AI International Micro-Drama Festival — Hollywood — Vol. 01
The Hollywood AI film scene, vertical edition
The fastest-growing corner of screen storytelling — micro-dramas, vertical series, short-form pilots — meets the public debate the industry can't yet agree on.
🎬 What June 20 looks like
Curated screenings, one film at a time, with live Q&A after every premiere. Audience and jury awards across 50+ categories. The Expert Panel — booked for balance, not consensus. Hollywood afterparty.
Any genre. Any language. Live-action, hybrid, AI — all welcomed.
The Conversation: an industry, at an open question
Vertical micro-drama is openly divided on AI's role in production. Platforms are choosing sides. Unions are renegotiating. Filmmakers are deciding.
As a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit, we host that conversation in public — on stage, in front of the performers, writers, directors, and crew whose lives the answer will shape.
Expert Panel: where is micro-drama headed?
• Scott Mortman — Legal & Labor (active in SAG-AFTRA AI negotiations)
• Rachel Greenhoe — Performer & Writer (on AI's effect on working performers)
• Other Panelists — TBA
Not advocacy. Not consensus. The honest debate, in public.
Submitting work? Deadline May 31
Bring us the work we haven't seen yet. Any aspect ratio, any language. Live-action, hybrid, AI — all welcomed.
📅 Submission deadline: May 31, 2026
📬 Notification: June 5, 2026
🎬 Runtime: 60 seconds and up
🍷 The Room
Black Box theater, red carpet arrivals, screenings, Award Show, and an afterparty at Da Michele. VIP ticket holders are seated with filmmakers wherever possible.
⏱️ Run of Show
2:30 PM — Red Carpet Arrivals & Welcome Reception (lounge)
3:00 PM — AI International Micro-Drama Festival (auditorium)
4:40 PM — Break (lounge)
4:50 PM — Awards Show (auditorium)
5:20 PM — Expert Panel (auditorium)
6:00 PM — Post-Show Red Carpet Interviews & Networking (lounge)
6:20 PM onward — Afterparty at Mel's Drive-In
About this festival
We are the AI International Film Festivals — a California 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit dedicated to public conversation about AI's role in storytelling, media, and society. Since December 2021, we've hosted 21 events, and curated work from 2,000 creators, in 70+ countries.
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