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World AI Film Festival (WAIFF)

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★ SeeksDedicated AI-only festival with multiple regional editions; at least three generative AI tools including one for image generation are mandatory.

Disclosure

Required

a production file explaining the use of AI tools is required for every submission

AI use is scored by the jury

Provenance

No provenance standard required

Rights you grant

non-exclusive · term-limited · screening, promotion

participants retain rights; non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free screening/promotional licence — internal discrepancy in the primary: 18 months in one provision, five years in a later one. Both preserved.

Deadlines

opens: 2025-09-15T10:00:00; final: 2026-02-27T23:59:00 (2026 window closed; 2027 edition (Cannes, 6–7 Apr 2027) announced, entry window unpublished.)

Confidence

Verified at source

Checked 2 Sept 2026

Sources

worldaifilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RULES-WAIFF-2026.pdf · read 2 Sept 2026

the Film must use at least three generative Artificial Intelligence tools, including at least one tool dedicated to image generation.

worldaifilmfestival.com/rules/ · read 1 Sept 2026

Applications are open until 27 February 2026

worldaifilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ENCompetition.rules_.WAIFF2025.pdf · read 1 Sept 2026

This register summarises published terms and is not legal advice. Check the linked source before you submit. To correct an entry, email support@numonic.ai.