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Runway AI Festival

Runway’s festival brings AI filmmaking into a wider creative programme. Its 2026 edition spans film, design, new media, fashion, advertising and gaming, with film awards distinct from the other creative disciplines.

Official website
10Work records
1Result editions archived
9Documented jurors
2026-11-15Last editorial check
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Explore this stage

Runway’s festival brings AI filmmaking into a wider creative programme. Its 2026 edition spans film, design, new media, fashion, advertising and gaming, with film awards distinct from the other creative disciplines.

Film screenings form part of the New York and Los Angeles events; the 2026 programme also includes a Tokyo exhibition. The film category looks for a complete narrative with generative video contributing to the work.

Location
New York / Los Angeles · US
Organiser
Runway
Established
Initiated in 2022
Edition
2026 · Fourth edition2026
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A story told in editions

2026

Film awards and six creative disciplines

The fourth edition recognises ten films alongside a programme across six creative disciplines.

2022

Festival initiative begins

The official festival site dates the initiative to 2022.

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Programmes, honours & selection

2026

Film competition

Grand Prix, Gold, Silver, Honoree and Merit distinctions are recorded separately for each film.

2026

Creative disciplines

Design, new media, fashion, advertising and gaming.

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The people behind the programme

Selected and awarded creators 10
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Work worth discovering

Titles, distinctions and official sources, organised by year.

Between Before and AfterAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

Between Before and After

Sifang Chen & Yang Wang

2026 · Merit

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Costa VerdeAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

Costa Verde

Léo Cannone & New Forest Film

2026 · Honoree

Official artwork
Little MesAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

Little Mes

Lucas Levitan & Fabián Jiménez

2026 · Merit

Official artwork
POSTMANAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

POSTMAN

YUUUKI

2026 · Merit

Official artwork
Simiyu, Lies and HappinessAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

Simiyu, Lies and Happiness

John Kirk Kelly

2026 · Merit

Official artwork
TAIRELL ISN’T REALAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

TAIRELL ISN’T REAL

Dave Clark

2026 · Honoree

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THE WELLAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

THE WELL

Dorian & Daniel

2026 · Gold

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Where Knights FallAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

Where Knights Fall

Mathery

2026 · Silver

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살(煞) - Divine RetributionAward winner
Runway AI Festival · 2026

살(煞) - Divine Retribution

Minju Choi

2026 · Merit

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From discovery to participation

Duration
Film category: 3–15 minutes2026
Work format
Complete linear narrative incorporating generative video2026
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Follow every fact to its source

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

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