# World AI Film Festival in Cannes asks entrants for a production journal

Entries for the April 2027 edition close on 15 February 2027, and the €15 early fee ends on 15 November.

Published 20 October 2026 by EuGFA in The Briefing. Interests: Screen and exhibition.

## What happened

The World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) has published competition rules for its 2027 edition. Submissions opened on 15 September 2026 and close on 15 February 2027 at 23:59. Finalists screen on 6 and 7 April 2027, with awards in Cannes on 7 April. As of 20 October 2026, the fee per work is €15 until 15 November, €30 until 31 January and €60 after that.

Short films run 5 to 15 minutes and must contain substantial AI-generated visual content. The rules ask for a production journal that names the main AI tools, the production stages where they were used and the role of human creative intervention, and lists significant third-party assets with the basis for their lawful use.

## Why it matters

Most of the journal matches a process note. The new demand is a stated legal basis for each significant borrowed asset. Entrants also warrant consent from any identifiable person shown, synthetic or not, and an unauthorised deepfake can make a work ineligible. Entering grants the organiser, Studio Laffitte, a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence for screenings and free streaming on WAIFF and designated partner platforms for 36 months from submission.

## Still open

The rules give no time zone for the deadlines and no cash prize amounts.

## For your film

Before paying the early fee by 15 November, check the 36-month streaming licence against the film's distribution plans.

## Read further

- [WAIFF 2027 competition rules (PDF)](https://worldaifilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WAIFF-Competition-Rules-Edition-2027_October26.pdf)