10-12am – Keynotes / Conferences

12am / 2pm – Networking lunch

2pm / 4pm – AI Worshops, AI demos

4 / 5pm – Chillout

5/ 6pm – Surprise

6 / 8pm – SHAIKE AI Film Competition

8 / 10pm – After Party

The winner will be announced during the Closing Ceremony of the AI Film Summit – France.

-Best AI Film (Grand Prize) 🏆
(special gifts from our core sponsors announced September 1st)

All 10 finalists will:
-Be screened during the Closing Ceremony.
-Receive the official “SHAIKE Certified Creator” status
-Be featured on SHAIKE.ai and all our communications
-Will be interviewed about the event.

🎥 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Length: Maximum 10 minutes

Language: All languages accepted; non-English dialogue must have English or French subtitles

Production year: 2025 or later

AI Usage: The film must involve AI in a significant part of its creation. Doesn’t have to be full AI, let’s not forget it’s just a tool…

We accept:
Narrative shorts
Animated films
Experimental or hybrid formats
Music videos
Advertising
Documentary-style works made with AI visuals

We do not accept:
Films containing hateful, discriminatory, or unethical content

⚖️ RIGHTS & USAGE
Filmmakers retain all rights to their films.
By submitting, you confirm you own the rights to all content used (or have necessary licenses).
By submitting, you allow the film to be showcased on the platform www.shaike.ai

SHAIKE and the AI Film Summit reserve the right to:
Use excerpts or screenshots for communication, promotion, press or recap videos
Showcase your work on SHAIKE.ai or in promotional campaigns (with credits)

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The competition is curated and organized by SHAIKE, the international platform for AI filmmakers. We host one of the largest communities of AI film creators in the world and collaborate with leading brands, festivals and studios to push the future of cinema forward.

10 FINALISTS

1 WINNER

ACCEPTED FORMATS :

• Narrative shorts

• Animated movies

• Experimental or hybrid formats

• Music videos

• Advertising

• Documentary-style works made with AI visuals

THE SELECTION CRITERIA :

• Quality of storytelling

• Quality of technical execution

• Original

• Emotional impact

THE PRIZE AWARDED :

• A prize pool of 3000€ (including free gifs from our core sponsors)

•  Film screened during the Award Ceremony

• Official “SHAIKE Certified Creator” status + “AI Film Summit” winner laurels.

• Featured on SHAIKE.ai 

• Interviewed during the event.

Article 1. Organization of the Competition

 

The Competition is curated and organized by SHAIKE, the international Platform for AI filmmakers. We host one of the largest communities of AI film creators in the world and collaborate with leading brands, festivals and studios to push the future of cinema forward.

 

SHAIKE is a brand name operated by the limited liability company under French law, registered in the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 812 774 156, whose registered office is located at 32 rue Etienne Dolet in Paris XXth, represented by its manager, Jérémy ANGELIER.

 

The SHAIKE Platform takes charge of the organization and management of the Competition, it hosts the Entries and carries out their control in accordance with these rules.

 

SHAIKE manages the intellectual property rights of the Films of the Competition to be able to broadcast them on the Platform and during the Festival.

 

The conditions of access and participation in the Competition are defined by these Rules of Participation.

 

Article 2. Participation in the AI Film Summit

 

2.1. Modalities of participation

 

Participation in the Competition consists in proposing a Film respecting the characteristics defined in Article 3 of these Rules, by transmitting them on the website of the Platform accessible at https://www.shaike.fr/ai-films-festivals/ai-film-summit-france/

 

Participation is open from August 21st 2025 to October 3rd 2025 inclusive. SHAIKE may modify these dates according to its constraints and the modifications will be mentioned on the Platform’s website.

 

At the end of this period, 10 finalists will be selected and designated.

 

Participation in the Competition is conditional on having previously completed the form on the Platform Site with the following information:

• Artist Name
• Your Email
• Country of Origin
• Profile Picture
• Film Title
• Cinematographic genre
• Length
• Video File
• Film Poster
• Movie Description
• Film Credits

 

The SHAIKE Platform Site or the Film Freeway Platform Site are the only means of transmitting Films to participate in the Competition.

 

A Participant may submit several films to the Competition.

 

Participants have complete autonomy in the organization of their activity, their schedule and their budget. They accept and acknowledge that as such the Platform does not exercise any control or have any power of sanction and that the relationship between the Participants and the Platform is not such as to characterize an employment contract.

 

Before participating in the Competition, Entrants must read these Rules of Participation carefully and accept the terms in their entirety.

 

2.1.a. Convention of evidence

 

The Rules of Participation have a contractual value. It is agreed that clicking on the buttons “I accept the terms of use & privacy policy” and “I have read and I accept the Rules of Submission of the Film Competition” expresses the Participant’s consent and entails his full and complete acceptance of the Rules of Participation.

