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I’Mpossible Film Festival

2026 · The Unfilmable Edition

An online AI-film awards route with category-specific runtimes and separate screening decisions.

By Brainy Movie · AI-assisted source research · Evidence and corrections

What submitting does

Official selection website listing, laurels and certificate; category awards. Screening/partner screening not guaranteed.

Submission is consideration, not guaranteed selection, audience reach, earnings or an award. Brainy Movie is an independent directory.

Does I’Mpossible Film Festival accept AI films?

The recorded AI policy is conditional. Do not assume that every AI-generated or AI-assisted production is eligible.

Human-led AI cinema where the film begins with a human idea, concept, script, treatment, direction or creative intention under meaningful human control.

Eligibility to check

Runtime: No universal minimum confirmed · Category limits need checking
Territories and age: International; submitter 18+ or guardian approval.
Language and subtitles: English subtitles required when not primarily English.
Public release and premiere: Premiere status not primary eligibility test. Declare territorial, premiere or distribution restrictions before selection.

Prepare your submission

Accurate film information and AI-production disclosure
Rights-cleared viewing source and credits
Category-specific materials from the official form

Rights and commitments

Copyright retained; selected film nonexclusive worldwide royalty-free online festival screening licence. Promotional use allowed; separate partner public screening requires confirmation. Normally nonrefundable fees; discretionary waivers.

Before you apply

Category runtimes: AI Microfilm 60–100s; AI Short Film 180–900s; AI Doc Reconstruction 300–1800s; AI Experimental & Concept 60–900s; AI Music Video 60–480s; AI Exile & Memory 180–5400s. Linked FilmFreeway renders non-public listing in this environment; exact fees and cutoff not verified.

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Compare the actual outcome and eligibility; these are not equivalent offers.

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Your next step

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Paid submission; current amount and currency need confirmation.

Final Extended Deadline: 5 November 2026.

Final date: 5 Nov 2026. Do not assume a timezone or last-minute cutoff.

Track in my passport

You complete forms and payments on the destination website. Opening a link does not submit your film.

Why it appears here

Deadline approaching; first edition and online-awards format should be disclosed without prestige claims.

Reconfirmation needed. Last route evidence: 1 Nov 2026. Connection checked: 14 Nov 2026.

Official sources

Source 1 ↗Final Extended Deadline: 5 November 2026.

Source 2 ↗Human-led AI cinema means the film begins with a human idea, concept, script, treatment, direction or creative intention.

Source 3 ↗Official submissions are managed through FilmFreeway.

Source 4 ↗Submissions open until 5 November 2026

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Summaries are AI-assisted. Route evidence is checked against linked public sources; unchanged restrictions may be retained from earlier evidence. The organiser’s current terms control. These are source-based summaries, not a claim of first-hand attendance or expert legal review.

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