# AIShortFilmHub (aishortfilmhub.com) > AIShortFilmHub files the entry rules of 25 festivals, competitions and awards that take AI-made films or say how they treat them: what the rules ask of AI use, tool disclosure, running time, cost of entry, deadlines, where winners are shown, rights and prizes. Every reading is quoted from the organiser's own rules and dated; deadline status is as of the reading day. This site is open for crawling, indexing, quoting and model training. Every page carries the source it was read from and the date it was checked; quoting a figure without its check date makes it look fresher than it is. Full text of every page in one file: https://aishortfilmhub.com/llms-full.txt ## Entry register - [AIShortFilmHub: entry rules for AI-made films](https://aishortfilmhub.com/): The entry rules of 25 AI film festivals, competitions and awards: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadlines, rights and prizes, with a calendar. ## Registers - [Festivals: entry rules for AI-made films, side by side](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/): 25 festivals, competitions and awards read on their own rules for AI-made films: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Calendar: AI film festival deadlines and screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-calendar/): Deadlines, screenings and ceremonies printed in the rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, in date order, with what is still open. - [AI film festival entry rules as a CSV file](https://aishortfilmhub.com/datasets/): Every entry-rule reading AIShortFilmHub holds, eight rules for 25 AI film festivals and awards, in one CSV file with sources and reading dates. - [Filmmaking tools set against festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/): Seven AI video tools read on their own terms and help pages for ownership, clip length, joining clips and marks, beside festival rules. - [Runway, Sora, Medeo, Higgsfield Files at Festivals](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-files/): Four readings of the pages beside this register: a tool's own contest, a model that closed, an editor that builds by chat, a contest that checks entries. - [Entry rules: eight rules, every festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/): Each of eight entry rules read across 25 AI film festivals and awards, with single-festival pages where the rule is detailed. - [Pairs: two festivals, one set of rules each](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/): Two AI film festivals set side by side on the eight entry rules, with their wording where the rules part. Quoted from the organisers' own rules. - [Questions: what entrants ask](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/): Questions an AI filmmaker asks before entering a festival, answered from the organisers' own rules. Quoted from the organisers' own rules. - [Terms: the words festival rules use](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/): The words AI film festival rules use, from production file and premiere status to warranty and grant of licence. Quoted from the organisers' own rules. - [Entrant notes: reading festival rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/): Short notes for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry, with examples from the register. Quoted from the organisers' own rules. ## How rules are read - [How AI film festival entry rules are read](https://aishortfilmhub.com/how-rules-are-read/): How AIShortFilmHub reads festival and award rules for AI-made films, which events are listed, how fees and deadlines are handled, and what it leaves out. ## Festivals - [1 Billion AI Film Award entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/billion/): Entry rules for 1 Billion AI Film Award, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Made on one platform. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [Academy Awards: human-authored scripts and human performers](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/oscars/): Entry rules for Academy Awards, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Human authorship rules. Running time: None in the rules read. Deadline: Closed on the reading day. - [African AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/african-aiff/): Entry rules for African AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Any AI use counts. Running time: Set per category. Deadline: Open on the reading day. - [AI Cinema Festival NYC entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/aicinema-nyc/): Entry rules for AI Cinema Festival NYC, read 2026-09-25. AI use: AI used in a significant way. Running time: None in the rules read. - [AI Film Festival Japan entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/aifj/): Entry rules for AI Film Festival Japan, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Any AI use counts. Running time: None in the rules read. Deadline: None in the rules read. - [AI for Good Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/ai-for-good/): Entry rules for AI for Good Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Any AI use counts. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [AI International Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/aiiff/): Entry rules for AI International Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: None in the rules read. Running time: None in the rules read. - [AI Shortest Film Competition entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/ltx-shortest/): Entry rules for AI Shortest Film Competition, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Made on one platform. Running time: A maximum only. - [Artefact AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/artefact/): Entry rules for Artefact AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: A set minimum of AI use. Running time: A maximum only. - [Astana AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/astana/): Entry rules for Astana AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: A set minimum of AI use. Running time: A minimum only. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/biaiff/): Entry rules for Bochnia International AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: A set minimum of AI use. