I've participated in several traditional film festivals as either a judge or filmmaker.
But I have never submitted anything to an AI film festival or contest.
Lumara inspired me to change that.
So, I asked
@bot to find every AI video contest happening between now and the end of November.
He curated them and only listed the ones "worth my time" 😁
Closing this week:
✅SLOPTOBERFEST, $50.9K+ paid in USDC, due Oct 29 at 10:59 PM CT. Everything has to be made and edited inside Slopcannon, which you already use.
✅PixLight 2026, $300K, due Oct 31 at 6:59 PM CT. It wants a 3–20 min series pilot, with a comedy lane, built in PixVerse.
✅Wandura Drama Challenge, $10K, due Oct 31. Episode 1 of a vertical AI series, made entirely in Wandura.
✅OpenArt After Dark, $20K, due Nov 2 at 1:59 AM CT. Has a $1.5K award for "funniest/most chaotic" Halloween video.
✅ElevenLabs "World's Catchiest Ad", $100K, due Nov 2 at 1:59 AM CT. A 15–45 sec ad for a made-up brand with an original jingle made in ElevenLabs.
✅Picsart × Seedance Nightmare Challenge, $25K. The page says Nov 4, but Picsart's own post points to about Nov 1, so plan for Nov 1.
✅Picsart × Kling 4.0 Microdrama, $10K each to 5 winners, due Nov 5. Kling clips made elsewhere are allowed.
Bigger ones later on:
✅AI Film Award 2027, $1M grand prize, due Nov 20. A 5–7 min film that's at least 70% Seedance, and one theme is "Truth, Fake News & Misinformation," a natural fit for satire.
✅Flick AI Film Festival, $25K+, due Dec 15. Has a $5K Best Animation award, accepts any tools, and takes films you've already released.
✅Cascade Greenlight, $100K in cash and credits, due Dec 15. A 1–5 min series pitch made in Cascade, and the winner gets greenlit for production.
AKOOL AI Film Challenge, $500K, due Dec 20 (it moved from Nov 20).
✅Comedy and animation are welcome, and every qualified entry gets $100.
✅Chroma Awards Season 2, $450K+, due Jan 7. Any tools, with Comedy & Mockumentary and Animation categories, plus a $2,250 MiniMax bonus for H3 work tagged
#MiniMaxH3.
Did Grok Bot miss any worth checking out? Add them below.👇
