SHORT NARRATIVES
AI filmmaking has had a reputation: beautiful chaos, stunning fragments… and stories that fall apart under pressure.
Rewrite the narrative!
Deliver a cohesive, character-driven story using AI.
Create a 2–11 minute AI-powered short film with a clear, consistent narrative and believable characters.
Your film should:
Tell a structured story (beginning, middle, end—or your intentional variation of it)
Maintain character continuity across scenes
Demonstrate emotional and narrative coherence
Minimum 75% AI-Generated Content
Original IP Only
No borrowed characters, franchises, or recognizable likenesses
Music Must Be Original OR AI-generated
Show Narrative Cohesion (does the story track from start to finish?)
Show Character Consistency
Demonstrate pacing, editing, clarity, and emotional impact
Consider:
Building repeatable character pipelines
Using editing as narrative glue
Designing stories that work with AI’s strengths, not against them
TIMELINE
May 29, 2026
Opening Date
June 29, 2026
Earlybird Deadline
Aug 19, 2026
Regular Deadline//Student Deadline
Sep 2, 2026
Notification Date Finalists
Sept 16
Final judging
Sep 18, 2026
Student Winner Announced
October 7-8, 2026
Event Date