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [Chroma Awards: tool lists and cash prizes by category](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/chroma/): Entry rules for Chroma Awards, read 2026-09-25. AI use: AI used in a significant way. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [Cinema Shift Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/cinema-shift/): Entry rules for Cinema Shift Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Human authorship rules. Running time: None in the rules read. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/higgsfield-gff/): Entry rules for Higgsfield Global Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Made on one platform. Running time: A minimum only. - [Sparknify film festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/sparknify/): Entry rules for Human vs. AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: A wholly AI-made track. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [K-Culture AI International Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/kcaif/): Entry rules for K-Culture AI International Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Any AI use counts. Running time: None in the rules read. - [LifeArt AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/lifeart/): Entry rules for LifeArt AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Any AI use counts. Running time: None in the rules read. - [Project Odyssey: a 15-minute cap, now partnering on Chroma](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/project-odyssey/): Entry rules for Project Odyssey, read 2026-09-25. AI use: AI used in a significant way. Running time: A maximum only. Deadline: Closed on the reading day. - [Reply AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/reply-aiff/): Entry rules for Reply AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Any AI use counts. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [Runway AI Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/runway-aif/): Entry rules for Runway AI Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Generative video required. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [Entering Runway Gen:48: a 48-hour film, 75% made with Runway](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/gen48/): Entry rules for Runway Gen:48, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Made on one platform. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. Deadline: Closed on the reading day. - [Sundance Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/sundance/): Entry rules for Sundance Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: AI allowed without limits. Running time: None in the rules read. - [Turkey International AI Film Festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/taiff/): Entry rules for Turkey International AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: AI used through the whole production. Running time: A maximum only. - [World AI Film Festival: three AI tools and a production file](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/waiff-cannes/): Entry rules for World AI Film Festival, read 2026-09-25. AI use: A set minimum of AI use. Running time: A minimum and a maximum. - [World AI Film Festival USA entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festivals/waiff-usa/): Entry rules for World AI Film Festival USA, read 2026-09-25. AI use: Human authorship rules. Running time: Set per category. ## Entry rules - [AI film festival rules: what the rules ask of AI](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/): What the rules ask of AI in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. - [AI film festival rules: saying which tools were used](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/): Saying which tools were used in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. - [AI film festival rules: running time allowed](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/): Running time allowed in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. - [AI film festival rules: cost of entry](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/): Cost of entry in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. Alphabetical by festival. - [AI film festival rules: latest deadline](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/): Latest deadline in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. - [AI film festival rules: where winners are shown](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/): Where winners are shown in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. - [AI film festival rules: what the entrant keeps or grants](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/): What the entrant keeps or grants in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. - [AI film festival rules: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/): Prizes in the entry rules of 25 AI film festivals and awards, as their organisers publish them, read 2026-09-25. Alphabetical by festival. ## One festival, one rule - [Academy Awards: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/oscars/): Academy Awards on AI-use rules, from its own rules: screenplays must be human-authored; acting roles must be performed by humans with consent. - [AI Film Festival Japan: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/aifj/): AI Film Festival Japan on AI-use rules, from its own rules: a festival for works made with generative AI, in narrative, experimental… - [AI Shortest Film Competition: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/ltx-shortest/): AI Shortest Film Competition on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: the clip must be created with LTX; editing allowed via XML export. - [Artefact AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/artefact/): Artefact AI Film Festival on AI-use rules, from its own rules: at least one generative AI tool in each of pre-production, production and post-production. - [Astana AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/astana/): Astana AI Film Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: generative AI must be integral, not only effects or upscaling. