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The AI Film Festival (AIFF) 2024 – Expo City, Dubai


Step into a world of creative filmmaking, driven by human talent, and enhanced by AI technologies

The AI Film Festival (AIFFF) takes place at Expo City Dubai next February. The competition to submit films for consideration is now closed and the judges have begun deliberating. The finalists will be announced in late January, giving us the chance to vote for our Audience Choice award favourite. The awards ceremony itself takes place in Expo City Dubai on 29 February, 2024.

  • Best film
  • Best Director
  • Audience Choice
  • AI Choice

Click here to see a list of jurors.

Celebrate and propel the convergence of artificial intelligence and cinema, underlining the symbiotic relationship between technology and human creativity.

AIFF spans almost six months of dynamic experiences, including a global competition, innovative film screenings, engaging panel discussions featuring renowned AI experts and filmmakers, hands-on workshops offering insights into AI integration in film production, and captivating exhibitions showcasing the revolutionary impact of AI on the future of storytelling.The competition will recognise, award and celebrate the following categories:

While all of this is going on, on Wednesday, 6 December, between 18.00 GST and 20.00 GST you can enjoy DEMYSTIFYING THE MAGIC: EXPLORING HOW AI POWERS VISUAL EFFECTS, CGI & MOTION CAPTURE

  • Max Rascher – session introduction
  • Guy Gadney, CEO, Charisma.ai – “The Film of the Future: A dynamic evolving drama”
  • James Gerde – Founder of Gerde Got IT AI productions  & Tyler Bernabe – AI Lead Content Manager & Artist Relations – “How AI powers VFX and Motion Capture”


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