LifeArt AI Film Festival entry rules
The rules of the LifeArt AI Film Festival cover 4 of the eight items. What the rules ask of AI: AI-generated films, animation, advertising and post-production. Latest deadline: regular deadline August 1, late deadline September 1, 2026. Not in the rules read: tool disclosure, running-time limits, entry costs and rights terms. 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
- None in the rules read
- Running time
- None in the rules read
- Fee
- None in the rules read
- Deadline
- Closed on the reading day
- Screening
- A festival run
- Rights
- None in the rules read
- Prizes
- Awards without cash figures
1The rules in brief
LifeArt's AI festival honours AI-generated films, animation, advertising and post-production across several categories, and says official selections gain IMDb-qualifying status. Its 2026 deadlines were August 1 and September 1. Past screenings were held in Los Angeles, Athens and Mumbai. The page read gives no running time, fee or rights terms.
2Dates in the rules
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Late deadline |
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
The AI Festival by LifeArt honors groundbreaking creativity in AI-generated films, AI art, AI advertising, and AI post-production.
LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page
- Awards and prizesAI-generated films, animation, advertising and post-production
LifeArt 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: 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: None in the rules read
- Rules read; not statedNone in the rules read (2026-09-25)
Cost of entry at every festival
Latest deadline: Closed on the reading day
REGULAR Deadline - August 1, 2026 | LATE Deadline - September 1, 2026
LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page
- DeadlinesRegular deadline August 1, late deadline September 1, 2026
LifeArt AI Film Festival on this rule · Latest deadline at every festival
Where winners are shown: A festival run
Past Screening at the Pacific Design Center (LA), Village Cinemas (Athens), and PVR Cinemas (Mumbai).
LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page
- VenuesPast screenings in Los Angeles, Athens and Mumbai
LifeArt AI Film Festival on this rule · 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: Awards without cash figures
Official selections and winners gain IMDb-qualifying status and international press coverage.
LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page
- Why submitAwards with IMDb-qualifying status for official selections and winners
3The making side of an entry
For an entrant reading “LifeArt AI Film Festival”, 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)
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)
4Related festivals
- Chroma Awards next to LifeArt AI Film Festival
- LifeArt AI Film Festival next to Runway AI Festival
- Human vs. AI Film Festival
- K-Culture AI International Film Festival
- Project Odyssey
- Reply 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
- LifeArt Festival, AI film festival page, read 2026-09-25