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/biaiff/): Bochnia International AI Film Festival on AI-use rules, from its own rules: at least half the picture or sound made or reworked with AI… - [Cinema Shift Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/cinema-shift/): Cinema Shift Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: AI as a creative tool, with storytelling and authorship led by people. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/higgsfield-gff/): Higgsfield Global Film Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: films made entirely within the Higgsfield ecosystem. - [K-Culture AI International Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/kcaif/): K-Culture AI International Film Festival on AI-use rules, from its own rules: Narrative, documentary, animation, experimental… - [LifeArt AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/lifeart/): LifeArt AI Film Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: AI-generated films, animation, advertising and post-production. - [Project Odyssey: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/project-odyssey/): Project Odyssey on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: at least one generative AI tool used in a significant way. - [Reply AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/reply-aiff/): Reply AI Film Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: AI must be part of the creative process, not necessarily generative AI. - [Runway AI Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/runway-aif/): Runway AI Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: the film must include generative video. Read 2026-09-25. - [Runway Gen:48: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: at least 75% of the film generated with Runway's video tools. - [Sundance Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/sundance/): Sundance Film Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: no restrictions on the use of AI. Read 2026-09-25. - [Turkey International AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/taiff/): Turkey International AI Film Festival on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: generative AI used throughout the production. - [World AI Film Festival: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/waiff-cannes/): World AI Film Festival on AI-use rules, from its own rules: at least three generative AI tools, one of them for images; hybrid live action welcome. - [World AI Film Festival USA: AI-use rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/ai/waiff-usa/): World AI Film Festival USA on what the rules ask of AI use, from its own rules: a named director takes authorial responsibility; AI is treated as a tool. - [Academy Awards: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/oscars/): Academy Awards on tool disclosure, from its own rules: The Academy may ask for more information about generative AI use and human authorship. - [African AI Film Festival: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/african-aiff/): African AI Film Festival on tool disclosure, from its own rules: every entry lists the main AI tools and models and how AI was used. - [AI Film Festival Japan: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/aifj/): AI Film Festival Japan on tool disclosure, from its own rules: entrants disclose which generative tools were used, in which processes and how far. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/biaiff/): Bochnia International AI Film Festival on tool disclosure, from its own rules: a complete list of AI tools and a making-of diary with the entry. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/higgsfield-gff/): Higgsfield Global Film Festival on tool disclosure, from its own rules: all AI video and image generations kept in one Cinema Studio festival project. - [Reply AI Film Festival: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/reply-aiff/): Reply AI Film Festival on whether entrants must say which tools they used, from its own rules: entrants explain how AI was used. - [Runway Gen:48: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on whether entrants must say which tools they used, from its own rules: a short written description of the AI techniques used. - [Sundance Film Festival: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/sundance/): Sundance Film Festival on tool disclosure, from its own rules: any use of AI must be disclosed; failing to disclose can disqualify a project. - [World AI Film Festival: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/waiff-cannes/): World AI Film Festival on tool disclosure, from its own rules: a production file explaining the AI tools used, for every submission. - [World AI Film Festival USA: tool disclosure](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/tools/waiff-usa/): World AI Film Festival USA on tool disclosure, from its own rules: every submission discloses the AI tools used, across image, video, voice and audio. - [1 Billion AI Film Award: running-time limits](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/billion/): 1 Billion AI Film Award on the running time allowed, from its own rules: 7 to 10 minutes, subtitled in English. Read 2026-09-25. - [AI for Good Film Festival: running-time limits](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/ai-for-good/): AI for Good Film Festival on the running time allowed, from its own rules: 1 to 10 minutes, completed between September 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027. - [Astana AI Film Festival: running-time limits](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/astana/): Astana AI Film Festival on the running time allowed, from its own rules: 3 minutes or longer. Set against 24 other AI film festivals and awards. - [Reply AI Film Festival: running-time limits](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/reply-aiff/): Reply AI Film Festival on the running time allowed, from its own rules: 1 to 40 minutes, with longer films eligible only for a special mention. - [Runway Gen:48: running-time limits](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on the running time allowed, from its own rules: 1 to 4 minutes, made inside the 48-hour window. Read 2026-09-25. - [World AI Film Festival USA: running-time limits](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/runtime/waiff-usa/): World AI Film Festival USA on running-time limits, from its own rules: set per category: 3 to 40 minutes for shorts, 40 minutes and up for features… - [African AI Film Festival: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/african-aiff/): African AI Film Festival on entry costs, from its own rules: free at the regular deadline, with a small late fee; always free for Africa-based and student… - [AI Film Festival Japan: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/aifj/): AI Film Festival Japan on whether entry costs anything, from its own rules: free entry for the music-score category until August 15 with a waiver code. