Frequency

3 days left

Festival · Free · US

Global Final selection, finalist certificate, industry exposure (cash not stated on competition page)

9 days left

Brand challenge · Free · Online/Global

$300,000 USD prize pool (Grand $100,000; Gold $50,000; Silver $20,000; Pilot Spotlight x20 at $5,000; Script Spotlight x10 at $3,000)

9 days left

Festival · Free · Middle East & Africa · Unverified

Prizes for top three selected films; amounts not announced on aggregator summaries

9 days left

Festival · Europe

Best Picture (Grand Prix among category winners), Best of Category, Best Original Screenplay, Best Technical Achievement, Best Acting, Audience Award; special mentions and sponsor prizes possible | cash amounts not stated

10 days left

Festival · Europe

Award trophy (statuette) per placing category; cash amount not stated on official site

24 days left

Open call · Free · Europe

Generative AI Film Production Credit (amount TBA by Forum); paid by 2027-04-05; in-kind mentor/tool awards possible

24 days left

Brand challenge · US

$2,500 guaranteed cash total ($500 Division Grand Prix x3 Youth/University/Open; $1,000 Best of Festival) + category awards

26 days left

Festival · UK

Category trophies/laurels; five winners may advance to WAIFF Cannes 2027 subject to eligibility

27 days left

Festival · Europe

President's Award, Audience Award, Jury Award, Special Jury Mention, Best Innovation in AI Filmmaking; additional craft awards. Cash Grand Prix cited by third-party trackers as $1,000 USD | confirm with organiser (not stated as cash amount on main English page).

29 days left

Brand challenge · Free · Middle East & Africa

USD $1,000,000 Grand Prize (bank transfer within 60 days; winner pays taxes)

Closes 30 November 2026

Festival · Online/Global

$500 USD Grand Prize (only if accepting non-exclusive AI Zone publication); additional jury awards (Comedy, Drama, Experimental, Visual Achievement, Animated, Horror, Sci-Fi) | cash not stated for those

Closes 2 December 2026

Festival · Europe

€1,000 Grand Prize (plus 30-sec cut screened in all mk2 theatres for 1 week); €1,000 Jury Award; Audience Award (amount shown as €1,000 on official site)

Closes 5 December 2026

Festival · Asia-Pacific

Up to ₹2,500,000 (~$40,000) prize money stated as depending on Govt. support

Closes 5 December 2026

Festival · Asia-Pacific · Unverified

Best Film, Director, Screenplay, VFX and other awards with sponsor hardware | no cash stated

Closes 10 December 2026

Competition · Asia-Pacific

Best Film and Special Jury Mention across AI categories; honorary recognitions

Closes 31 December 2026

Festival · Europe · Unverified

Best AI Film, Best Mixed AI Film, Jury Special Mention (cash not stated on Kajimelo)

Closes 1 January 2027

Festival · Europe

€1,200 cash total announced: Madrid Jury €250 / Public €150; Grand Final Jury €500 / Public €300; also Best Creative AI Use & Greatest Impact recognitions

Closes 1 January 2027

Competition · Online/Global · Unverified

$1,000 prize pool (per aifilmcontests.com cash-prizes page)

Closes 7 January 2027

Competition · Online/Global

Season 2 category prize totals displayed on site include Film & TV $55,000; Ad $44,000; Music Video $33,000; Game $27,500; Behind-the-Scenes $22,000; Student Awards $55,000; plus tool-sponsor category pots (e.g. Creative Tools $194,000). Historical: $3M+ credits and $700K+ cash across all seasons.

Closes 11 January 2027

Competition · US · Unverified

Cash awards + HASFA laurels (third-party trackers cite ~$2,750; confirm organiser) + Champions of Storytelling Reception

Closes 20 January 2027

Festival · US

Category trophies/laurels; path to WAIFF Cannes 2027 for selected winners

Closes 20 January 2027

Festival · US

11 WAIFF USA trophies; 5 advance to WAIFF Cannes 2027; 1 Grand Prix (sponsor packages TBA)

Closes 21 January 2027

Festival · Online/Global · Unverified

Laurel (1st); up to $300 cash with submission fee refunded (2nd); 3rd TBA (per aifilmcontests Oct 15)

Closes 15 February 2027

Festival · UK

Category awards including Best AI Short Film, Best AI Series, Best Advertising/Branded Content, Best AI Music Video, Best WAIFF Horizons, CapCut Awards, Alpes-Maritimes Best Youth Film; festival access/travel benefits for winners (cash amounts not fully enumerated in rules PDF)

Closes 18 April 2027

Festival · US · Unverified

Trophies, laurels, software credits, filmmaker interview | no cash stated

Closes 1 May 2027

Festival · Free · Europe

Invitation to AI for Good Global Summit 2027 with exclusive Speaker Pass for finalists; official trophy for award winners; recognition/exposure at premiere | no cash prize stated

Closes 2 June 2027

Festival · US

Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Use of AI, Best Visual Craft, Best Editing, Audience Choice (cash not stated on official site)

Closes 14 June 2027

Festival · US · Unverified

Best AI Short (The Santa Ana) and programme selection (cash not stated in summary)

Closes 20 June 2027

Festival · US

Grand Prix NYC; Best Human + AI Direction; Best AI Cinematography; Responsible AI Cinema Award; Audience Signal Award (cash amounts not stated)

Closes 21 June 2027

Festival · US · Unverified

Best AI Indie Short and related categories; laurels (cash not stated in summary)

Deadline to be confirmed

Brand challenge · Free · UK

Seasonal winner: £500 cash + 20,000 TapNow credits; runner-up: 10,000 TapNow credits; overall winner: trophy + showcase at 2027 MetaMorph ceremony