XXFLIKS
XFLIKS AI FILM FESTIVAL · 2026
OPENING NIGHT SPOTLIGHTVOTING CLOSES 14 NOV 2026

WORLD PREMIERE · CANADA

Stories made
at the edge of possible.

Discover audacious new cinema, meet its makers and help crown the first XFLIKS Audience Laureate.

Explore finalists
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12Finalists in festival cinema
12Countries represented
4Audience award categories

OFFICIAL SELECTION · 2026

Your festival cinema

Watch the finalists. Build your shortlist. Cast one verified vote in every award category.

Jury favourites

Boundary-pushing work selected by our international jury

04 FILMS

Northstar Synthetic

Afterlight

Canada · Narrative · 2026

A memory architect follows a signal beyond the last human city.

Parallel Pictures

Red Dust

Australia · Narrative · 2026

Two sisters cross a changing desert to recover their father’s voice.

Studio Nocturne

Liminal

France · Experimental · 2026

A night train carries one passenger into somebody else’s dream.

Ada Vale

Glass House

United States · Narrative · 2026

A perfect smart home begins editing the family that lives inside it.

Under five minutes

Brief encounters with worlds that stay with you

04 FILMS

Morrow House

The Orchard

United Kingdom · Animation · 2026

An abandoned machine learns why one tree refuses to stop blooming.

Everything Electric

Soft Machines

Germany · Experimental · 2026

Bodies, textiles and algorithms fold into an intimate digital ballet.

Kite Assembly

Blue Hour

Kenya · Animation · 2026

Synthetic wildlife awakens for sixty minutes between night and day.

Praxis Cinema

Second Sun

Brazil · Experimental · 2026

Astronomers discover that dawn has been rehearsing without us.

Global perspectives

Distinctive voices reshaping cinema across four continents

04 FILMS

Maré Studio

Tide Keepers

Portugal · Documentary · 2026

A coastal village teaches its weather model to remember the sea.

Noura Film Lab

Voice Print

Lebanon · Documentary · 2026

Three generations reconstruct a lost language from one cassette.

Juniper Works

Paper Moon

Japan · Animation · 2026

A hand-drawn child builds a moon to guide her brother home.

Signal / Noise

Broadcast Zero

New Zealand · Narrative · 2026

The last radio host on Earth receives a call from tomorrow.

THE
XFLIKS
STANDARD

A BETTER AUDIENCE AWARD

One person.
One voice.
One meaningful vote.

No token economy. No pay-to-win mechanics. Every audience vote is tied to a verified festival account, limited by category and backed by a transparent audit trail.

01Watch before you decide02Vote once per category03Results stay sealed until close

FOR FILMMAKERS

Your impossible film
belongs on a big screen.

Submissions are open for narrative, documentary, animation, experimental work and music films made with meaningful AI collaboration.

Regular deadline · 18 September 2026

FESTIVAL GUIDE

What to know
before the lights go down.

XFLIKS is a global festival for artist-led films that use artificial intelligence as a meaningful part of the creative process.

About XFLIKS
When and where is the 2026 festival?

XFLIKS runs November 5–14, 2026, with online screenings and festival activity in Toronto and Montréal, Canada.

How does audience voting work?

Authenticated viewers receive one active vote in each award category. A choice can be changed before voting closes on November 14.

What films are eligible?

The festival accepts narrative, documentary, animation, experimental work and music films in which AI meaningfully supports an artist-led process.

How are AI tools disclosed?

Selected creators describe their creative approach, source material and use of AI so audiences can understand how every work was made.