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IFFD AI Filmmaking Hackathon

A 48-hour filmmaking challenge staged within the inaugural International Film Festival of Delhi.

Organizer
International Film Festival of Delhi and LTM
Focus
48-hour AI short films
Edition
2026

About the programme

The 2026 challenge invited Indian filmmakers, studios and collectives to create an original two-to-three-minute film with an end-to-end AI workflow. The ten selected films screened at IFFD, with awards presented during the festival.

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How selections are made

Organizer-published criteria · 2026 hackathon rules

Eligibility

Open to Indian individuals, studios, collectives and student creators in teams of up to five. Films must be original, created entirely during the 48-hour window, run two to three minutes and use AI across the end-to-end workflow.

Selection process

The organizers select ten films for festival screening and name Best Film plus first and second runners-up during IFFD.

Read the official criteria

Outcome status

2026 · checked 2026-08-08

The organizer has not published the award recipients

The official hackathon page describes Best Film and runner-up awards but does not provide a public result list. Hollywood.AI keeps the outcomes unset until the organizer names them.

Check the organizer's current record

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