Project Odyssey: a 15-minute cap, now partnering on Chroma

The rules of Project Odyssey cover 4 of the eight items. What the rules ask of AI: at least one generative AI tool used in a significant way. Running time allowed: up to 15 minutes, with shorter caps for social, advertising and trailers. Not in the rules read: tool disclosure, entry costs, screenings 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

AI used in a significant way

Tool disclosure

None in the rules read

Running time

A maximum only

Fee

None in the rules read

Deadline

Closed on the reading day

Screening

None in the rules read

Rights

Advice on original material

Prizes

None in the rules read

1The rules in brief

Project Odyssey ran two seasons of an online AI filmmaking competition. Its published rules, from Season 2, ask for at least one generative AI tool used in a significant way and cap films at 15 minutes, with shorter limits for social, advertising and trailer categories; that deadline was January 19, 2025. Its home page now announces a partnership on the Chroma Awards, with Season 3 listed as coming soon.

2Dates in the rules

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: AI used in a significant way

Must use at least 1 generative AI Tool in a significant way

Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2)

• General requirements
  At least one generative AI tool used in a significant wayProject Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 2026-09-25

Project Odyssey 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 stated
  None in the rules read (2026-09-25)Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 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

Maximum length of 15 minutes (900 seconds), unless otherwise specified

Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2)

• Submission requirements
  Up to 15 minutes, with shorter caps for social, advertising and trailersProject Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 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 stated
  None in the rules read (2026-09-25)Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 2026-09-25

Cost of entry at every festival

Latest deadline: Closed on the reading day

competition submission deadline of January 19th, 2025 at 11:59PM PST

Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2)

• General requirements
  Season 2 deadline January 19, 2025; Season 3 announced as coming soonProject Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 2026-09-25
• Home page
  Now partnering on the Chroma AwardsProject Odyssey, home page / recorded 2026-09-25

Project Odyssey on this rule · Latest deadline at every festival

Where winners are shown: None in the rules read

• Rules read; not stated
  None in the rules read (2026-09-25)Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 2026-09-25

Where winners are shown at every festival

What the entrant keeps or grants: Advice on original material

Use original IP, characters, and storylines to avoid DMCA takedown requests.

Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2)

• Recommendations
  Recommends original IP, characters and storylines to avoid takedown requestsProject Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 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 stated
  None in the rules read (2026-09-25)Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2) / recorded 2026-09-25

Prizes at every festival

3The making side of an entry

For an entrant reading “Project Odyssey”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:

Typically 60–120 seconds, always 9:16 vertical, ending on a hook. SceneMixer's episode outlines are generated with that pacing, and setting a project to 9:16 makes every segment vertical (the default is 16:9).

SceneMixer, How to Make ReelShort-Style Dramas with AI — “How long is a ReelShort-style episode?” (read 2026-10-13)

16:9 landscape (SceneMixer's default) and 9:16 vertical (the usual short-drama frame), chosen per project.

SceneMixer, Seedance 2.0 in a Real Short-Drama Pipeline — “Which aspect ratios does the pipeline generate?” (read 2026-10-13)

4Related festivals

• Bochnia International AI Film Festival next to Project Odyssey
• Higgsfield Global Film Festival next to Project Odyssey
• K-Culture AI International Film Festival
• LifeArt AI Film Festival
• Reply AI Film Festival
• Runway AI Festival

The organiser's current rules always govern; this is a dated reading, not advice. Method: how rules are read.

5Rules documents read

• Project Odyssey, rules and judging (Season 2), read 2026-09-25
• Project Odyssey, home page, read 2026-09-25