WE ARE HUMAN FESTIVAL (1)

映画祭の開始: 24 11月 2026      映画祭の終了: 24 11月 2026

We Are Human is the first international festival and platform for dialogue dedicated to human rights in the age of AI. Edition 1 is placed under the sign of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Filmmakers are invited to create a film of 1 to 10 minutes — fiction, documentary, animation, video essay, or digital art — using AI as a creative partner to freely interpret or challenge Article 1: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."

Free to enter. Open to all, 18 and over, solo or as a group. Selected works will travel the world: Paris, São Paulo, New York, Johannesburg, Geneva.
3 awards — €10,000 total: Grand Prix €5,000 · Best Screenplay €3,000 · Ethics Award €2,000.

現金賞: 10,000€

3 awards — €10,000 total
Grand Prix €5,000 · Best Screenplay €3,000 · Ethics Award €2,000

Open to any filmmaker, artist, studio, or collective of any nationality, amateur or professional, 18 and over.

Films must be 1 to 10 minutes. All audiovisual formats accepted: fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, video essay, digital art. Films may have been previously screened or distributed.

Films must have been produced on or after June 1, 2025.

Submissions exclusively via Festhome. Free of charge. Required: video file or secure screening link, synopsis (300 words max), completed Ethics Notebook (4 questions), acceptance of the regulations.


Timeline

Open: June 1, 2026

Deadline: September 30, 2026 (11:59 PM Paris time)

Notification: October 20, 2026

Awards ceremony: November 24, 2026 — Forum des Images, Paris

AI Declaration (mandatory)

All candidates must declare their use of AI in the Ethics Notebook. No discrimination based on degree of AI use. False declaration results in immediate disqualification.

Films retain full author's rights. The Festival holds a non-exclusive, non-commercial screening license for 24 months.

Full regulations: https://wearehuman.foundation