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AI film festivals / 2027

Dasein AI Film Festival

A San Francisco AI film festival combining recurring screenings with an annual edition for AI-enabled filmmaking.

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A San Francisco AI film festival combining recurring screenings with an annual edition for AI-enabled filmmaking.

Location: San Francisco · US

A story told in editions

2027

Ego Blinds. Love Sees.

The annual festival is scheduled for 25 April, extending its consciousness inquiry to character and responsibility.

2026

Inaugural edition and Continuum

The 26 April debut at Upcider, San Francisco screened 22 films and presented seven awards; the 23 July Continuum programme screened seventeen.

Programmes, honours & selection

2026

Seven inaugural awards

JoinWith.Me won the Grand Prize; Before Us. The Silicon Bible, AI-integrated narrative; Mamma Robot, experimental vision; The Red Creature, audience award.

The people behind the programme

Ilgaz Q KurenOrganising team · 2026

Mike MeierSelected / awarded creator · 2026

Iskra PinchukSelected / awarded creator · 2026

Elettra FiumiSelected / awarded creator · 2026

David StoutSelected / awarded creator · 2026

Robert CampbellSelected / awarded creator · 2026

Craig LewSelected / awarded creator · 2026

Salvatore FrisinaSelected / awarded creator · 2026

Azzedine WahbiSelected / awarded creator · 2026

No jury roster has been documented here yet. Speakers, organisers and creators are identified by their actual roles.

Work worth discovering

Titles, distinctions and official sources, organised by year.

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From discovery to participation

Submission requirements: Year-round FilmFreeway submissions support the annual festival and bimonthly Continuum screenings.

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Official websitewww.daseinfilmfestival.comChecked 2026-11-15

Past & Winnerswww.daseinfilmfestival.comChecked 2026-11-15

Contactwww.daseinfilmfestival.comChecked 2026-11-15

Official referencewww.daseinfilmfestival.comChecked 2026-11-15

This living archive expands through edition-specific, source-checked information. Unpublished or unverified facts remain explicitly undocumented.