AI, Innovation & WTF Shorts Competion - Beirut Shorts 2026

Session: WTF Shorts Competition: About: For films that make you say…well, WTF? This category celebrates the bizarre, the bold, and the beautifully unexplainable. Whether it’s a strange story, an odd title, or just something that defies logic, these are the shorts that stick in your head long after the credits roll. Session: AI & Innovation Shorts Competition: About: Where creativity meets artificial intelligence. From mind-bending concepts to bold new ways of storytelling, this category celebrates films that push the boundaries of what’s possible and challenge the way we imagine the future of cinema. Human imagination, machine intelligence, and everything in between. Session Timeline: - Distribution of Audience Choice Award voting cards at the entrance. - Festival introduction by the session moderator. - Film screenings — total duration: 134 minutes. - Q&A with participating filmmakers in attendance. - Audience Choice Award voting. Content Advisory: Some films contain disturbing scenes and mature themes. This session is restricted to audiences above 21.