AI Cinema Festival
Austin
Texas · Music + Tech · October 20–22, 2028 · Deadline: September 24, 2028

Señal de código en vivo

Cine, música, código y formatos raros — hechos con gusto. Austin mezcla cine, música, startups, videojuegos, festivales, comedia, cultura interactiva y actitud independiente. Esta edición es para creadores que quieren que la experimentación se sienta viva.

Submit your projectWhy Austin
Abstract cinematic aperture
Listed live-event venue targetHilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, Texas 78701, USA
DatesOctober 20–22, 2028
DeadlineSeptember 24, 2028
WorksHybrid + full AI cinema
Local signal

Austin is not a backdrop. It is the method.

Austin es un laboratorio ideal para el cine IA porque ya piensa entre categorías. Públicos de cine, música en vivo, startups, videojuegos, comedia, podcasts, diseño interactivo y arte independiente comparten un mismo ritmo urbano.

Aquí los prototipos pueden encontrarse con el público. El cine IA no tiene que escoger entre arte e interfaz: puede ser corto, performance generativa, videoclip, fragmento jugable, trailer interactivo o documental especulativo.

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Official tracks

Built for cinema craft, not prompt spectacle.

Each city edition has its own identity. This one is shaped around Austin: its audiences, industries, screen cultures, creative tensions and future-facing tools.

Human + AI Direction

Works where directors, writers, editors, performers, designers, producers and technologists use AI to intensify human intention.

Full AI Cinema

Works primarily generated through AI systems, judged by authorship, continuity, sound, performance design, rhythm and final audience experience.

Future Format

Vertical cinema, trailer films, immersive fragments, music-driven cinema, interactive pieces and screen experiences that point toward a new grammar.

Awards

Serious film-festival logic, sharpened for AI cinema.

The awards foreground direction, image, story, voice, rhythm, responsible AI, audience connection and the city-specific creative signal.

Grand PrixBest Human + AI DirectionBest AI CinematographyLive Code Cinema AwardWeird Future FormatMusic-to-Motion Signal
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Path to screen

Clean process. Clear deadlines. Serious review.

  1. NowSubmissions open for consideration.
  2. September 24, 2028Final submission deadline.
  3. ReviewOfficial selection and jury review period.
  4. October 20–22, 2028Screenings, conversations and awards in Austin.
“The future of cinema is not just generated. It is directed, edited, performed, cleared, questioned and felt.”
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