Horizon Reel
Horizon Reel is DANA Film Festival's dedicated competition for AI-assisted and AI-generated film — one of the first governed categories of its kind at a major international festival.
A governed category
What qualifies
AI-assisted and AI-generated film qualifies, across any genre or length. Whether a work uses AI at a single stage or is generated end to end, it competes here — judged on craft and story, not on novelty.
Disclosure requirement
Every submission must disclose which AI tools or models were used, and at which production stage — script, visuals, voice, editing, or score. Disclosure is mandatory, collected on the submission form before payment is taken.
Rights and warranties
Submitters warrant that they hold the necessary rights to any training data, models, or licensed material used, and that the work does not infringe third-party intellectual property. DANA may request supporting documentation before confirming a film for competition or screening.
Best AI-Generated Film
Winning films take Best AI-Generated Film — one of DANA's 26 award categories — and remain eligible for THE DANA, the festival's top honour, alongside every other entry. Judged on craft and story, not novelty.
Submit to Horizon Reel
Disclosure and rights warranties are collected as mandatory fields on the submission form before payment. Entries that cannot satisfy them will not be confirmed for competition.
Submit a Film