@techreport{oiaf2026aieligibilityrule,
  title = {Ottawa International Animation Festival 2026: eligibility rule on AI-assisted and AI-generated work},
  year = {2026},
  institution = {Ottawa International Animation Festival},
  url = {https://www.animationfestival.ca/festival/submissions-faq/},
  abstract = {The Ottawa International Animation Festival's 2026 submission rules set out the plainest statement yet from a mainstream animation festival on where AI sits. In the festival's own wording, "Submitted works must be original, and have some level of (non-algorythmic) human involvement in their creation"; "While we are not opposed to AI-assisted works, submissions should at least show some sign of the artists' hand"; and "Submitted works that are fully AI-generated are not eligible and will be disqualified." Entries opened on 1 March 2026 with a 2 June deadline, and the 50th edition runs 23 to 27 September 2026. Because student films reach festivals as a matter of course, a festival's eligibility standard is, in practice, a standard that student work is assessed against, and "some sign of the artists' hand" is a usable line for degree shows and assessment briefs.},
  keywords = {sector-guidance, festivals, generative-ai, authorship, assessment-integrity},
  note = {AI \& Animation Education Knowledge Base}
}