World AI Film Festival: three AI tools and a production file

The rules of the World AI Film Festival cover 6 of the eight items. What the rules ask of AI: at least three generative AI tools, one of them for images; hybrid live action welcome. Saying which tools were used: a production file explaining the AI tools used, for every submission. Not in the rules read: entry costs 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

A production file

Running time

A minimum and a maximum

Fee

None in the rules read

Deadline

Closed on the reading day

Screening

An awards ceremony

Rights

Entrant keeps copyright

Prizes

None in the rules read

1The rules in brief

The World AI Film Festival in Cannes asks every film to use at least three generative AI tools, one of them for images, and to come with a production file explaining how they were used. Short films run 5 to 10 minutes and hybrid live action is welcome. The 2026 winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Cannes on April 22, 2026, and that edition is closed. Entrants keep their copyright and license the festival and its partners to show the work.

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: A set minimum of AI use

must use at least three generative A.I. tools , including one for image creation. Hybrid live-action and AI films are welcome.

World AI Film Festival, competitions page

• Competition rules
  At least three generative AI tools, one of them for images; hybrid live action welcomeWorld AI Film Festival, competitions page / recorded 2026-09-25

World AI Film Festival on this rule · What the rules ask of AI at every festival

Saying which tools were used: A production file

A production file explaining the use of AI tools is required for every submission.

World AI Film Festival, competitions page

• Competition rules
  A production file explaining the AI tools used, for every submissionWorld AI Film Festival, competitions page / recorded 2026-09-25

World AI Film Festival on this rule · Saying which tools were used at every festival · What marks the tools leave in the file

Running time allowed: A minimum and a maximum

A.I. Short Films Duration: 5–10 minutes.

World AI Film Festival, competitions page

• Short films
  5 to 10 minutes for short filmsWorld AI Film Festival, competitions page / 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)World AI Film Festival, competitions page / recorded 2026-09-25

Cost of entry at every festival

Latest deadline: Closed on the reading day

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

World AI Film Festival, competitions page

• Submission panel
  Submissions closed for the 2026 editionWorld AI Film Festival, competitions page / recorded 2026-09-25

Latest deadline at every festival

Where winners are shown: An awards ceremony

Announcement of winners: April 22, 2026, during the awards ceremony in Cannes.

World AI Film Festival, 2026 rules

• Article 2
  Winners announced at an awards ceremony in Cannes on April 22, 2026World AI Film Festival, 2026 rules / recorded 2026-09-25

World AI Film Festival on this rule · Where winners are shown at every festival

What the entrant keeps or grants: Entrant keeps copyright

candidates retain full copyright and intellectual property rights to their work.

World AI Film Festival, 2026 rules

• Rights
  Entrants keep copyright and grant the festival and its partners a licenceWorld AI Film Festival, 2026 rules / 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)World AI Film Festival, competitions page / recorded 2026-09-25

Prizes at every festival

3The making side of an entry

For an entrant reading “World AI Film Festival”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:

You can recomposite with different end-card text, and in step-by-step mode you can reshoot individual segments. The finished file can also be downloaded and shared with a link.

SceneMixer, How to Make an Ad from One Photo — “Can I change the ad after it is finished?” (read 2026-10-13)

The layout follows the project's aspect ratio, which is set when the project starts.

SceneMixer, How the Episode Editor Lays Out Vertical (9:16) and Landscape (16:9) Projects — “Can I switch between the two layouts?” (read 2026-10-13)

4Related festivals

• K-Culture AI International Film Festival next to World AI Film Festival
• Sundance Film Festival next to World AI Film Festival
• Sundance Film Festival
• Turkey International AI Film Festival
• World AI Film Festival USA
• 1 Billion AI Film Award

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

5Rules documents read

• World AI Film Festival, competitions page, read 2026-09-25
• World AI Film Festival, 2026 rules, read 2026-09-25