Atlanta Immersion AI & Experimental Fest
Atlanta Immersion
ATLANTA IMMERSION – AI & EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
Step Into the Deep End of Independent Film
May 17, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Immersion is the city’s most unconventional film festival - a showcase for filmmakers, digital artists, and creative misfits who are redefining what short film can be through experimentation and technology.
It’s a home for fully AI-generated work, human-machine collaborations, and boundary-pushing projects in abstract narrative, unconventional animation, hybrid documentary, and mixed media.
If your film is too weird, too abstract, too tech-driven, or just doesn’t belong anywhere else, it belongs here.
We’re looking for shorts that challenge form, mess with structure, and bend genre. Whether made with code, crafted on instinct, or pieced together from beautiful chaos, we want the films that don’t play by the rules. Think surreal storytelling, poetic docs, abstract animation, or AI-powered visuals that other festivals wouldn’t touch.
It’s a full day and night of screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and connection, all wrapped in the energy of a party.
We end the night with a celebration where creators connect, trade ideas, swap battle stories, and embrace the kind of work that thrives outside the mainstream.
2026 Entries
We’re celebrating all forms of experimental short film - whether made with code, cameras, instinct, or pure chaos. If your short breaks the rules, twists reality, or doesn’t fit the formula, submit it now.
Now accepting: AI-generated films Experimental stories that break all the rules Genre-bending animation Nonfiction reimagined as art Music videos with brains, heart, or a machine in charge Hybrid creations that don’t fit anywhere else
Atlanta Immersion celebrates indie filmmakers
Atlanta Immersion Award Categories
Atlanta Immersion honors films and creators who break things on purpose: structure, tools, genres, expectations. These awards recognize the best of AI, experimental, and hybrid cinema.
Best Short
Top overall honor. Awarded to the most exceptional film with a unique vision, strong execution, and lasting impact.
Best Narrative
For storytelling that hits hard, whether emotional, nonlinear, poetic, or strange.
Innovation Award
Given to the film that pushes the edge with standout use of AI, technology, or experimental technique.
The Mindbender
Awarded to the film that gets under your skin. Surreal, disorienting, unforgettable.
Creator of the Year
Presented to a standout artist whose work, on screen or across multiple projects, defines the spirit of Atlanta Immersion. Risk-taker. Rule-breaker. Original thinker.
Audience Choice
Voted on by the crowd during the live event.
Each award winner receives a custom crystal trophy - a physical reminder that your strange, rule-breaking film found its place.
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