World AI Film Festival: 15-euro fee ends on 15 November

What is open

The World AI Film Festival is taking films for Cannes on 6 and 7 April 2027. The organizer also writes the name as World A.I. Film Festival, shortened to WAIFF.

Entries opened at 10 a.m. on Tuesday 15 September 2026. They close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday 15 February 2027. The page also prints those times as 10H00 and 23H59. It does not name a time zone.

Selected films screen at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The page says the best films from the official competitions play there for a live audience.

Who can enter

The Cannes call is open to creators from every country except one list. The Philippines is not on it, so a creator here can use this call.

The excluded countries are Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad, Togo, the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom, China and Turkey. Creators in those countries must use a local edition.

The page talks about creators and countries. It does not say a passport is required. If you are in a listed country, or a partner on the entry is, read the list before you pay.

What you can submit

Fully AI-assisted films can enter. So can hybrid films, which mix filmed scenes with AI-made images, when the AI work is a real part of the film. A selection committee decides that. Works that miss the format or the runtime may not be considered.

Films may use any language. English subtitles must be inside the video. A separate subtitle file is not enough.

The work must be original and must respect intellectual property. It must not use deepfake tools to imitate an identifiable person without permission.

• Feature films, including fiction, documentary and animation: 30 minutes or more. The page also describes them as longer than 30 minutes.
• Medium-length films: 15 to 30 minutes.
• Short films: 5 to 15 minutes. No set theme.
• Series: at least two episodes, each 5 to 30 minutes.
• Music videos: no time limit, in horizontal, vertical or immersive form. The page requires respect for artist rights, copyright and fair use, and compliance with the AI Act.
• Advertising and branded content: for professionals, brands, agencies, studios and emerging talent. Send an existing AI-assisted campaign or a fictional ad idea. No runtime is stated.
• CapCut short film: 5 to 15 minutes. CapCut must be the main tool, including for images and subtitles. Other tools may be used as well.
• CapCut vertical mini-drama: 4 or 6 episodes of 1 minute each. The same CapCut rule applies.
• Horizon is only for international editions of the festival. This Cannes form does not place a direct entry in Horizon.

What it costs

The fee is per submitted work. The page says it includes tax, and that value-added tax does not apply.

• Early bird: 15 euros, from 15 September 2026 through 15 November 2026.
• Next phase: 30 euros, from 16 November 2026 through 31 January 2027.
• Sleep Late is the name the page gives the last phase: 60 euros, from 1 February 2027 through 15 February 2027.

What paying does not promise

The fee files an entry. It does not promise that the film will be selected or screened.

For winners, the page lists tickets, travel and a place to stay, a screening at the Palais des Festivals, and full access to market and networking sessions.

It says some prizes may change before the call closes. The page text does not print a cash amount.

Why it matters in the Philippines

A creator in the Philippines can file on this call. The country is not on the excluded list.

The 15-euro price ends on 15 November 2026. The same entry is 30 euros after that, then 60 euros from 1 February 2027.

The CapCut awards line up with tools many editors here already use. CapCut still has to be the main tool for those awards. A film made mostly in another app belongs in the general categories.

What to do before you pay

• Open the Cannes page and the registration page on the festival site. Do not use a repost as your source.
• Read the excluded-country list before you pay.
• Match your film to a runtime on the page.
• Place English subtitles inside the video.
• Read the rules PDF linked from the page.
• If you want the 15-euro fee, file before it ends on 15 November 2026.

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How this was checked

Dates, fees, categories, the subtitle rule and the country list come from the Cannes 2027 page, opened on 31 October 2026. The page does not show a publication date of its own.

Winner benefits here are the ones written in the page text. The price and eligibility notes follow the page. The notes about creators in the Philippines are a practical reading of those facts, not an extra promise from the organizer.

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