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/biaiff/): Bochnia International AI Film Festival on entry costs, from its own rules: a submission fee that rises by deadline, paid through FilmFreeway. - [Chroma Awards: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/chroma/): Chroma Awards on whether entry costs anything, from its own rules: no purchase or payment needed to enter. Read 2026-09-25. - [Runway AI Festival: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/runway-aif/): Runway AI Festival on whether entry costs anything, from its own rules: no entry fee. Set against 24 other AI film festivals and awards. - [Runway Gen:48: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on whether entry costs anything, from its own rules: no entry fee or purchase. Set against 24 other AI film festivals and awards. - [Sundance Film Festival: entry costs](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/fee/sundance/): Sundance Film Festival on whether entry costs anything, from its own rules: entry fees that rise from the early to the late deadline. - [Academy Awards: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/oscars/): Academy Awards on the latest deadline, from its own rules: first submission deadline for the short film categories August 13, 2026. - [African AI Film Festival: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/african-aiff/): African AI Film Festival on the latest deadline, from its own rules: regular deadline September 30, 2026; late deadline October 20, 2026. - [Chroma Awards: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/chroma/): Chroma Awards on the latest deadline, from its own rules: season 2 submissions ran September 1 to November 19, 2025. Read 2026-09-25. - [LifeArt AI Film Festival: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/lifeart/): LifeArt AI Film Festival on the latest deadline, from its own rules: regular deadline August 1, late deadline September 1, 2026. - [Project Odyssey: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/project-odyssey/): Project Odyssey on the latest deadline, from its own rules: season 2 deadline January 19, 2025; Season 3 announced as coming soon. - [Reply AI Film Festival: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/reply-aiff/): Reply AI Film Festival on the latest deadline, from its own rules: submissions closed June 2, 2026, after an extension. Read 2026-09-25. - [Runway AI Festival: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/runway-aif/): Runway AI Festival on the latest deadline, from its own rules: entries closed April 27, 2026. Set against 24 other AI film festivals and awards. - [Runway Gen:48: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on the latest deadline, from its own rules: the 48-hour window ran August 23 to 25, 2025. Set against 24 other AI film festivals and awards. - [Sundance Film Festival: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/sundance/): Sundance Film Festival on the latest deadline, from its own rules: late deadline for short films August 31, 2026. Read 2026-09-25. - [Turkey International AI Film Festival: deadlines](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/deadline/taiff/): Turkey International AI Film Festival on the latest deadline, from its own rules: Applications June 25 to November 1, 2026, through FilmFreeway. - [AI for Good Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/ai-for-good/): AI for Good Film Festival on screenings, from its own rules: four finalists invited to Geneva for the AI for Good Global Summit in July 2027. - [AI Shortest Film Competition: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/ltx-shortest/): AI Shortest Film Competition on screenings, from its own rules: Shortlist screened at the Shortest AI Film Festival in Berlin, August 27 to 28. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/biaiff/): Bochnia International AI Film Festival on screenings, from its own rules: awards gala at Regis Cinema, Bochnia, on September 17, 2026. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/higgsfield-gff/): Higgsfield Global Film Festival on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: winners announced in the last week of October 2026. - [K-Culture AI International Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/kcaif/): K-Culture AI International Film Festival on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: Opening and awards ceremony in Seoul on May 1, 2027. - [LifeArt AI Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/lifeart/): LifeArt AI Film Festival on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: past screenings in Los Angeles, Athens and Mumbai. - [Reply AI Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/reply-aiff/): Reply AI Film Festival on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: a premiere event in Venice in September 2026. - [Runway Gen:48: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: Finalists put to a public vote online; a jury picks the Grand Prix. - [Sundance Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/sundance/): Sundance Film Festival on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: festival in Boulder, Colorado, January 21 to 31, 2027. - [World AI Film Festival: screenings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/event/waiff-cannes/): World AI Film Festival on when and where winners are shown, from its own rules: winners announced at an awards ceremony in Cannes on April 22, 2026. - [African AI Film Festival: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/african-aiff/): African AI Film Festival on rights terms, from its own rules: entrants must own or have