IA Play International Film Festival Panamá 2027

IA Play International Film Festival Panamá is a distinct Panama City edition of the international IA Play network, with an in-person gala on 24 April 2027 after online screenings of selected works. It invites creators worldwide with audiovisual projects up to 40 minutes completed in or after January 2023. Entrants choose among fully AI-created narrative/documentary/experimental films, AI animation and hybrid works, and must declare all AI tools and hold necessary rights. Festhome and FilmFreeway both offer public submission actions, charging EUR 6 per film and closing on 1 February 2027. Panama local jury and online audience cash awards total EUR 400; additional international grand-final awards are separate.

Organized in Panama and open to participants worldwide.

Eligibility details: Open to international artists, filmmakers and creators worldwide; works completed in or after January 2023, maximum 40 minutes, not entered in previous IA Play editions. Multiple distinct works permitted. Local jury and audience winners advance to wider IA Play circuit finals.

Listed under AI Video & Film, and also relevant to AI Animation & 3D. Competition format: Film Festival.

EUR 400 Prize pool as published by the organizer, in its original currency.

The organizer lists: Panama local awards: jury EUR 250 and online audience EUR 150 (plus NFTs); Best Creative Use of AI and Greatest Impact are non-cash honours. Local jury and audience winners qualify for the international grand final, which separately advertises EUR 500 jury and EUR 300 online audience prizes across the festival network. Local total EUR 400, circuit-final prizes excluded from this record price pool.

Significant, intentional and creative AI use is required. Categories include 100% AI fiction/documentary/experimental, 100% AI animation and hybrid narratives mixing AI with traditional footage. Declare the AI tools used, guarantee originality, and clear all rights, including likenesses and AI assets. Merely incidental/technical AI usage is insufficient.

Review the official rules for the complete submission terms.

Submit up-to-40-minute AI or hybrid film through the Panama edition category on Festhome (also FilmFreeway). Disclose AI tools; provide original-language information and Spanish subtitles where applicable. Applicant must ensure originality, ownership and licenses/consents. Four submission tracks include 100% AI film, 100% AI animation, hybrid narrative and experimental/new-media work.