AI International Film Festival

A Los Angeles programme screening AI-driven films and music videos from filmmakers around the world.

The AI Project

2026

August 2026 winners published

Next festival · September 12, 2026

Verified with the organizer · 2026-09-10

Next: Next festival · September 12, 2026

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Organizer: The AI Project
Focus: International AI film and music video
Edition: 2026

Festival archive

More films recognized by AI International Film Festival in earlier editions

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About the programme

Its 2026 Hollywood editions combine public screenings, filmmaker discussion and jury awards, with published winner lists that make completed films easier to verify and discover.

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How selections are made

Organizer-published criteria · 2026 published rules

Eligibility

Works may examine the consequences of AI or use AI extensively in their production. The festival accepts vertical and horizontal work across short, feature, documentary, experimental, animation, music video and web-series forms; non-English work requires English subtitles and entrants must control the necessary rights.

Selection process

Festival judges determine official selections, screenings and awards, with decisions described as final. The organizer says it applies normal cinema criteria but does not publish a more specific scoring matrix; an audience-choice award is also offered.

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Official August 2026 results

All five winning works in the organizer’s August 15, 2026 award announcement are included. Multiple recognitions are retained per work; no awards are inferred from entrant reviews.

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Published Awards

BROTHER
Makoto Aminaka
Best Story
Not yet available to watch here
EVEN
Chansoo Park
Best Thriller; Audience Choice Best Film; Audience Choice Most Surprising
Not yet available to watch here
LESSONS IN LIFE
Pete Veijalainen
Best Message, jury and audience
Not yet available to watch here
MANAS
Yihang Yang and Peize Wang
Best AI Short; Best Documentary; Audience Choice Best Use of AI
Not yet available to watch here
77 HOURS YY
Vahid Mahdavi
Best Hybrid AI Film; Best Narrative Feature
Not yet available to watch here

Previous official results

Verified selections and winners from earlier editions. Available films link directly to playback.

July 2026

All seven winning works in the organizer's published July 2026 award set are included; a work can carry more than one recognition.

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July 2026 Winners

RED!
Lauren Indovina
Best AI Short; Audience Choice Best Film Overall; Most Fun
Le Drip
Alex Naghavi and Ezra Li
Best Animated Short; Best AI Animation Short; Best Short Director
Guardians of the Burrow
Jodie Heenan
Best Instructional Short; Audience Choice Best Message
The Cosmic Access Liaison
James Cipriano
Best Screenplay; Best Science Fiction
FREYA - The Old Boy
Artess D.
Best Documentary; Best Fantasy; Audience Choice Best Use of AI
Not yet available to watch here
It Used to Be Different
Eike Swoboda
Best Horror; Audience Choice Most Surprising
The Swamp
Kristan Akerman and Steven Hagler
Best Music Video; Best Hybrid AI Film
Not yet available to watch here

More AI film awards

Season 2 winners publishedProject Odyssey 13 films available AI Film Festival JapanAI Film Festival Japan 9 films available KAICONKAICON AI Film Festival 2 films available