secured all rights, including outside assets, music and likenesses. - [AI Cinema Festival NYC: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/aicinema-nyc/): AI Cinema Festival NYC on what the entrant keeps or grants, from its own rules: rights to likeness, music, voice and datasets rest with the submitter. - [AI Film Festival Japan: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/aifj/): AI Film Festival Japan on rights terms, from its own rules: rights stay with the entrant, who licenses screening and promotion to the committee. - [AI for Good Film Festival: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/ai-for-good/): AI for Good Film Festival on rights terms, from its own rules: filmmakers keep copyright and grant ITU permission to use the film for festival promotion… - [AI Shortest Film Competition: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/ltx-shortest/): AI Shortest Film Competition on rights terms, from its own rules: entrants must own or hold rights to everything in the film… - [Chroma Awards: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/chroma/): Chroma Awards on what the entrant keeps or grants, from its own rules: entrants must hold full rights to grant the licence the rules require. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/higgsfield-gff/): Higgsfield Global Film Festival on rights terms, from its own rules: entrants keep copyright and grant Higgsfield a perpetual, royalty-free licence. - [Runway AI Festival: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/runway-aif/): Runway AI Festival on rights terms, from its own rules: entrants warrant they own the rights and can grant Runway rights to use the film. - [Runway Gen:48: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on what the entrant keeps or grants, from its own rules: entrants grant Runway a non-exclusive, perpetual licence to the film. - [Turkey International AI Film Festival: rights terms](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/rights/taiff/): Turkey International AI Film Festival on rights terms, from its own rules: the rights holder warrants the film is legal and compliant with copyright. - [AI Film Festival Japan: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/aifj/): AI Film Festival Japan on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: Competition awards plus special awards sponsored by CapCut and ElevenLabs. - [AI for Good Film Festival: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/ai-for-good/): AI for Good Film Festival on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: an invitation to the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 with a speaker pass. - [AI Shortest Film Competition: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/ltx-shortest/): AI Shortest Film Competition on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: first place $3,000 cash with tickets, travel and accommodation to Berlin. - [Astana AI Film Festival: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/astana/): Astana AI Film Festival on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: $1,000,000 in competition prizes and a second $1,000,000 production fund. - [Cinema Shift Festival: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/cinema-shift/): Cinema Shift Festival on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: Three awards, one of them for a Canadian film, with no cash figures. - [Runway Gen:48: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/gen48/): Runway Gen:48 on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: Grand Prix of $5,000 cash plus Runway credits; second to fifth place in credits. - [Turkey International AI Film Festival: prizes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-rules/prizes/taiff/): Turkey International AI Film Festival on the prizes on offer, from its own rules: a trophy for a film placing in each category. ## Pairs - [African AI Film Festival vs AI International Film Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/african-aiff-and-aiiff/): Entry rules of African AI Film Festival and AI International Film Festival side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. 7 differ. - [African AI Film Festival vs 1 Billion AI Film Award](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/african-aiff-and-billion/): Entry rules of African AI Film Festival and 1 Billion AI Film Award side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [AI for Good Film Festival vs AI Film Festival Japan](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/ai-for-good-and-aifj/): Entry rules of AI for Good Film Festival and AI Film Festival Japan side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [AI for Good Film Festival vs World AI Film Festival USA](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/ai-for-good-and-waiff-usa/): Entry rules of AI for Good Film Festival and World AI Film Festival USA side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [AI Cinema Festival NYC vs 1 Billion AI Film Award](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/aicinema-nyc-and-billion/): Entry rules of AI Cinema Festival NYC and 1 Billion AI Film Award side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [AI Cinema Festival NYC vs Academy Awards](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/aicinema-nyc-and-oscars/): Entry rules of AI Cinema Festival NYC and Academy Awards side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. 6 differ. - [AI Film Festival Japan vs Astana AI Film Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/aifj-and-astana/): Entry rules of AI Film Festival Japan and Astana AI Film Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [AIIFF vs LTX's competition: AI film entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/aiiff-and-ltx-shortest/): Entry rules of AI International Film Festival and AI Shortest Film Competition side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. 6 differ. - [Artefact AI Film Festival vs Runway Gen:48](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/artefact-and-gen48/): Entry rules of Artefact AI Film Festival and Runway Gen:48 side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. 