TY  - RPRT
TI  - Ottawa International Animation Festival 2026: eligibility rule on AI-assisted and AI-generated work
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/01/
PB  - Ottawa International Animation Festival
AB  - 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.
KW  - sector-guidance
KW  - festivals
KW  - generative-ai
KW  - authorship
KW  - assessment-integrity
UR  - https://www.animationfestival.ca/festival/submissions-faq/
L1  - https://www.animationfestival.ca/festival/entries/
CY  - Canada (international festival)
LA  - en
ER  -