Eligibility and AI-native creation
The submitted version must have been completed on or after 1 August 2026. No premiere is required: previously published works or films entered elsewhere may apply if they meet the other conditions. There is no universal minimum runtime.
AI must play a substantive role in principal audiovisual material, performance, narrative organisation, generative rules or audience experience. There is no fixed AI-use percentage for 2027. Explain its role and human creative decisions through the work, concise context and assessable evidence. Subtitling, denoising, upscaling or administrative assistance alone does not establish eligibility.
Submit a complete assessable film or audiovisual work. A trailer, concept pitch, tool demo or collection of fragments cannot replace it. Dynamic works need a defined experience scope, submitted version and stopping conditions. Explain special equipment or accessibility needs in advance.
Individuals, teams and representatives
Individuals, teams, studios, institutions and authorised representatives may apply. One person can hold multiple roles and several people can share a role. A company, a complete conventional crew or an account for every contributor is not required. Identify the human creative leads, actual contributions and accurate public credits.
The representative must be authorised to submit the work and its information. Submission authority, creative credit and commercial licensing authority are distinct. Applicants below the age of majority in their location require confirmation by an authorised guardian or institutional representative.
Permissions, publication and INDEX
The necessary review permission covers eligibility checks, judging, technical testing and application processing. Public screening, promotional excerpts, public INDEX records and commercial cooperation require separate confirmation. Declining optional publicity or market cooperation does not affect professional evaluation.
You may reference an existing INDEX record you are authorised to use and confirm its version. If direct import is unavailable, include its link in the materials. Buying INDEX is not required. Entry, nomination and awards do not transfer existing rights or guarantee distribution, transactions or income.