# AI Call Sheet

> Open AI filmmaking contests, grants and free-credit programs, with an honest apply-or-skip note on each. Window: 2026-10-19 to 2026-12-18. Last checked 2026-10-19.

Full structured data: https://aicallsheet.com/listings.json (fields: name, organizer, url, deadline, deadline_note, prize, entry_fee, eligibility, verdict, note, summary, detail, status, sources, checked_on).

## Open listings (soonest deadline first)

- [LAAIMPA – Los Angeles AI Motion Pictures Awards](https://laaimpa.com/): deadline Oct 20, 2026; prize: Monthly awards (laurels/recognition); no cash prize published; fee: $10 per entry; verdict: maybe (Best for a film already on the festival circuit.)
- [PixLight 2026](https://app.pixverse.ai/challenge/pixlight): deadline Oct 31, 2026; prize: $300,000 pool: $100K Grand, $50K Gold, $20K Silver, 20 × $5K Pilot Spotlight, 10 × $3K Script Spotlight; fee: Free; verdict: apply (Biggest cash on the board, and no finished film needed.)
- [TAIFF – Türkiye International AI Film Festival (3rd ed.)](https://aitff.com/): deadline Nov 1, 2026; prize: Trophies across 10+ categories (national and international); screenings Dec 7–9, 2026 at AKM Yeşilçam Cinema, Istanbul; fee: unverified (not confirmed on official page; check FilmFreeway form); verdict: maybe (A real cinema screening in Istanbul, with trophies.)
- [AI M0V1E Film Festival](https://filmfreeway.com/AIM0V1EFILMFESTIVAL): deadline Nov 1, 2026; prize: Awards; cash prize amounts not confirmed on listing; fee: Late tier: $15 standard / $3 student; verdict: skip (Only useful if your film is already vertical.)
- [International AI Short Film Festival (IASFF)](https://filmmakers.festhome.com/festival/international-ai-short-film-festival): deadline Nov 10, 2026; prize: Awards incl. Best of the Fest, Most Innovative Prompt (no cash amounts found); fee: $20 until Oct 31, $30 extended (Festhome); verdict: skip (Only for India-based or Indian-diaspora filmmakers.)
- [AI New York Awards](https://filmfreeway.com/ainyfestival): deadline Nov 15, 2026; prize: Awards (Best AI Film, Best AI Director, etc.); no cash prize published; fee: $25 until Oct 25, then $29; verdict: maybe (Worth it if you can attend in New York.)
- [AIAF 2026 – Atlanta AI Ad Fest](https://www.atlantaaiadfest.com/en): deadline Nov 15, 2026; prize: $2,500 guaranteed cash: $1,000 Best of Festival + $500 per division Grand Prix; 1,500 Bloomway credits to every registrant; up to 100,000 credits for award winners; fee: $10 registration; verdict: apply (Best fit for ad and commercial makers.)
- [TAIFF Talents – AI Film Projects Pitching Forum](https://aitff.com/): deadline Nov 15, 2026; prize: Production support for the selected project (generative-AI production credit award); fee: Free; verdict: skip (Turkish citizens only.)
- [WAIFF London 2026](https://filmfreeway.com/WAIFFLondon): deadline Nov 17, 2026; prize: Showcase; 5 winners advance to WAIFF Cannes 2027; fee: Short film super-late: £44 (student £25); varies by category; verdict: maybe (UK only. The real prize is the path to Cannes.)
- [Cue Xmas ’26](https://cuefilmfest.com/): deadline Nov 20, 2026; prize: Four awards incl. Best Film grand prize (cash award; amount not published); fee: Free; verdict: apply (Free, with a holiday theme you can make in a weekend.)
- [AI ZONE International AI Film Festival (2nd ed.)](https://filmfreeway.com/AIZONEInternationalAIFilmFestival2026): deadline Nov 30, 2026; prize: Best AI Mini Movie award ($500 grand prize per secondary reports; not confirmed on listing); fee: Free; verdict: apply (Free and low effort.)
- [International AI Film Festival of Kerala (AIFF K)](https://sostorytelling.com/ai-film-festival/): deadline Nov 30, 2026; prize: unverified; fee: unverified; verdict: skip (Wait until the organizer fixes the details.) (UNVERIFIED)
- [Artefact AI Film Festival (3rd ed.)](https://www.artefact-ai-film-festival.com/): deadline Dec 2, 2026; prize: €10,000 Grand Prize + 30-sec cut screened in all mk2 cinemas for a week; three €1,000 awards; fee: Free; verdict: apply (Best free festival with no tool lock-in.)
