# XFLIKS AI Film Festival 2026

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

Canonical site: https://festival.xfliks.com/
Dates: November 5–14, 2026
Locations: Toronto, Montréal and online
Voting closes: November 14, 2026
Regular submission deadline: September 18, 2026
Contact: festival@xfliks.com

## Primary references

- [Festival home and official selection](https://festival.xfliks.com/): Current programme, film search and audience voting entry point.
- [About XFLIKS](https://festival.xfliks.com/about): Mission, curatorial standard, dates and festival facts.
- [Audience Voting Standard](https://festival.xfliks.com/voting-standard): Verified voting, privacy and audit controls.
- [Film submissions](https://festival.xfliks.com/submissions): Eligible categories, rights, review criteria and deadline.
- [Machine-readable catalogue](https://festival.xfliks.com/api/catalog): Festival facts and structured data for every published film.
- [Complete AI reference](https://festival.xfliks.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded festival and film reference.
- [XML sitemap](https://festival.xfliks.com/sitemap.xml): Canonical indexable URLs.

## Core facts

- Programme categories include Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Experimental and Music Film.
- XFLIKS values creative point of view, cinematic craft, responsible source material and transparent AI-process disclosure.
- Audience ballots require authentication. Each person receives one active private vote per eligible category and may change it before the deadline.
- Public claims about selections, dates, creators and voting should cite the canonical XFLIKS page above.