8 differ. - [Artefact AI Film Festival vs Runway AI Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/artefact-and-runway-aif/): Entry rules of Artefact AI Film Festival and Runway AI Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Astana AI Film Festival vs KCAIF: AI film entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/astana-and-kcaif/): Entry rules of Astana AI Film Festival and K-Culture AI International Film Festival side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival vs Academy Awards](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/biaiff-and-oscars/): Entry rules of Bochnia International AI Film Festival and Academy Awards side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Bochnia International AI Film Festival vs Project Odyssey](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/biaiff-and-project-odyssey/): Entry rules of Bochnia International AI Film Festival and Project Odyssey side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. 7 differ. - [Chroma Awards vs LifeArt AI Film Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/chroma-and-lifeart/): Entry rules of Chroma Awards and LifeArt AI Film Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. 7 differ. - [Chroma Awards vs Turkey International AI Film Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/chroma-and-taiff/): Entry rules of Chroma Awards and Turkey International AI Film Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Cinema Shift Festival vs Runway Gen:48: AI film entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/cinema-shift-and-gen48/): Entry rules of Cinema Shift Festival and Runway Gen:48 side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. 8 differ. - [Cinema Shift Festival vs AI Shortest Film Competition](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/cinema-shift-and-ltx-shortest/): Entry rules of Cinema Shift Festival and AI Shortest Film Competition side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival vs Project Odyssey](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/higgsfield-gff-and-project-odyssey/): Entry rules of Higgsfield Global Film Festival and Project Odyssey side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Higgsfield Global Film Festival vs Sparknify film festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/higgsfield-gff-and-sparknify/): Entry rules of Higgsfield Global Film Festival and Human vs. AI Film Festival side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. 6 differ. - [KCAIF vs WAIFF Cannes: AI film entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/kcaif-and-waiff-cannes/): Entry rules of K-Culture AI International Film Festival and World AI Film Festival side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. 6 differ. - [LifeArt AI Film Festival vs Runway AI Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/lifeart-and-runway-aif/): Entry rules of LifeArt AI Film Festival and Runway AI Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. 6 differ. - [Reply AI Film Festival vs Sundance Film Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/reply-aiff-and-sundance/): Entry rules of Reply AI Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Reply AI Film Festival vs World AI Film Festival USA](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/reply-aiff-and-waiff-usa/): Entry rules of Reply AI Film Festival and World AI Film Festival USA side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. - [Sparknify film festival vs T-AIFF: AI film entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/sparknify-and-taiff/): Entry rules of Human vs. AI Film Festival and Turkey International AI Film Festival side by side, from AI use and disclosure to rights and prizes. - [Sundance Film Festival vs World AI Film Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-pairs/sundance-and-waiff-cannes/): Entry rules of Sundance Film Festival and World AI Film Festival side by side: AI use, disclosure, running time, cost, deadline, rights and prizes. ## Questions - [Which AI film festivals charge no entry fee?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/which-ai-film-festivals-charge-no-entry-fee/): Six state that entry is free: Astana, the Chroma Awards, Higgsfield's festival, Reply, the Runway AI Festival and Runway's Gen:48. - [Which festivals ask which AI tools you used?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/which-festivals-ask-which-ai-tools-you-used/): Eleven do. Seven want the tools listed: the African festival, AI Cinema Festival NYC, AIFJ, Astana, Bochnia, Chroma and WAIFF USA. - [Which AI film contests require one platform?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/can-a-film-made-on-one-platform-enter/): Four do. Higgsfield's festival wants films made within its own tools, LTX's competition clips created with LTX, Gen:48 at least 75% Runway-generated… - [How long can an AI short film be for festivals?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/how-long-can-an-ai-short-film-be/): It depends on the festival. The shortest caps are 60 seconds at LTX's competition, four minutes at Gen:48 and 314 seconds at Artefact. - [Which AI film festivals are still taking entries?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/which-ai-film-festivals-are-still-open/): On the reading day, six took entries: the African AI Film Festival until September 30, T-AIFF until November 1, WAIFF USA until November 30… - [Do AI film festivals accept films that are partly AI?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/do-festivals-accept-films-that-are-partly-ai/): Several do. Reply says a film need not be fully AI-generated, WAIFF in Cannes welcomes hybrid live action and AI, the AI for Good Film Festival takes work… - [Do you keep the rights to an AI festival entry?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/do-you-keep-the-rights-to-a-festival-entry/): At AIFJ, Bochnia, WAIFF in Cannes, the AI for Good Film Festival and Higgsfield's festival the entrant keeps copyright and grants a licence. - [Which AI film festivals offer cash prizes?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/which-ai-film-festivals-offer-cash-prizes/): Ten state cash: the 1 Billion award a single $1,000,000; Higgsfield $1,000,000 across 14 placements; Astana $1,000,000 in prizes… - [Can AI-assisted films enter the Oscars or Sundance?