British AI Filmmakers Win Four Awards as Chicken Takes Double Victory at International Festival

British filmmakers have collected four awards at the World AI Cinema Festival's October 2026 edition, with Chicken securing two prizes alongside victories for an animated film and a horror production.

The international competition announced its latest winners on Friday 30 October, recognising filmmakers using artificial intelligence across short films, animation, documentaries, genre storytelling and experimental productions.

Three projects listed as representing the United Kingdom were among the winners, with Liam & Grant, George Felner and Ruth Penhalwick receiving recognition in their respective categories.

Chicken Takes Two Major AI Film Awards

Chicken, credited to filmmaking duo Liam & Grant, was named Best AI Short Film and Best AI Philosophical Film, giving the British production two separate honours.

Its success is notable because the awards recognise different areas of filmmaking, with one acknowledging its work as a short production and the other placing it within a category dedicated to philosophical storytelling.

The festival's official winners announcement confirms both victories but does not provide a detailed public synopsis or a breakdown of the AI tools used to create the film.

That means the specific themes and production techniques behind Chicken have yet to be established from the published award results, although its double recognition makes it one of the standout British entries.

British Animation and Horror Also Recognised

George Felner received Best AI Animation Film for One Day on Earth, adding another British production to the festival's list of successful entries.

Ruth Penhalwick won Best AI Horror for Under the Bowling Lanes, with the film recognised in a genre category devoted to horror productions created using artificial intelligence.

The two awards place British filmmakers among the international winners across both animation and genre storytelling, demonstrating the different types of projects appearing in AI filmmaking competitions.

While the winning titles and their creators have been confirmed, the festival's results page does not provide enough detail to establish the films' plots, budgets or specific production workflows.

International Films Recognised Across Multiple Categories

The competition also awarded Best AI Feature Film to American filmmaker Joseph James Gelet for Ghosted: Brokers Gone Wild, while Yenlik Shynbatyrova received Best AI Documentary Short for TURAR.

In the television and online storytelling categories, Horrorville, created by Craig J Williams, won Best AI Web/TV Series, while Kavya Dandekar's Loan Period: Monsoon received Best AI Web/TV Pilot.

Other winners included German comedy Update, French drama The Monster and Chilean science-fiction production VORTEX.

The Best Human + AI Collaboration award went to Trees Trees, by Sharay Reed, which also received Best AI Experimental Film.

The full results provide a picture of how the international competition is recognising different approaches to AI-assisted and AI-generated filmmaking, although winning an award does not necessarily mean a film has secured a commercial release.

The festival has published the full October results online, including additional awards for directing, cinematography, visual effects and character design.

Full winners list: World AI Cinema Festival October 2026 results.