Astana AI Film Festival
A Kazakhstan-based international festival dedicated to new cinematic forms created with artificial intelligence.
Submissions are open
August 31, 2026
Verified with the organizer · 2026-08-10
- Prize
- $1,000,000 prize pool
- Runtime
- 3 minutes minimum
- Who it is for
- International · free entry · AI integral to creation
- Next
- Official selection · September 15, 2026
- Organizer
- AAIFF
- Focus
- International AI cinema
- Edition
- 2026
About the programme
AAIFF combines open and thematic competitions in Astana, with generative AI required to play an integral role in each submitted film's creation.
Visit the official siteHow selections are made
Organizer-published criteria · 2026 rules and submission terms
Eligibility
Films must run at least three minutes, use generative AI as an integral creative component, embed English subtitles when needed, disclose contributors and the AI pipeline, and be submitted during the published eligibility window. Open and theme-specific competitions have separate scope rules.
Selection process
Entries receive a technical and eligibility review before an international commission determines the official selection; an independent international jury then determines festival awards.