Overall winner
PLASTIC EROSION
Directed by Yifei LI and Zheng BAO
Festivals · Competition · Foundation prize
AI for Good Film Festival
The UN International Telecommunication Union's free AI short film competition, screened at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
- Organiser
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), AI for Good
- Held
- Annual
2027
UpcomingPalexpo, Geneva · Entries open · 15 Jan 2027
Key dates
About this edition
- Eligibility
- Films of one to ten minutes completed between September 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027, with AI as a core part of the process. Free to enter.
- Prizes
- Finalists receive a Speaker Pass to the AI for Good Global Summit 2027; winners receive the AI for Good Film Festival Trophy.
- Jury
- Hans Ku, Osnat Shurer, Malik Afegbua, Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland, Matthieu Lorrain, Yiwen Cao and Orri Bogdan.
2026
ResultsAI for Good Global Summit, Geneva · Results published 9 Jul 2026
Winners
Also selected
- FinalistUTILITYDirected by Yuichi Ono
- FinalistHOMO SAPIENS FAMILYDirected by Vic Wanchana
Key dates
- Results↗Date of ITU's winners announcement
2025
ResultsGeneva · Results published 9 Jul 2025
Winners
Overall winner
Souls of the Shipwreck
Dejawa, Dana, and Panda Gomm
Also selected
- FinalistClothes of DeceptionOdair Faléco
Key dates
- Ceremony↗
Why it matters
This is the United Nations’ own AI film competition. It asks for one- to ten-minute films that engage with social impact, and its judging explicitly weighs ethical and legal integrity, making it one of the few competitions that treats responsible AI practice as part of the craft. Entry is free; the reward is a trophy and a place at the AI for Good Global Summit.
Editions
The 2026 winner was PLASTIC EROSION, directed by Yifei Li and Zheng Bao, announced on July 9 during the summit. In 2025 Souls of the Shipwreck won; Odair Faléco’s Clothes of Deception was among the finalists. ITU also chooses an AI for Good Award within the Reply AI Film Festival.
The 2027 call opens on January 15, 2027 and closes on May 1. Finalists are announced on May 24 and premiere at Palexpo in Geneva on June 22.