WAIFF · 2026
World AI Film Festival
The World AI Film Festival is an international programme bringing AI filmmakers, creative technology and screen culture together through competition and public screenings.
- Focus
- International AI film
- Available films
- 1 to watch across editions
WAIFF
2026
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Recognized films available here, across the festival’s editions.
About the festival
WAIFF brings selected work to Cannes and presents awards across short film, feature film and creative production. Its 2026 programme placed AI cinema inside the Palais des Festivals, with public screenings, industry networking and an awards ceremony led by an international film jury.
2026 edition
Prize list published
Results & selections
Results & selections
- Costa Verde
- A Dollar Story
Best AI Action Film
A Dollar Story
Qiu Sheng - Another Detail
Best AI First Film
Another Detail
Larzilliere Denis - Apocalypse the art of Tovar
CapCut Prize
Apocalypse the art of Tovar
Nyko Oliver - Devoured
Best AI Micro-Series
Devoured
Eun Young Lee and Heui Song Son - La sélection Mécanique
Best AI Animation Film
La sélection Mécanique
Jules Blachier - La Tisseuse d’Ombres
- Life is about the ride
Best AI Advertising Film
Life is about the ride
Aurelien Bigot - Napoléon III Le Prix De L’audace
Best AI Feature Film
Napoléon III Le Prix De L’audace
Jacques Edouard - Present
Best 8th Art Film
Present
Dario Cirrincione - RendAI-vous
Best Youth Film
RendAI-vous
Marius Doicov - Steam
Best AI Soundtrack
Steam
Fabio Bonvicini - The Beginning
Best AI Emotion Film
The Beginning
Ibraheem Diab
Entry criteria
2026 competition rules
Entries must use at least three generative AI tools, including one for image creation, and include a production file explaining the AI workflow. Category-specific duration rules apply, and non-English films require English subtitles.
Judging
- Overall technical and narrative quality
- Meaningful integration of AI
- Storytelling and emotional impact
- Technical and aesthetic execution
Organizers first perform eligibility and technical review. Appointed juries select finalists and score each published criterion from 1 to 10 before designating winners.
Official rules