 

In particular, the Rules of Participation and the Terms of Use contain an intellectual property license clause that authorizes SHAIKE to broadcast the Film, the profile photo of the filmmaker, the title of the Film and the poster of the Film.

 

The contract is validly concluded when the Participant clicks on these buttons.

 

The parties agree that they may exchange the information necessary for the performance of the contract by electronic means.

 

Any electronic communication between the parties shall be presumed to have the same evidentiary value as a paper document.

 

Participants agree to abide by the terms of the Participation Rules and acknowledge that in the event of a violation of any of its provisions, participation in the Competition and/or the award of the prize will be considered null and void. The Platform reserves the right to cancel, shorten and/or suspend the Competition if it appears that fraud has occurred in any form.

The Platform reserves in particular the right, in this case, not to allocate the allocations to the fraudsters and / or to prosecute before the competent courts the authors and accomplices of these frauds.

 

2.2. Eligibility

 

Participation in the Competition is open to adults from all over the world.

 

Article 3. Characteristics of the films submitted to the Competition

 

3.1. Technical and artistic constraints

Films submitted to the Competition must comply with the following technical constraints:

• Length: Maximum 10 minutes
• Format: 16/9 (1920/1080 minimum ratio)
• Language: All languages accepted; non-English dialog must have English or French subtitles
• Production year: 2025 or later
• AI Usage: The film must involve AI in a significant part of its creation. Doesn’t have to be full AI.

 

We accept:

• Narrative shorts
• Animated movies
• Experimental or hybrid formats
• Music videos
• Advertising
• Documentary-style works made with AI visuals

 

3.2. Prohibitions – ethical rules

 

The participants undertake not to offer films:

 

• Infringement of the rights of third parties (e.g. infringement of an intellectual property right)
• May constitute an apology for crimes against humanity or war crimes, an apology for Nazism, an apology for other crimes, offenses or contraventions, a challenge to the existence of recognized crimes against humanity or genocides, an attack on the dignity of the human person
• Violent or pornographic, pedophile or harmful to minors
• Contrary to public order or morality
• Inciting crimes or offenses
• Defamatory, insulting, outrageous, deceitful or slanderous towards third parties, natural or legal persons
• A racist, xenophobic, denialist or reputationist character, inciting discrimination, hatred or violence against a person or group of persons on the grounds of their origin, sex, family situation, physical appearance, family name, state of health, disability, genetic characteristics, morals, true or supposed sexual orientation, age, political opinions, trade union activities, true or supposed membership of a particular ethnic group, nation, race or religion
• Infringing on the privacy, privacy or image rights of persons
• More generally, not complying with the legal and regulatory provisions in force;
• Representing the image of public or famous people.

 

3.3. Integrations and Credits

 

When the Participant completes the online form on the SHAIKE Platform, he specifies the credits of the elements integrated into the proposed Film (music, text, image).

 

The Participant must be the owner of the intellectual property rights on the elements integrated under compatible conditions, including operating conditions, set out in these Rules of Participation and in the Terms of Use of the Platform.

 

3.5. Penalty

 

Any entry that does not meet the criteria defined herein will be considered void.

 

Article 4. SELECTION OF NOMINEES

 

4.1. Selection criteria

The selection criteria:

• Quality of storytelling
• Quality of technical execution
• Originality
• Emotional impact

 

The selection of films is based on criteria of capacity and talent, without any recourse to random selection processes. The decisions of the members of the SHAIKE team and the Jury are final.

 

4.2. The 10 finalists

 

Of all the films submitted to the Competition, 10 films will be selected by the SHAIKE teams to be finalists.

All 10 finalists will:

• Be screened during the Award Ceremony
• Receive the official “SHAIKE Certified Creator” status and the “AI Film Summit” finalist laurels
• Be featured on SHAIKE.ai and on a dedicated communication post.
• Will be interviewed about the event.

 

4.4. Information from Participants

Participants will be notified of nominations as Finalist by email to the address provided during the Participation on October 10th, 2025. SHAIKE may modify this date according to its constraints and the modifications will be mentioned on the Platform’s website.

Information on nominations will also be mentioned on the Platform’s website.

 

Article 5. THE WINNER

 

The Grand Winner of the Competition will be selected from among the 10 finalists by a Jury composed of members with the necessary technical and artistic qualifications to make this selection according to the criteria referred to herein.

 

The Prize awarded to the Winner is as follows:

• A prize pool of 3000€ (including free gifs from our core sponsors)
• Your film screened during the Award Ceremony
• You’ll receive the official “SHAIKE Certified Creator” status + “AI Film Summit” winner laurels.
• You’ll be featured on SHAIKE.ai and on the AI Film Summit communications
• You’ll be interviewed about the event and mentioned in the after movie of the AI Film Summit.

