Winners September 2026

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, online edition

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 1 of 29: EXCEPTIONS - Atlas i3 Part II by Gregory Toth (Hungary)

Best AI Feature Film
EXCEPTIONS - Atlas i3 Part II
BY Gregory Toth
(Hungary)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 2 of 29: Above the Waterline by yifei LI, ZHENG BAO (China)

Best AI Short Film
Above the Waterline
BY yifei LI, ZHENG BAO
(China)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 3 of 29: Salt Country by Mia Caldwell (Australia)

Best AI Documentary Short
Salt Country
BY Mia Caldwell
(Australia)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 4 of 29: The Little Alien Who Taught Me to Win by Andre Surya Wiyono (Indonesia)

Best AI Animation Film
The Little Alien Who Taught Me to Win
BY Andre Surya Wiyono
(Indonesia)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 5 of 29: Second Skin by Lucas Chen (Canada)

Best AI Experimental Film
Second Skin
BY Lucas Chen
(Canada)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 6 of 29: Fear Came After by Rodrigo Elias Perez-Segnini (United States)

Best AI Super Short Film
Fear Came After
BY Rodrigo Elias Perez-Segnini
(United States)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 7 of 29: The House on Fifth by Addison Steen (United States)

Best AI Student Film
The House on Fifth
BY Addison Steen
(United States)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 8 of 29: Night Shift at Europa by Devon Chase (United States)

Best AI Web/TV Pilot
Night Shift at Europa
BY Devon Chase
(United States)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 9 of 29: One Step. Two States by Jacek G Nienartowicz (United States)

Best AI Commercial
One Step. Two States
BY Jacek G Nienartowicz
(United States)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 10 of 29: The Legend of Isleria by Devin Ricker (United States)

Best AI Trailer
The Legend of Isleria
BY Devin Ricker
(United States)

GENRE AWARDS

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 11 of 29: Celluloid Reverie by Xuyu Zhang, Xinyu Wu (China)

Best AI Drama
Celluloid Reverie
BY Xuyu Zhang, Xinyu Wu
(China)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 12 of 29: The Museum of Small Disasters by Eleanor Price (United Kingdom)

Best AI Comedy
The Museum of Small Disasters
BY Eleanor Price
(United Kingdom)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 13 of 29: The Passenger in Seat 12 by Felix Neumann (Germany)

Best AI Thriller
The Passenger in Seat 12
BY Felix Neumann
(Germany)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 14 of 29: LENS by Eduardo Rodriguez (United States)

Best AI Sci-Fi
LENS
BY Eduardo Rodriguez
(United States)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 15 of 29: La Casa de las Voces by Valeria Cruz (Mexico)

Best AI Horror
La Casa de las Voces
BY Valeria Cruz
(Mexico)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 16 of 29: Kitsune.exe by Renji Takeda (Japan)

Best AI Fantasy
Kitsune.exe
BY Renji Takeda
(Japan)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 17 of 29: Things We Never Uploaded by Nia Morgan (United Kingdom)

Best AI Romance
Things We Never Uploaded
BY Nia Morgan
(United Kingdom)

CREATIVE AWARDS

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 18 of 29: Prima dell'Alba by Lorenzo Vitale (Italy)

Best AI Director
Lorenzo Vitale
FOR Prima dell'Alba
(Italy)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 19 of 29: The Northern Room by Henrik Solberg (Norway)

Best AI Cinematography
Henrik Solberg
FOR The Northern Room
(Norway)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 20 of 29: Nullpunkt by Lara Vogt (Germany)

Best AI Editing
Lara Vogt
FOR Nullpunkt
(Germany)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 21 of 29: Cidade Fantasma by Caio Mendes (Brazil)

Best AI Sound Design
Caio Mendes
FOR Cidade Fantasma
(Brazil)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 22 of 29: The Memory Vendor by Kim Doyun (South Korea)

Best AI Visual Effects
Kim Doyun
FOR The Memory Vendor
(South Korea)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 23 of 29: Leviathan by Alexandros Evangelos Papaioannou, Andreas Papaioannou (Germany)

Best AI Character & Creature Design
Leviathan
BY Alexandros Evangelos Papaioannou, Andreas Papaioannou
(Germany)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 24 of 29: South of the Celestial Line by Isla Bennett (New Zealand)

Best AI Filmmaker of the Future
Isla Bennett
FOR South of the Celestial Line
(New Zealand)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 25 of 29: Cracked Chimes by Anthony Jegu (Netherlands)

Best AI Director of the Future
Anthony Jegu
FOR Cracked Chimes
(Netherlands)

VISION AWARDS

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 26 of 29: Plastic Erosion by yifei LI, ZHENG BAO (China)

Best AI Cause-Driven Film
Plastic Erosion
BY yifei LI, ZHENG BAO
(China)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 27 of 29: The Orchard Code by Noah Sinclair (Canada)

Best AI Visionary Film
The Orchard Code
BY Noah Sinclair
(Canada)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 28 of 29: Where Were We? by Cihan Eryilmaz (Spain)

Best AI Philosophical Film
Where Were We?
BY Cihan Eryilmaz
(Spain)

World AI Cinema Festival — Winners September 2026, page 29 of 29: Cartography of Dust by Jonah Mercer (United States)

Best Human + AI Collaboration
Cartography of Dust
BY Jonah Mercer
(United States)