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/can-ai-films-enter-the-oscars-or-sundance/): Yes, with conditions. The Academy's 99th Oscars rules do not ban generative AI but require human-authored screenplays and human performers… - [Where are AI film festival winners shown?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/where-are-ai-film-festivals-held/): New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo for Runway; Venice for Reply; Cannes and Los Angeles for WAIFF; Tokyo for AIFJ; Seoul for KCAIF… - [Which festivals set a minimum of AI use?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/which-festivals-set-a-minimum-of-ai-use/): Six do. WAIFF in Cannes asks for three generative tools, one for images; Bochnia for half the picture or sound, from two tools… - [Do AI film festivals let the public vote?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/do-ai-film-festivals-have-a-public-vote/): Some do, beside a jury. Gen:48 put its finalists to a public vote online for a People's Choice prize while a jury chose the Grand Prix… - [Which AI film festivals take place in Asia?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/which-ai-film-festivals-take-place-in-asia/): AI Film Festival Japan runs in Tokyo from October 31 to November 2, 2026; KCAIF in Seoul on May 1, 2027; the Astana festival from October 1 to 3, 2026… - [How recent must an AI festival film be?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/how-recent-must-an-ai-festival-film-be/): Three festivals say. T-AIFF takes only films completed after January 1, 2025; the AI for Good Film Festival only films completed between September 1, 2026… - [What do AI film festivals award besides cash?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/what-do-ai-film-festivals-award-besides-cash/): Seven festivals put something other than money first. The African AI Film Festival stresses prestige and opportunity over cash… - [Do AI film festivals require a human author?](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-questions/do-ai-film-festivals-require-a-human-author/): Two say so in their rules. The World AI Film Festival's US edition has a named director take authorial responsibility and calls AI a tool… ## Terms - [Production file: showing how AI was used](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/production-file/): A production file is a document sent with an entry that explains how the film was made, which AI tools were used and for what. Some festivals require one. - [Human authorship in festival and award rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/human-authorship/): Human authorship in AI film festival rules: human authorship is the idea that a person, not a model, is responsible for a film's creative choices. - [Generative video as a festival requirement](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/generative-video/): Generative video is footage created by an AI model from text, images or other inputs, as opposed to footage shot with a camera and edited with AI help. - [Hybrid films: live action mixed with AI](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/hybrid-film/): Hybrid film in AI film festival rules: a hybrid film combines footage shot with a camera and material generated with AI. - [Entry period: when a festival takes films](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/entry-period/): An entry period is the window between the day a festival opens for submissions and its final deadline, often to the minute and in a named time zone. - [Grant of licence: what the organiser may do](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/grant-of-licence/): Grant of licence in AI film festival rules: a grant of licence is the permission an entrant gives the organiser to screen, copy or promote the film. - [Warranty of rights in festival entries](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/warranty/): A warranty of rights is the entrant's promise that every part of the film can lawfully be used: images, music, voices and likenesses… - [Prize pools at AI film festivals](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/prize-pool/): Prize pool in AI film festival rules: a prize pool is the total cash a competition sets aside for its winners, divided across places or categories. - [Platform contests: films made on one tool](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/platform-contest/): A platform contest is a competition run by an AI tool maker for films made with its own tool. With examples from the organisers' own rules. - [Running time limits for AI short films](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/running-time/): Running time is the length of the film as the festival measures it, sometimes with credits included, sometimes with separate limits for each category. - [Disclosure of AI use in festival rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/disclosure/): Disclosure in AI film festival rules: Disclosure is the entrant's statement of whether and how AI was used. With examples from the organisers' own rules. - [Making-of diary: the record behind an AI entry](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/making-of-diary/): A making-of diary is a record of how a film was produced, kept while working and sent with the entry. With examples from the organisers' own rules. - [Share of AI: how festivals measure it](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/share-of-ai/): A share of AI is the part of a film a festival wants made with AI, measured in running time, in content or in the number of tools used. - [Official selection at AI film festivals](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/official-selection/): An official selection is the set of films a festival chooses to screen or list. With examples from the organisers' own rules. - [Grand Prix: the award above every category](https://aishortfilmhub.com/festival-terms/grand-prix/): A Grand Prix is a festival's top award across all entries, above the category prizes, and at AI film festivals it often carries most of the cash. ## Entrant notes - [Check the AI rule before anything else](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/check-the-ai-rule-before-anything-else/): The AI rule can rule out an entry on its own. A note for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry. Cites 