 

The Winner remains responsible for the tax consequences related to the collection of the aforementioned sums such as in particular the declaration of these sums with the tax administration and the payment of the applicable tax.

 

The above sums will be paid by the Platform to the Winner and no later than three months from the closing date of the AI Film Summit.

 

Article 6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND IMAGE RIGHTS

 

When a Participant completes the form to participate in the Competition and clicks the button “I have read and I accept the Rules of Submission of the Film Competition”, he grants SHAIKE a free and non-exclusive license.

 

This license allows to use, reproduce, represent, adapt, make available to the public on the SHAIKE Platform, during the IA Film Summit festival and on the social networks of SHAIKE the Film submitted to the Competition, the title of the Film as well as the Poster of the Film.

 

That license covers elements which may be protected by copyright and any other distinctive sign.

 

The license authorizes SHAIKE to modify the elements sent to affix the elements of the SHAIKE graphic charter in order to highlight them. This license is valid for 20 years and for the whole world.

 

By participating in the Competition, the creator authorizes SHAIKE to post on the Platform the profile photo and country of origin that he has submitted in the Participation form. It will be referred to as a “SHAIKER”, that is, a member of the SHAIKE Platform.

 

The Film, clips or screenshots, as well as the profile photo, the title of the Film and the Poster of the Films may be integrated into the promotional videos linked to the event or the Platform.

 

Entrants nominated as finalists and winners of the Competition grant SHAIKE permission to use and reproduce their first name, surname and information relating to the prizes they have received for all promotional, advertising and public relations purposes in connection with the AI Film Summit, including on the Site, for a period of ten (10) years from the end of the Competition and for the whole world.

 

Article 7. GUARANTEES

 

The Participants guarantee the Platform against any disorder, action, claim, opposition, claim, liability, loss, damage, costs or expenses incurred by the Platform related to:

 

• Any violation of the Rules of Participation by a participant
• the dissemination of the Contributions on the Site; or
• their participation in the Competition and the award ceremony.

 

Participants assigning to SHAIKE a license to operate hereunder guarantee to SHAIKE the enjoyment and peaceful exercise of all the rights attached to the elements downloaded for the Participation (Films, credits, poster, title, photo, etc.).

 

Article 8. PERSONAL DATA

 

The controller of the personal data of the participants is the Platform SHAIKE, a company governed by French law, registered in the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 812 774 156, whose registered office is located at 32 rue Etienne Dolet in Paris XXth.

 

The Privacy Policy is accessible on the SHAIKE Platform website by following the link: https://shaike.ai/privacy-policy/

 

The Participations Data provided are as follows:

• Artist Name
• Your Email
• Country of Origin
• Profile Picture
• Film Title
• Cinematographic genre
• Length
• Video File
• Film Poster
• Movie Description
• Film Credits

 

The purpose of processing is as follows:

 

• Provide the service to participants of the calls for contributions organized on the Site, and more generally provide and develop all the services provided by the Platform to users of its website,
• ensure the identification of users,
• provide support to users,
• manage communication with users,
• pay the remuneration to the winner,
• inform participants by email,
• analyzing the Platform usage data using algorithms

 

The legal bases of the processing are as follows: This processing is based, according to the purposes, on the execution of these rules of participation in the Competition binding the Platform and the participants, on the legitimate interests of the Platform to provide a quality service, and to improve the Site and the experience of users, and on the consent of individuals.

 

The recipient of the data is the Platform.

 

This collected data is kept for 3 years after the last interaction with the Participant, unless otherwise required by law.

 

In accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, participants have the following rights: right to access their data, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to object to processing, right to define guidelines on the fate of personal data after their death, and right to data portability. To exercise these rights, participants must contact the Platform’s personal data protection officer by attaching a double-sided copy of the identity card and/or passport. Participants have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL.

 

Article 9. RESPONSIBILITY

 

The Platform shall not be liable and shall not be liable in the event of (i) inability to access or participate in the Competition resulting from events beyond its control such as difficulties in connection with the internet network, congestion of the internet network, malfunction of the equipment of Internet users, loss or lack of quality of access to the network that could have repercussions on the period of teletransmission of the Films or on the connection time necessary for participation. (ii) damage resulting from the loss of the Films or other data teletransmitted to the Site. The Platform shall not be held liable for non-compliance by participants with the rules set out in the Participation Rules and for damages resulting therefrom for themselves or third parties.

Article 10. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

Subject to contrary provisions of public order, the Rules of Participation are subject to French law and any dispute or conflict will be brought before the competent courts of Paris.