The second AI Film Festival Japan is set for October 31 to November 2, 2026, at Tokyo Innovation Base, with Alibaba Cloud, CapCut, and ElevenLabs on board as partners. CapCut and ElevenLabs each fund a special award inside the festival division's judging system.
The second AI Film Festival Japan runs October 31 to November 2, 2026, with Tokyo Innovation Base as its center. Alibaba Cloud, CapCut, and ElevenLabs join as partners. Alibaba Cloud backs the Creative Foundry and the Industry Forum, while CapCut and ElevenLabs each establish a sponsored special award inside the existing judging system. Screenings and the awards ceremony remain the core of the event.
What the 2026 edition adds around that core is where the two stories overlap. The program includes hands-on production workshops and industry dialogue, plus an External Pathways program meant to connect works to overseas festivals, platforms, and co-development. The festival is described as a year-round ecosystem that moves AI-made films from screening toward business, IP, and international market connections. The accounts of the first edition give the second a baseline: 563 works from more than 45 countries and regions. One story puts that figure at 45 countries and regions, the other at more than 45. No venue beyond Tokyo Innovation Base is named, and no jury, selection, or screening lineup is announced in either story.
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AI Film Japan announced on September 7 that the second AI Film Festival Japan will run from Saturday, October 31 to Monday, November 2, 2026, centered on Tokyo Innovation Base. Alibaba Cloud backs the Creative Foundry and Industry Forum; CapCut and ElevenLabs each establish a sponsored special award inside the existing judging system. The first edition drew 563 works from more than 45 countries and regions.