- [World AI Cinema & Creativity Festival (WAICF) – India](https://filmfreeway.com/WORLDAICINEMAandCREATIVITYFESTIVALWAICF-INDIA): deadline Dec 5, 2026; prize: Cash prizes promised 'depending on sponsorship' (treat as uncertain); fee: Extended tier: $55 short (1–45 min), $100 feature; verdict: skip (Expensive, and the cash depends on sponsorship.)
- [Curious Refuge AI Holiday Film Competition 2026](https://curiousrefuge.com/ai-contests): deadline Dec 6, 2026; prize: unverified ($7,500+ claimed by third parties); fee: unverified; verdict: skip (Not announced on the official site yet.) (UNVERIFIED)
- [Gossip Goblin × Showrunner Competition](https://www.showrunnerstudio.com/gossip-goblin): deadline Dec 15, 2026; prize: $20,000 total: $15K Best Film, $2K People's Choice, $1K each Screenplay/Visuals/Performance; fee: None published; verdict: apply ($15K top prize in a smaller, tool-locked field.)
- [Florence AI Festival (1st ed.)](https://filmfreeway.com/FlorenceAIFestival): deadline Dec 15, 2026; prize: Category awards (8 genres); no cash published; fee: $15 extended tier ($13 student); verdict: maybe (Cheap genre categories give you a better shot at a win.)
- [AI Slop Film Festival – Season 2](https://aislopfestival.com/): deadline Dec 16, 2026; prize: Awards incl. Best AI Film, Slop of the Year (no cash published); fee: $10 ($8 FilmFreeway Gold); verdict: maybe (A fun, low-stakes home for weird experiments.)
- [AKOOL AI Film Challenge](https://akool.com/aifilmchallenge): deadline Dec 20, 2026; prize: $50K Grand, $25K, $15K, plus $2,500 finalist awards; $100 Creator Reward per qualified entry (qualifying Premium accounts only); fee: Free (no purchase necessary); verdict: apply (Largest December cash.)
- [Berlin AI Film Festival (2nd ed.)](https://filmfreeway.com/AIBerlin): deadline Dec 31, 2026; prize: Awards (services, not cash, per secondary reports); fee: $40 extended tier ($36 Gold); verdict: maybe ($40 is steep for no cash.)
- [MetaMorph × TapNow Seasonal Activation (Winter)](https://www.metamorph-award.com/tapnow-activation): deadline Jan 1, 2027; prize: £500 cash + 20,000 TapNow credits (winner); 10,000 credits (runner-up); fee: Free; verdict: maybe (Free, if you're fine making half the film in TapNow.) (UNVERIFIED)
- [Chroma Awards – Season 2](https://chromaawards.com/): deadline Jan 7, 2027; prize: $450,000+ cash & travel perk pool across Film/TV, Ad, Music Video, Game, BTS, Student and sponsored-tool categories; fee: unverified (not stated on homepage); verdict: apply (One film can chase several prize pots.)
- [Runway Hundred Film Fund](https://runwayml.com/hundred-film-fund/submit): deadline Rolling; prize: Grants from $5K to $1M+ plus Runway credits (per Runway's 2024 launch post); fee: Free; verdict: apply (The only real production money on this list.)
- [Runway Creative Partners Program](https://runway.com/creative-partners-program): deadline Rolling; prize: Complimentary Max plan, early access to new tools/models, program events; fee: Free; verdict: apply (A five-minute form for a free Max plan.)
- [Higgsfield Creator Partnership Program](https://higgsfield.ai/creator-partnership-program): deadline Rolling; prize: Full Higgsfield plan renewed monthly + extra credits for films/series; early access; fee: Free; verdict: apply (The easiest credit program to get into.)
- [Luma AI Creative Partner Program](https://lumalabs.ai/creative-partner-program): deadline Rolling; prize: Monthly credit grants, early access, staff meetings, travel/speaking opportunities; fee: Free; verdict: maybe (Only if you clear 5K followers.)
- [Kling AI NextGen Initiative](https://kling.ai/nextgen): deadline Rolling; prize: unverified (funding/support amounts not confirmed); fee: unverified; verdict: maybe (Worth a look for a Kling-heavy project.) (UNVERIFIED)
- [ElevenLabs Creator Partner Program](https://elevenlabs.io/cpp): deadline Rolling; prize: Access to paid campaign briefs; earn when content performs; fee: Free; verdict: skip (Paid sponsored-content work, not film funding.)

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