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AIFF 2025
infoWelcome to Runway’s third annual AI Film Festival. Established in 2022, AIFF is a celebration of the art and artists embracing new and emerging AI tools for filmmaking. Works showcased offer a glimpse at a new creative era. One made possible when today’s brightest creative minds are empowered with the tools of tomorrow.
Of the countless submissions, ten finalists will be selected and showcased at gala screenings in NYC and LA. Winners will be chosen by an esteemed panel of jurors (to be announced in the coming months) and shown at partner festivals around the world.
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NEW YORK & LA
Awards
2025Grand Prix / $15,000
Cash prize & 1,000,000 Runway credits
Gold / $10,000
Cash prize & 500,000 Runway credits
Silver / $5,000
Cash prize & 500,000 Runway credits
Honoree (x2) / $1,000
Cash prize & 100,000 Runway credits
Merit (x5) / $500
Cash prize & 100,000 Runway credits
AIFF Winners
Past EditionsAIFF 2024
AIFF 2023
Get Me Out / 囚われて
by Daniel Antebi
6:34
Every time Aka tries to escape this bizarre suburban American house, it doesn't let him leave. The house tortures him, making him face his past.
Pounamu
by Samuel Schrag
4:48
A kiwi bird chases a dream through the wilderness.
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by Junie Lau
5:07
A retired mathematician creates digital comics, igniting an infinite universe where his virtual children seek to decode the "truth," grappling with profound existential equations across time and space.
Where Do Grandmas Go When They Get Lost?
by Léo Cannone
2:27
Where Do Grandmas Go When They Get Lost? is a visual tale that explores, through the eyes of a child, the whimsical and poignant question of where our grandmothers go when they "get lost."
L'éveil à la création / The dawn of creation
by Carlo De Togni & Elena Sparacino
7:32
A mystical voyage into Gauguin's Tahiti, revealing an introspective encounter with an ancient deity that transforms his artistic vision.
Animitas
by Emeric Leprince
4:00
The tragic tale of a young Argentine trapped in limbo after a car accident comes to life through the transposition of original.
A Tree Once Grew Here
by John Semerad & Dara Semerad
7:00
A Tree Once Grew Here combines captivating visuals, animation and imagery, to tell a tale that transcends language. We are reminded that we must rebalance harmony and nurture our planet; because we can no longer afford not to.
Dear Mom
by Johans Saldana Guadalupe & Katie Luo
3:04
Dear Mom is a letter from a daughter to her mom imagining if she had met her mom at her own age—20 years old. The film is about unconditional love and gratitude written through a reflective and personal letter from the filmmakers to their moms.
LAPSE
by YZA Voku
1:47
A series of experiences that you do not choose and that you have experienced out of fear of loneliness. A reflection on how the passing of time makes you belong nowhere, as if you were just another tune in the middle of a set of stations.
Separation
by Rufus Dye-Montefiore, Luke Dye-Montefiore & Alice Boyd
4:52
Separation is a trip through geologic time, depicting the evolution of bizarre hybrids. The film explores the dichotomy between how species diverge and coexist, and our inevitable adaptation to an evolving world.
Submission Criteria
2025(1)
1—10 minutes in length.
(2)
Includes the use of generative video within the film.
(3)
Submitted using a Runway link.
Calendar of Events
AIFF 2025
October - March
Submissions Open
March - May
Judging Period
June
Screenings