AI tools already on sale must mark their output by 2 December
For makers who need to know when every generator's output carries a mark.
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2201 02 EU icons for labelling AI-generated content are free to use
For makers who need a disclosure label for AI-made or AI-altered images
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Read03 Annecy's 2027 pitch call asks projects to justify significant AI use
For animation writers and producers preparing a 2027 Mifa pitch
Read04 CNC aid for films, audiovisual works and games will require a script author
For anyone applying to the CNC for development or production money.
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Read05 NPO and three media groups set AI deepfake labels for news, reality and fiction
For makers delivering drama or documentary to these four groups.
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- AI transparency guidelines for deepfakes
- Guidelines on transparency obligations for AI-generated content
06 Commission says AI effects in standard film work are unlikely to pass as real
For editors and VFX leads deciding what a film has to disclose.
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Read07 French deputies debate an AI presumption-of-use bill on 19 November
For French makers weighing a claim against a video model's provider.
Read08 Artefact AI film festival with mk2 asks for AI in every production phase
For anyone entering an AI short this winter: the rule sets a floor, not a ceiling.
Read09 Spanish AI governance bill lapses as the Cortes are dissolved
For Spanish makers: the EU labelling duty stands while the national law restarts.
Read10 ORF-backed Austrian films must log AI use by timecode and drop AI music
For Austrian producers with ORF money: what delivery now asks about AI.
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Read11 Cottbus puts a fully AI-generated feature in its main competition
For programmers: a generated feature judged in a main competition.
Read12 MiniMax H3 open weights are not licensed for use in the EU or UK
For schools running models locally: check the licence before the hardware.
Read13 Aarhus generative filmmaking semester takes applications until 1 November
For film students who want a full credited semester in generative practice.
Read14 Denmark proposes consent rule for AI imitations of faces and voices
For anyone casting, cloning a voice or recreating a real person on screen.
Read15 Stuttgart animation festival asks entrants to declare generative AI use
Animators and animation students with a short ready for spring 2027.
Read16 World AI Film Festival in Cannes asks entrants for a production journal
Read before signing over 36 months of streaming rights.
Read17 EU copyright consultation on generative AI closes on 3 November
For rights holders who want a say before the Commission weighs new copyright measures.
Read18 Creative Europe opens €14 million call for audiovisual innovation
For producers, festivals and schools with a tool idea and a partner to apply with.
Read19 Clermont-Ferrand adds AI disclosure rules for its 2027 festival
For programmers drafting AI rules and makers planning next year's short-film entries.
Read20 Live workshops on making generative short films
The clearest statement yet of what EuGFA means by craft.
Read21 A curated reading room for generative film
Start here if you want the arguments, not the announcements.
Read22 EU transparency rules for AI-generated content now apply
The disclosure rule to know before a film with generated footage is screened in Europe.
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