Competition deadlines
AI film competitions closing in January 2027
Four AI film competitions on our list have their final deadline in January 2027. The first to close is IA Play International Film Festival on 1 Jan; the last is LundinStudio Ai Film Festival 2027 on 21 Jan. One is an online call; the others are based in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. One lists free entry. Each one ends in a screening or ceremony with a published date.
How this page is made: it is built from our checked competitions list, the same one behind Competitions. Each row below was read on the organiser's own page; the latest check for this month was .
The date on each row is the final deadline the organiser publishes, the last day you can enter. Many calls have cheaper early tiers that close weeks before, and organisers set the cut-off in their own time zone, so a midnight deadline in Los Angeles is the next morning in London. Read the rules on the organiser's page before you pay a fee.
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IA Play International Film Festival
Madrid AI film festival with a jury award of €250 and an audience award of €150. Deadline 1 Jan 2027; entry from €6.
Event: Cine Artistic Metropol, Madrid · gala 20 Mar 2027 · Europe · Checked
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Chroma Awards: Season 2
A large online competition for AI film, ads, music videos and games, with a cash and travel prize pool of over US$450,000. Entry is free for adults (18 or over); residents of Russia and of countries under comprehensive US sanctions can't enter, and the rules list other exclusions. Non-music entries need English dialogue or subtitles.
Event: Online · winners 11 Feb 2027; gala April 2027, date to be announced · Online · Checked
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Hollywood AI Short Film Awards
AI short film awards. Regular deadline 31 Oct 2026, final deadline 11 Jan 2027; entry US$25 to 55.
Event: London West Hollywood Screening Room · 13 Feb 2027 · North America · Checked
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LundinStudio Ai Film Festival 2027
LundinStudio's third annual festival, open to AI short films from any country. Films must run 1 to 10 minutes, come from an original script and use only AI-generated visuals; non-English dialogue needs English subtitles. Ten finalists are shown on a live stream and a jury picks the winner. Entries through FilmFreeway or GenFlix.
Event: Live event stream · 18-19 Mar 2027 · Asia-Pacific · Checked
We list competitions; we do not run them or take entries. Facts come from each organiser's own page, checked on the date shown. If a date has moved, the organiser's page is right and we will catch up on our next check.