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A kitchen in the evening, a small green screen nailed to the wall. A young woman sitting in front of it laughs with her hand over her mouth while someone films her on a phone.

Submit your film.

25-27 February 2027 Naples. Provisional dates.

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Submissions coming soon.

You can't submit a film just yet. The rules and deadlines will appear here as soon as they're published.

In the meantime you can try the form. It's a preview, nothing gets sent.

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Announced so far, and what's missing

Announced so far

  • The entry fee, €10 per film.
  • The five sections and their running times.
  • A jury of five.
  • A production journal for every film.

What's missing

  • Opening and closing dates.
  • The WAIFF Napoli rules.
  • The names of the jury.
  • Prize money.
  • Venues.

What it costs

€10 per film

You pay at the very end, once your film has finished uploading. Each film is entered separately and pays its own fee.

Dates

Submissions, jury, finalists
to be announced
WAIFF Napoli
25-27 February 2027, provisional dates

Sections

SectionAwardRunning time
Short film Best AI Short Film 3 to under 40 minutes
Feature film Best AI Feature Film 40 minutes or more
Microdrama Best AI Micro Series vertical 9:16, 4 to 6 episodes, 30 seconds to under 3 minutes per episode
Animated short film Best Animation Short Film 3 to under 40 minutes
Commercials and branded content Best AI Advertising & Branded Content 30 seconds to 5 minutes
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What you need

A table seen from above with what it takes to submit a film. An external disk and its cable, two green posters, one horizontal and one vertical, a sheet of crossed out notes, a print turned face down with a paper clip. A hand presses down the corner of a poster.

No poster? The form lets you pick a frame from your film and sizes it for you.

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  1. Your film in .mp4 or .mov up to 5 GB, one file per episode for a microdrama
  2. Landscape poster 1920×1080, JPG or PNG, up to 2 MB
  3. Portrait poster 1080×1920, JPG or PNG, up to 2 MB
  4. Black and white photo of the director JPG or PNG, up to 2 MB
  5. Synopsis 150 words maximum
  6. Biography 100 words maximum
  7. Full credits
  8. The production journal which you fill in by answering questions in the form
  9. The artificial intelligence tools you used at least 3
  10. Date of birth and phone number and if you're under 18 an authorisation signed by a parent
  11. For anything that isn't yours photos, music or voices, the licence or permission

Under the WAIFF 2027 rules the film must be in English, or in its original language with English subtitles, and finalists are asked for a version with French subtitles. For WAIFF Napoli, the upcoming Naples rules will apply.

How it works

The form has seven steps and saves as you go, in this browser. You can stop and come back whenever you like, on the same browser.

  1. Your film.

    Choose the file. The form reads it and suggests a section. The final choice is yours.

  2. The details.

    Title, language, synopsis.

  3. About you.

    Your details, biography and credits.

  4. How you used artificial intelligence.

    Answer a few simple questions. The form puts your answers in order and you check them.

  5. The images.

    Posters and photo.

  6. Rights and consent.

    Every box in plain English.

  7. Review and submit.

    See everything as the jury will, then pay and submit.

Rules

The WAIFF Napoli rules will be published soon. You'll find the full text here, with version and date.

The fee and running times are as announced so far. The materials follow the official WAIFF form and may change. Once the rules are published, they take precedence.

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FAQ Production journal

Naples, 25-27 February 2027. Provisional dates.