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Festival Honors
Every Form Welcome
The festival welcomes submissions of all genres and lengths. The following are proposed award categories:
01 ★ PRINCIPAL
Best AI Film
The festival's principal award, recognizing an outstanding creative achievement.
02 SHORT
Best AI Short Film
For outstanding shorter-form cinematic works.
03 FEATURE
Best AI Feature Film
For outstanding longer-form cinematic works.
04 EXPERIMENT
Best AI Experimental Film
Celebrating unconventional approaches to cinematic expression.
05 ANIMATION
Best AI Animation
Recognizing animation created or developed with the assistance of AI.
06 VISION
New Wave Vision Award
For an original artistic vision that expands the possibilities of AI cinema.
07 JAPAN
Best Japanese AI Film
Recognizing an outstanding AI-related film by a Japan-based filmmaker or creative team.
08 JURY
Special Jury Award
Recognizing exceptional work that may not fit traditional categories.
Please note: These awards are intended to recognize achievements, not impose requirements on submissions. A film does not need to belong exclusively to one genre, and categories may be adapted to reflect the work received.