// Open Call
Submit Your Film
Warsaw Glitch accepts submissions across all three competition programmes via FilmFreeway. Feature, short, documentary, experimental, animation, music video, and digital formats are welcome.
Main Film Competition
GLITCH Awards
Feature · Short · Documentary · Experimental
Multi-stage review. Independent international jury. Aligned with Venice, Cannes, and Berlinale practices.
Animation Competition
Animaticon
Traditional · Hybrid · AI-Assisted · Student
Three-track system: Regular, Hybrid, AI-Assisted. AI is a tool of collaboration, not replacement.
Commercial & Digital Creators
Pixel Awards
Music Video · Digital Short · Commercial · Microseries · Vertical · Trailer
Lowest entry fees. Maximum community engagement. Sponsor-nameable categories.
Your Film. Global Stage.
Submit Once. Compete Globally.
Warsaw Glitch is the official Polish and Central European regional selection for the Chroma Awards by ElevenLabs — the world's largest international competition for AI-generated film, music video, and interactive content.
Films selected for the GLITCH Awards Best Film category are automatically qualified for the global Chroma Awards competition. No additional submission required — your entry at Warsaw Glitch is your gateway to the international stage.
Deadlines & Fees
Phase
Deadline
Fee Range
Early Bird(Closed)
March 15, 2026
$20
Regular
May 1, 2026
$30
Late
June 15, 2026
$40
Extended
July 1, 2026
$50
Fee varies by programme and category. Student fee waivers available. Full fee schedule on FilmFreeway.
Submission Guidelines
All submissions must incorporate AI or creative technology in a meaningful part of the creative or production process (GLITCH Awards and Animaticon). Pixel Awards are open to all digital creators.
Short films: maximum 40 minutes. Feature films: minimum 40 minutes.
Accepted formats: MP4, MOV (H.264/H.265). Minimum resolution: 1920×1080. English subtitles required for non-English language works.
World, international, and European premieres are prioritised but not required for the inaugural edition.
Works must have been completed after January 1, 2024.
Student fee waivers are available. Contact submit@glitchawards.com.
All submissions must be made through FilmFreeway. Each programme has its own dedicated listing.
Submissions via FilmFreeway
Ready to Submit?
Each competition programme has a dedicated FilmFreeway listing. Select the programme that matches your work.
Direct submission link coming soon
Questions? submit@glitchawards.com