Festival start: 29 March 2026
Festival end: 29 March 2026
AI Movie Awards (AIMA) is an international platform dedicated to exploring the future of cinema in the age of artificial intelligence.
Launching in Palma de Mallorca in Spring 2026, AIMA will showcase short films, feature films, and experimental works created with AI tools.
Best AI Movie
Best AI Short
Best AI Soundtrack
Best AI Audience Award
Best AI Documentary
Best AI Sci-FI
Best AI Thriller
Best AI Drama
Best AI Fantasy
Best AI Future Vision Award
Best AI Human Spirit Award
Best AI Planet Consciousness Award
Best AI Cultural Heritage Award
Best AI Woman in Arts Award
Best AI Diversity & Inclusion Award
1. General Requirements
All submitted films must be created primarily with AI tools (image, video, animation, or sound generation).
Works not using AI as a central creative element will be disqualified — we love traditional films too, but this is an AI festival.
Small portions of post-production with classical tools (After Effects, Premiere, etc.) are fine, as long as most of the creative process involves AI.
Scripts may be written with or without AI assistance — both approaches are accepted.
Films must be completed in 2025 and have a duration between 2 and 15 minutes.
• By submitting, you grant AIMA permission to use your project’s promotional assets (poster, stills, trailer, synopsis, etc.) for:
Publication on www.aimovieawards.org, FestHome, and affiliated sites Social media, press releases, educational programs, press kits, and printed materials.
2. Eligibility & Categories
We accept:
Short films (2–15 min)
Feature films (> 10 minutes)
Animated style AI films (cartoon, 3D, anime, clay, etc.)
Documentary or music-based AI works
We do not accept:
Trailers or demo reels (our focus is on storytelling)
Political, extremist, or propaganda content
Poor-quality works (bad sound, missing subtitles, under 720p HD)
3. language
Films not in english must include english subtitles.
Scripts or text-based elements must be in english or include an english translation.
4. Copyright & Usage
You must own all rights to the content in your film (images, music, voice, etc.) or have proper authorization.
By submitting, you grant AIMA the right to:
screen your film in cinemas and during the festival, feature it on the official AIMA YouTube playlist and social channels, use short excerpts, posters, or stills for promotion.
AIMA is not responsible for copyright issues; all liability remains with the filmmaker.
5. Submission Process
Submission period: October 20, 2025 – March 1, 2026.
Submissions are accepted only via FestHome.com.
Each filmmaker may submit up to two works.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
You may submit films already presented at other festivals.
6. Selection & Jury
All films are reviewed by a pre-selection committee; finalists are judged by the AIMA jury.
Evaluation criteria: storytelling, artistic vision, AI integration, and aesthetic quality.
Jury decisions are final and non-negotiable.
Selected films will be announced on the official AIMA website and social media.
7. Awards
Official AIMA awards will be announced prior to the event.
Winners receive a sculpted trophy and/or digital award certificate.
Trophies can be shipped internationally (shipping fee applies).
8. Screening & Attendance
Selected films will be screened during the AIMA 2026 Festival in Palma de Mallorca.
If accepted, filmmakers will receive:
2 festival passes for screenings,
access to networking and opening events.
Travel and accommodation expenses are not covered by the festival.
9. Technical Requirements
To maintain screening quality and eligibility, submissions must adhere to the following technical standards:
• Resolution: Minimum 1920x1080 (Full HD)
• Frame Rate: 23.976, 24, or 25 fps (constant frame rate only)
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 preferred; 4:3, 2.35:1, or other cinematic formats accepted if justified artistically
• Audio Requirements: Stereo; clear dialogue; no clipping or excessive background noise
• File Delivery Formats: MP4, MOV
• subtitles: Mandatory in english for all non-english dialogue;
9. Legal & Privacy
By submitting, you agree to these terms and confirm your right to share the film and any related media.
You authorize AIMA to process your submission data for festival operations and communication.
Submitting implies full acceptance of these rules and of any updates made by the festival management.
Best Short Movie
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This award celebrates excellence in storytelling through artificial intelligence, honoring the most innovative short film that merges human vision with machine creativity.
The Best AI Short Movie recognizes outstanding use of AI tools — from image and video generation to sound design, editing, or narrative development — to craft an emotionally compelling and visually original cinematic experience.
Entries in this category demonstrate not only technical mastery but also artistic intent, coherence, and emotional depth, proving that artificial intelligence can become a true instrument of human imagination.
The winning film embodies the future of cinema: where code meets consciousness, and creativity transcends boundaries.
Best Soundtrack
Short and Feature Films >2'
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This award celebrates excellence in music and sound creation powered by artificial intelligence.
The Best AI Soundtrack honors the most original, emotionally resonant, and technically innovative use of AI in composition, sound design, voice generation, or sonic storytelling.
