-production, production and post-production. Running time allowed: no more than 314 seconds. Not in the rules read: tool disclosure, entry costs, rights terms and prizes. From 2 source pages, 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
- A set minimum of AI use
- Tool disclosure
- None in the rules read
- Running time
- A maximum only
- Fee
- None in the rules read
- Deadline
- Open on the reading day
- Screening
- An awards ceremony
- Rights
- None in the rules read
- Prizes
- None in the rules read
1The rules in brief
Artefact's AI Film Festival, run with mk2, asks for a generative AI tool in each of the three phases of production, pre-production, production and post-production, and caps films at 314 seconds. Submissions are open from September 2 to December 2, 2026, followed by an audience vote and an awards ceremony at MK2 Bibliothèque in February 2027.
2Dates in the rules
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 2026-12-02 | Submissions close |
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: A set minimum of AI use
You must have used at least one Gen AI Technology in each of the 3 phases of film production: pre-production, production, post-production.
Artefact AI Film Festival, rules page
- Submission criteriaAt least one generative AI tool in each of pre-production, production and post-production
Artefact AI Film Festival on this rule · What the rules ask of AI at every festival
Saying which tools were used: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
Saying which tools were used at every festival · What marks the tools leave in the file
Running time allowed: A maximum only
Films should be a maximum of 314 seconds.
Artefact AI Film Festival, rules page
- Submission criteriaNo more than 314 seconds
Running time allowed at every festival · How long a clip the tools make
Cost of entry: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
Cost of entry at every festival
Latest deadline: Open on the reading day
Sept. 2nd - Dec. 2nd, 2026
Artefact AI Film Festival, home page
- CalendarSubmissions open September 2 to December 2, 2026
Latest deadline at every festival
Where winners are shown: An awards ceremony
FEB. 2027 Awards Ceremony @MK2 Bibliothèque
Artefact AI Film Festival, home page
- CalendarAudience vote in December and January, awards ceremony at MK2 Bibliothèque in February 2027
Where winners are shown at every festival
What the entrant keeps or grants: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
What the entrant keeps or grants at every festival · What the tools' terms say about owning the output
Prizes: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
3Producing the entry with AI
For an entrant reading “Artefact AI Film Festival”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:
Video is 16:9 landscape by default, with 9:16 vertical available; you set it once per project. Segments are typically 4 to 15 seconds, and some model tiers go to 30.
SceneMixer, AI Short Drama Generator — “What length and aspect ratio does it output?” (read 2026-10-13)
The lines are re-heard and written in the language your project is set to, and the finished episode is spoken by the voices attached to your own characters.
SceneMixer, How to Remake a Video with AI — “Can I remake something in a different language?” (read 2026-10-13)
4Related festivals
- Artefact AI Film Festival next to Runway Gen:48
- Artefact AI Film Festival next to Runway AI Festival
- AI International Film Festival
- AI Shortest Film Competition
- Astana AI Film Festival
- Bochnia International AI Film Festival
The organiser's current rules always govern; this is a dated reading, not advice. Method: how rules are read.
5Rules documents read
- Artefact AI Film Festival, rules page, read 2026-09-25
- Artefact AI Film Festival, home page, read 2026-09-25