| Reply AI Film Festival Global · Festival | Jun 2, 2026 | $32K cash | Free | No limit on length | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| AI Shortest Film Competition by LTX / Forward Festival Germany · Contest | Jul 5, 2026 | $6K cash | Free | Up to 60 sec | LTX required | CLOSED |
| 2026 Jeju Global AI Film Contest South Korea · Contest | Jul 13, 2026 | $48K cash | Free | Runtime limits are in the official docs; FilmFreeway page says to check the official regulations. | Minimum AI usage: substantially made with generative AI | CLOSED |
| Another Big Ad Contest For Products That Don't Exist — Volume II Online · Contest | Jul 31, 2026 | $100K cash | Free | 15-30 seconds | Runway required | CLOSED |
| K-CULTURE AI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (KCAIF) South Korea · Festival | Aug 5, 2026 | Recognition | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Red Rocks AI Film Festival United States · Festival | Aug 10, 2026 | Recognition | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Astana AI Film Festival 2026 Kazakhstan · Festival | Aug 15, 2026 | $1M | Free | Up to 10 min | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Future Vision XPRIZE Winner: The Gifted by Jeff Synthesized Global · Challenge | Aug 15, 2026 | $500K cash · $2.5M production funding | Free | 3 min max trailer/short + 15 sec sponsor trailer + up to 12-page treatment | Minimum AI usage: none — AI allowed, not mandatory | CLOSED |
| Austin AI Film Festival United States · Festival | Aug 15, 2026 | Cash TBA | Fee unverified | 1 min – 90 min depending on category | Minimum AI usage: majority of visuals AI-generated (except the Hybrid category) | CLOSED |
| AI International Film Festival United States · Festival | Aug 21, 2026 | Recognition | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| 2026 Sparknify Human vs. AI Film Festival United States · Festival | Aug 31, 2026 | $3K cash | Free | 1 to 30 minutes | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Bochnia International AI Film Festival Poland · Festival | Aug 31, 2026 | $3K cash | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Minimum AI usage: generative AI tools used to tell the story | CLOSED |
| LifeArt AI Global Film Festival 2026 Global · Festival | Sep 1, 2026 | IMDb Recognition, ZOE Award | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Seoul International AI Film Festival South Korea · Festival | Sep 10, 2026 | Prizes not listed | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Busan International AI Film Festival South Korea · Festival | Sep 11, 2026 | $4K cash | Free | No runtime limit | Minimum AI usage: partial or full AI | CLOSED |
| Akool Creator Clash Global · Contest | Sep 15, 2026 | $46K cash · 1-year Akool Enterprise plan for the grand prize | Free | Runtime unverified | Seedance 2.5 required | CLOSED |
| Bali International AI Film Festival (BIAIFF) Indonesia · Festival | Sep 16, 2026 | Recognition | Tiered fee | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| We Are Human Festival — Film & AI Open Call France · Festival | Sep 30, 2026 | $12K cash | Free | 1–10 min | Minimum AI usage: human/AI hybrid (not fully AI) | CLOSED |
| Formula E Creators Challenge (GEN4) Winner: Perfection by Evolution by Nora Bereczki Global · Contest | Sep 30, 2026 | Race trip + IMAX | Free | Up to 60 sec | Google Veo required | CLOSED |
| OPUS AI Film Awards United Kingdom · Awards | Sep 30, 2026 | Recognition | Paid | 1–7 min (features up to 100 min) | Minimum AI usage: AI must play a substantive role | CLOSED |
| FESTIAV 2026 – The Number One AI Film Festival Spain · Festival | Oct 4, 2026 | $3K cash | Paid | Up to 15 min (16:9, 1080p+) | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Slamdance — DIG (AI films welcome) United States · Festival | Oct 6, 2026 | Recognition | Paid | No runtime limit for DIG | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| AI London Film Festival United Kingdom · Festival | Oct 7, 2026 | Recognition | Paid | Categories from under 10 min to feature length | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| 2026 AI Horror Film Competition Winner: Kagome by Sasha Fevralskaya Global · Contest | Oct 9, 2026 | $12K cash | Free | No more than 3 minutes long | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| AI Movie Awards — AIMA London United Kingdom · Awards | Oct 10, 2026 | Recognition | Tiered fee | Films generally over 2 min; "Best Movie" is 30+ min. | Minimum AI usage: majority AI | CLOSED |
| Big Screen Hack New Global · Challenge · added Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 | Up to $20,000 StoryMachine credits | Free | Set by each brief | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Tel Aviv AI Film Festival Israel · Festival | Oct 15, 2026 | In-kind | Free | Short films | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| AI Filmfest Athens Greece · Festival | Oct 15, 2026 | $4K cash | Paid | Up to 10 min | Minimum AI usage: 100% AI-generated visuals and audio | CLOSED |
| IA en Corto — AI Short Film Festival Chile · Festival | Oct 18, 2026 | Services | Paid | Under 30 min (micro/vertical under 2 min) | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| GenTO — Toronto AI Film Festival Canada · Festival | Oct 20, 2026 | Recognition | Paid | Short (<5 min) and showcase (>5 min) categories | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| African AI Film Festival Online · Festival | Oct 20, 2026 | Recognition + credits | Paid | 1-10 min for Short Film, Animation, Student & Emerging; up to 20 min for Documentary | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Todo es Prompt — AI Film Festival (2nd edition) Online · Festival | Oct 25, 2026 | Selection | Paid | Shorts under 30 min · features 40–120 min | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| (UN)REAL AI Film Festival Italy · Festival | Oct 31, 2026 | Recognition | Paid | Shorts up to 20 min; features accepted | Minimum AI usage: AI must play a significant artistic role | CLOSED |
| PixLight 2026 — PixVerse AI Film Contest Global · Contest | Oct 31, 2026 | $300K cash | Free | Pilot 3–20 min · or a 45–90 min screenplay + 1–5 min video pitch | PixVerse Canvas required | CLOSED |
| Wandura Drama Challenge: Make Episode 1 New Global · Challenge · added Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | $10K cash · Free Wandura credits | Free | Up to 90 s, vertical 9:16 | Wandura required | CLOSED |
| AI Film Festival Africa (AIFFA) Madagascar · Festival | Oct 31, 2026 | Top 3 prizes | Free | Short film/video | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| T-AIFF — Türkiye Uluslararası Yapay Zeka Film Festivali Turkey · Festival | Nov 1, 2026 | Recognition | Fee unverified | Up to 20 min | Minimum AI usage: generative AI used throughout | CLOSED |
| Artificial Intelligence Media Festival Global · Festival | Dates TBD | Recognition | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| SHAIKE Film Festival 2026 New Winner: Message for the Butterfly France · Festival · added Oct 27, 2026 | Dates TBD | Awards | Fee unverified | Short film 1–15 min · short drama 1–3 min · other formats any length | Any AI tool | CLOSED |
| Cinema Shift Festival Canada · Festival | Dates TBD | Recognition | Fee unverified | Runtime unverified | Any AI tool | CLOSED |