Austin AI Film Festival screens 700+ submissions across 11 categories this week
lmoroney · x · 2026-10-15
The second Austin AI Film Festival runs Oct 16-17 at the Topfer at Zach Theatre, with 700+ films submitted for 2026 and Official Selections screening across 11 competitive categories followed by director Q&As. Friday's Summit focuses on craft and process: authorship, workflows, provenance, credit, and human creative decisions. The author suggests a takeaway exercise: list every creative decision between first prompt and final cut for one of your shorts.
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