Brisbane · 26 August 2026

Celebrating the growing Australian AI film industry.

Celebrating the growing Australian AI film industry.

Celebrating the growing Australian AI film industry.

The Australian AI Film Awards is a new national platform celebrating the creators, filmmakers and studios using AI to shape the future of screen storytelling.


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Launching in Brisbane on 26 August 2026

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Explore the award catagories

Explore the award catagories

Explore the award catagories

Best Australian Short AI Film

We’re looking for Australia’s strongest AI storyteller.

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Best Australian Short AI Film

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Best International Short AI Film

Celebrating standout AI short films from creators around the world.

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Best International Short AI Film

Celebrating standout AI short films from creators around the world.

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Best Regional Storyteller

For creators telling stories from regional, rural or remote Australia.

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Best Regional Storyteller

For creators telling stories from regional, rural or remote Australia.

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Best AI Music Video

For music videos that use AI to create a distinctive visual world.

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Best AI Music Video

For music videos that use AI to create a distinctive visual world.

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Experimental AI Project

Don't fit into any particular genre? This one's for you.

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Experimental AI Project

Don't fit any particular genre? This one's for you.

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People's Choice Award

Chosen by the audience from selected finalist works.

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People's Choice Award

Chosen by the audience from selected finalist works.

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mentorship opportunities

Helping creators take the next step.

Helping creators take the next step.

Helping creators take the next step.

Winners from the filmmaking categories of the Awards will receive mentorship from David Freeman, former Disney and Fox VP and one of the world’s leading screen storytelling mentors.


Meanwhile, the winner of the best AI Music Video category will receive a mentorship session with multi-platinum music producer, Marcus Bellringer.

Meet the AAFA judges

Meet the AAFA judges

Meet the judges

Creators of iconic Hollywood films, Grammy-award winning music and leading AI storytellers from Australia and abroad.

Our judging and mentorship panel brings together Hollywood screen storytellers and leading AI creators.

David Hackl

Director from iconic SAW franchise

Hollywood director from one of the most iconic horror movie franchises.

Adam Gilad

Emmy-nominated screenwriter

Executive Producer & writer whose career spans over two decades of television and film.

Jennie Zeiher

VFX Expert and Alussein ceo

A seasoned visual effects professional and former Rising Suns Pictures President behind films such as Mad Max Furiosa and Deadpool.

David Freeman

Former Disney and Fox executive vice president

An internationally respected story mentor and screen development expert.

Marcus Bellringer

multi-platinum music producer

Award-winning music producer, songwriter, AI technologist and creator of the first AI music character Ravyn Lyte.

Marie-Celine Merret

Co-founder of MC&v ai productions

A co-founder shaping how AI is adopted across the global advertising industry and the co-founder of the AARON Awards.

Emma Barbato

Creator of Best AI Influencer 2025

Leader in AI storytelling and creator of Australia’s first hyper-fiction AI Character, Bruce Ryder.

Jim Dodson

Former vice president of production at fox

Also a director, a screenwriter, and the producer of The Night Agent, one of Netflix's most watched shows.

Jerrod Lew

Creative AI educator

A popular creative technologist specialising in generative AI, digital storytelling and social media safety.

Meet the AAFA directors

Meet the AAFA directors

Meet the directors

Jamie van Leeuwen,
Co-Director AAFA

Jamie van Leeuwen,
Co-Director AAFA

AI agency of the year, 2026

Founder Absolutely ai, global ai agency of the year 2026

Founder and Creative Director of Absolutely AI, named AI Agency of the year 2026 for pushing boundaries in generative AI campaigns and productions. A regular keynote speaker on creative AI at major events.

Craig Swann,
Co-Director AAFA

Creative Technologist and innovation specialist

Co-founder & Executive Director of SouthStart, Australia's leading innovation conference. 

Thirty years at the intersection of technology, creativity, and culture. Co-founder & Executive Director of SouthStart, Australia's leading innovation conference and founder of Looplabs - the first browser-based collaborative music tool.

Thirty years at the intersection of technology, creativity, and culture. Co-founder & Executive Director

of SouthStart, Australia's leading innovation conference and founder of Looplabs.

Why the awards exist

AI has changed how films are made. Storytelling still matters.

AI has changed how films are made. Storytelling still matters.

AI has changed how films are made. Storytelling still matters.

Entries now open.

Entries now open.

Entries now open.

Submit your work for The Australian AI Film Awards and be part of Australia’s new national platform for AI filmmaking and creative AI storytelling.

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