| Type | Judging |
|---|---|
| Organisation | MIT Global AI Film Hack |
| Field | AI engineers |
| Open to | Global |
| Cost | Free to apply. No fee appears on the programme's own pages; this is an absence of a fee rather than a quoted statement. |
| Cycle | Closed · Annual |
| Deadline | 2027 cycle (2026 judging was Apr 6-15 2026) |
| Selection | Not stated |
| Evidence | Verification date not recorded. |
What this is
MIT Global AI Film Hack — Judge & Speaker application is a judging run by MIT Global AI Film Hack. It is aimed at ai engineers. Open to global. Free to apply. No fee appears on the programme's own pages; this is an absence of a fee rather than a quoted statement.
Who it is for
Creative leaders, researchers, industry professionals, filmmakers, artists, educators, community builders worldwide; previous judges/speakers from MIT, Harvard, USC + acclaimed directors/actors.
Eligibility
Open form; team reviews applications and reaches out 'if there is a fit for this year's program'.
How you apply
self_apply
When it closes
Closed for the current cycle. It recurs annual. The next cycle is not dated on the source page.
Source note: confidence=0.7 next_occurrence=2027 cycle (2026 judging was Apr 6-15 2026)
How competitive it is
On selectivity, the source says: Application reviewed for fit; no acceptance numbers published
Getting in: open to approach.
Roughly 1 hours to prepare an application.
What it produces
If you take part, the documentation this tends to generate:
Potential profile relevance
The activity type each pathway's published criteria name, and nothing more than that. This is a description of an activity, not an assessment of eligibility, and it is not legal advice — see the disclosures.
| Pathway | Activity type | Why it is listed |
|---|---|---|
| O-1A | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |
| EB-1A | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |
| EB-2 NIW | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |