Nov 10, 2026 · Tel Aviv
- 45Days
- 11Hours
- 27Min
- 07Sec
The Bridge
Where AI meets cinema
The first-edition Tel Aviv AI Film Festival, screening at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on November 10, 2026. One day of screenings, a competition, and a panel.
Open to filmmakers worldwide. Short AI films, any language, no submission fee. Selected films screen to an international audience and industry, competing for five jury awards.
Its first edition also opens the first creative bridge between Israel and India in AI cinema, hosting a delegation of Indian creators as guests of honor.
Israel × India
The first creative bridge between Israel and India in AI cinema.
Guests of Honor
The Guests
01Aashay Singh
GRAiL
02Sheetal Shinde
Adobe Firefly Ambassador
03Rahul Regulapati
Galleri5 / Collective
04Firoz Merchant
Phenomenal AI / IAIFA
05Amita Madhvani
Ram Madhvani Films / Equinox
06Ram Madhvani
Ram Madhvani Films
07Chaitanya Chinchlikar
Vice President, CTO & Emerging Media Head at Whistling Woods International
08Brad Minnich
VFX and AI production leader who worked alongside Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder and Oliver Stone, across Hollywood, Bollywood and AI filmmaking.
Awards
FIVE categories
- The award for the film where everything works together: a clear vision, precise execution, and an emotional journey that stays with the viewer. Excelling in a single element isn't enough. This is where we look for the complete work.
- The award for story and writing. Structure, characters, tension, and emotion are what's judged here, alongside quality use of AI that serves the story. The film needs to hold from the first moment to the last.
- The award for the most creative, clever, and original use of AI tools. Not the most expensive production, but the smartest idea. We're looking for creators who do something we haven't seen before, and tell a story that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.
- The festival's signature award. For the film that brings together worlds, languages, and points of view, and builds something singular out of them. It doesn't have to be about Israel or India, only to show that AI cinema is a language that crosses borders.
- The award for the strongest visual language. Aesthetics, cinematography, world-building, and atmosphere. The film where every frame feels intentional, where the image itself carries the experience.
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