Immediately following the world-famous Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco will host a groundbreaking cultural and technological event, the AI Film Festival Monaco 2026. And Econique is a media partner of this event.
The festival will take place June 9–10, 2026, at the prestigious One Monte-Carlo in the heart of Monte Carlo. With the rapid development of generative AI, cinema is entering a new creative era.
From AI-generated visuals and digital characters to advanced creative tools, artificial intelligence is becoming a powerful engine for cinematic innovation and the global creative economy.
Best AI Short Film
As the first AI-focused film festival in Monaco, the event will bring together film directors, filmmakers, producers, AI studios, digital artists, academics, and AI researchers from around the world.
The festival will also welcome representatives of the Monaco government, European policymakers, and leaders from the creative and technology
industries.
AI Film Festival Monaco will feature film screenings, industry discussions, artistic showcases, and cross-disciplinary exchanges, creating a platform where cinema, technology, and imagination intersect.
Best Commercial Brand Film
AI Film Festival Monaco 2026 is not only a celebration of AI-driven filmmaking, but also an artistic exploration of the evolving relationship between the creator and the created. Humans created artificial intelligence, and now AI is beginning to create new ideas, images, and narratives.
Within this cycle of creation, curiosity, pride, and uncertainty intertwine, prompting us to reconsider: What does it mean to create? And what does it mean to be human?
As AI begins to interpret, imagine, and construct emotional narratives, art may no longer belong exclusively to humankind, but instead become a shared language between humans and intelligence.
Set against Monaco’s unique blend of elegance and innovation, AI Film Festival Monaco gathers global thinkers and creators where technology meets art, imagination meets philosophy, and new cinematic expressions emerge.
AI Film Hackathon
The festival will host a 24-Hour AI Film Hackathon, bringing together filmmakers, producers, AI developers, artists, and creative technologists. Participants will collaborate to produce an original AI-generated film within 24 hours, exploring new forms of rapid creative production using generative tools.
Beach Film Screening & Creative Party
The festival will feature a Beach Film Screening & Creative Party, where selected AI films will be screened outdoors along the Monaco coastline. Following the screening, creators, filmmakers, and guests will gather for a beachside
celebration connecting cinema, technology, and artistic communities.
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Keynote Sessions
Industry leaders from cinema, artificial intelligence, and creative technology will present keynote sessions, sharing insights into the future of AI-driven storytelling, filmmaking, and digital creativity.
The festival will culminate with the AI Film Awards, recognizing the most innovative and artistically compelling AI-driven films. Awards will celebrate achievements in creative storytelling, technical innovation, and the integration of AI with cinematic language, highlighting creators shaping the future of cinema. Filmmakers are invited to submit now.
The Jury is composed by: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan (Series Director at Netflix), Anthony Bourached (Associate Professor of Machine Learning & Creative AI, University College London), Vincent Lowy (Former head of École nationale
supérieure Louis-Lumière).
Participants & Speakers
The festival will feature participation from internationally recognized filmmakers and creative professionals including Jean Mach, film producer, screenwriter, irector and President of Inevitable; and Eric Atlan, film director and producer.
In the field of AI creativity and digital art, speakers include Marten Kuipers, design director; Isabel Martinez (Isabelita Virtual), creative director and digital creator formerly with Meta; and Kike Besada, AI creative director and digital creator.
The festival will also welcome representatives from global technology companies including Alibaba Cloud and Microsoft, as well as representatives from Yacht Club de Monaco and AS Monaco FC.
About AI Film Festival Monaco
AI Film Festival Monaco is dedicated to exploring the evolving relationship between the creator and the creation in the age of artificial intelligence. As AI becomes a new creative force capable of generating images, narratives, and emotional experiences, the festival seeks to open a global dialogue about how humans and intelligent systems will shape the future of art and cinema
together.
Bringing together filmmakers, AI creators, technologists, and researchers, the festival aims to become a platform where cinema, artificial intelligence, digital art, and academic thought converge, examining not only how AI creates, but also what creation itself means in a world where human imagination and machine intelligence coexist.
Held immediately after the Monaco Grand Prix, the festival gathers creators and thinkers from around the world to explore the future of storytelling and artistic
expression in the age of AI.
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