Overview

• Runway AI’s third annual festival was hosted for the first time at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, showcasing ten AI-infused shorts selected from a record 6,000 submissions.
• “Total Pixel Space” by Jacob Adler won the grand prize for its imaginative exploration of digital image possibilities.
• The festival’s criteria mandated AI-generated video in every entry, resulting in diverse mixed-media works that blend AI elements with live-action footage.
• A follow-up tour will bring the AI shorts to audiences in Los Angeles and Paris next week.
• Runway AI’s partnerships with studios like Lionsgate and the latest union talks by IATSE and SAG-AFTRA reflect industry efforts to balance innovation with worker protections.