Entries in this category demonstrate how AI can transcend technical boundaries to become an expressive instrument — shaping rhythm, tone, and atmosphere in perfect harmony with visual narrative.
The winning work will embody the fusion of human sensitivity and algorithmic creativity, transforming data into emotion and frequencies into pure cinematic language.
Best Audience Choice
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The Audience Choice Award celebrates the film that most deeply connects with viewers — emotionally, aesthetically, or intellectually.
Voted by the public present at the screening, this recognition honors an AI-generated work that transcends technology to touch the human experience, sparking curiosity, inspiration, or wonder.
It represents the heart of AIMA: a dialogue between creators, audiences, and artificial intelligence — where emotion becomes the ultimate measure of innovation.
Best Documentary
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This award honors the most compelling AI-generated or AI-assisted documentary, where reality meets the power of algorithmic vision.
The Best AI Documentary celebrates filmmakers who use artificial intelligence as a lens to observe, question, or reinterpret the world — revealing hidden patterns, unseen perspectives, or deeper emotional truths.
Whether through data visualization, generative imagery, or narrative reconstruction, this category recognizes works that expand the boundaries of documentary filmmaking, turning facts into poetry and information into cinematic experience.
The winning film will exemplify how AI can become not only a tool for creation, but also a mirror of human perception, memory, and meaning.
Best Sci-Fi
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This award celebrates the most imaginative science fiction film created with artificial intelligence, where technology becomes both the tool and the subject of storytelling.
The Best AI Sci-Fi recognizes works that explore futuristic worlds, digital consciousness, and the evolving relationship between humans and machines — from dystopian visions to utopian dreams.
Through innovation in narrative, design, and sound, this category honors creators who use AI to expand the frontiers of speculative cinema, transforming algorithms into instruments of imagination.
The winning film will embody the essence of future cinema: bold, intelligent, and deeply human beneath the code.
Best Thriller
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This award celebrates the most gripping and intelligent AI-driven thriller — a story where tension, mystery, and technology intertwine. It honors films that use artificial intelligence not only as a theme but as a creative force, pushing the boundaries of suspense and psychological depth in cinematic storytelling.
Best Drama
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This award honors the most emotionally powerful AI-driven drama — a film where human stories meet digital imagination. It celebrates works that explore inner conflict, connection, and transformation, revealing their depth of emotion.
Best Fantasy
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This award celebrates the most imaginative AI-generated fantasy — a world where myth, magic, and machine converge. It honors films that use artificial intelligence to craft extraordinary realms, bringing to life dreams, legends, and otherworldly stories that transcend reality through visionary creativity.
Best Future Vision
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This award recognizes the film that best envisions the future shaped by artificial intelligence — a bold, thought-provoking work that explores what humanity, art, and consciousness might become. It honors creators who push the limits of imagination to reveal the evolving dialogue between humans and intelligent machines.
Best Movie
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Best Cinematic Universe
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This award celebrates the most compelling and immersive AI-created universe — a cohesive world where stories, characters, and aesthetics connect across time and dimension. It honors visionary filmmakers who use artificial intelligence to design expansive narrative worlds that feel alive, evolving, and endlessly inspiring.
Best Human Spirit
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This award honors the film that most profoundly captures the essence of the human spirit within the age of artificial intelligence. It celebrates stories of resilience, empathy, and transformation — works that remind us that even in a world shaped by algorithms, the heart remains the true source of creation.
Best Planet Consciousness
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This category honors films that awaken ecological and spiritual awareness through the lens of artificial intelligence. It celebrates visionary works that explore our relationship with the Earth — blending technology, nature, and consciousness to inspire a deeper sense of connection with the living planet.
Best Cultural Heritage
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This category celebrates films that preserve, reinterpret, or revive the world’s cultural memory through artificial intelligence. It honors creators who use technology to safeguard traditions, amplify ancestral voices, and weave bridges between the past and the future of human expression.
Best Woman In Arts
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This category honors outstanding female creators who inspire through innovation, vision, and artistic excellence. It celebrates women using artificial intelligence as a medium of empowerment and expression, shaping the future of art, film, and creative storytelling with courage and originality.
Best Diversity & Inclusion
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This category honors films that celebrate the richness of human variety — in culture, identity, and perspective. It recognizes creators who use artificial intelligence to amplify underrepresented voices, challenge bias, and build bridges between communities through the universal language of cinema.
Best Animation
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This category celebrates AI-made films that capture the magic of animation — from hand-drawn aesthetics to 3D or stop-motion styles. It honors creators who use artificial intelligence to reimagine the language of animated storytelling, blending artistic technique, emotion, and innovation to bring digital dreams vividly to life.
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