# AI International Film Festival (AIFF)

**Type:** Film festival  
**Founded:** 2021  
**Focus:** AI-generated narrative films  
**Website:** aifilmfest.org

## Overview

AI International Film Festival (AIFF) is the world's first film festival dedicated to AI-generated films, founded in 2021. The festival evaluates submissions on storytelling, character consistency, pacing, cinematography, and overall production value, with stated mission "focused on passionate storytelling and AI filmmakers with something to say."

## Timeline

- **2021** — Founded as world's first AI film festival
- **2026-04-08** — April 2026 awards announced; winners include "BUT I WAS DIFFERENT — だけどおれはちが" (Italy, Zavvo Nicolosi) and "Eclipse" (Colombia, Guillermo Jose Trujillo) sharing Best Film Overall; jury descriptions use traditional film criticism vocabulary ("understated storytelling," "texture of storytelling," "tiny, oddly human details")

## Significance

AIFF represents institutional validation infrastructure for AI filmmaking community. Geographic diversity of winners (Italy, Colombia) and evaluation criteria focused on narrative quality rather than technical novelty signal maturation of AI film as creative medium rather than technical demonstration category.