4 readings. Read 2026-09-25. - [Keep a tool log while working](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/keep-a-tool-log-while-working/): Eleven festivals on the register ask entrants to say which tools they used or how AI was used. A note for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry. - [One cut rarely fits every festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/one-cut-rarely-fits-every-festival/): Running-time rules on the register do not overlap cleanly. A note for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry. Cites 5 readings. - [Read the licence before entering](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/read-the-licence-before-entering/): Keeping copyright is the norm on the register, but the licence that comes with an entry varies a great deal. Cites 4 readings. - [Faces, voices and music in an AI entry](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/faces-voices-and-music/): AI makes it easy to put a recognisable face or voice in a film, and festival rules have caught up. A note for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry. - [Entry without a fee is common, with strings](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/no-fee-entry-is-common/): Six festivals on the register state that entry is free, among them Runway's festival and its Gen:48 challenge, Astana and the Chroma Awards. - [Platform contests: big prizes, one tool](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/platform-contests-trade-reach-for-lock-in/): Platform contests carry some of the register's largest sums: Higgsfield's $1,000,000 across 14 placements, for films made entirely within its ecosystem… - [How established festivals treat AI](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/established-festivals-and-ai/): Two established events on the register show the two main positions. A note for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry. - [Check which edition the rules belong to](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/check-which-edition-the-rules-belong-to/): A festival's page often shows last year's rules long after the deadline, and the next edition's before it opens. Cites 5 readings. - [Plan for the trip to the screening](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entrant-notes/plan-for-the-trip-to-the-screening/): Many festivals on the register end in a room, not a feed. A note for AI filmmakers preparing a festival entry. Cites 5 readings. ## Filmmaking tools - [Entering a film made with Google Flow](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/flow/): Google Flow, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: Maker claims no ownership. Longest clip: Up to 10 seconds. - [Higgsfield: what entry rules ask of its films](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/higgsfield/): Higgsfield, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: User owns the output. Longest clip: Up to 60 seconds. - [LTX Studio: what entry rules ask of its films](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/ltx/): LTX Studio, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: User owns the output. Longest clip: Up to 20 seconds. - [Midjourney and the festival entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/midjourney/): Midjourney, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: User owns the output. Longest clip: Up to 21 seconds. - [Entering a film made with Runway](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/runway/): Runway, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: Maker claims no ownership. Longest clip: Up to 10 seconds. - [Films from a script, set against entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/scenemixer/): SceneMixer, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: User owns the output. Longest clip: Up to 30 seconds. - [Entering a film made with Sora](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/sora/): Sora, read 2026-09-25 against festival entry rules. Ownership: User owns the output. Longest clip: Up to 20 seconds. Joining clips: One clip extended. ## Tools beside the rules - [Who owns an AI film: tools' terms beside entry rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/who-owns-the-output/): Five of the seven tools say the user owns what they generate: Higgsfield, LTX Studio, Midjourney, SceneMixer and Sora. Not legal advice. - [Longest AI clip against festival running times](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/longest-clip/): The longest single generation on the pages read runs from 10 seconds, on Google Flow and Runway, to a minute on Higgsfield. - [Joining AI clips into a festival-length film](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/joining-clips-into-a-film/): Two tools join separate clips into one file: Runway, through its Stitch Videos app, and SceneMixer, which composites an episode's segments. - [Marks on AI video and festival disclosure rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/filmmaking-tools/marks-on-the-file/): Google Flow marks every output with an invisible SynthID watermark. Read 2026-09-25 from each maker's own pages. Not legal advice. ## One maker's files - [What Runway's Files Carry Into a Festival](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-files/runway-festival-files/): Runway's contest asks for a film made with its tools. Its pages state what a finished file can hold, and the register's rules ask what an entry has to say. - [Sora-Era Files and Festival Submission Rules](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-files/sora-era-festivals/): Files made before Sora's app closed still carry its watermark and metadata, while the register's rules keep asking entries to be described. - [Medeo Exports and What a Festival Takes](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-files/medeo-exports/): Medeo builds videos by chat and draws on stock footage as well as generative models. What the register's rules ask of a film that is only partly AI-made. - [Higgsfield's Contest and the Files It Keeps](https://aishortfilmhub.com/entry-files/higgsfield-festival-files/): Higgsfield's contest keeps every generation in one project so entries can be checked, and asks for a film made in its own tools.