The “AI Poster” section is one of the emerging segments of the festival, designed to examine artists’ creativity in using artificial intelligence tools, visual narrative, and compositing skills.
To prevent disorder and differing interpretations, all participants are required to submit their works strictly according to the following framework.
Failure to comply with any clause will result in the work being disqualified from judging.
1. Technical Specifications of the Final Work (Mandatory)
The final work must have the following specifications:
1.1. File Format: JPG or PNG
1.2. Resolution: 300 dpi
1.3. Minimum Side: 2000 pixels (length or width)
1.4. Aspect Ratio: Free; vertical or horizontal.
1.5. Poster must be a Single Image;
Combining multiple images, multiple pages, or multi-frame layouts is not acceptable.
1.6. Watermarks, logos, signatures, or text on the image must not be present.
1.7. The image must not include UI frames or remnants of software interface elements (such as icons, step counts, seed, etc.).
2. Permitted and Non-Permitted Image Structure
2.1. The image must be entirely generated and managed by the artist using AI tools.
2.2. Applying post-processing is permitted only to the following extent:
- Color and light correction
- Contrast adjustment
- Fixing minor AI errors
- Applying color grading
2.3. The following are prohibited:
- Montaging several separately generated images to create one poster (only one single image is allowed)
- Adding elements using ready-made stock photos
- Using images of real people or other artists’ works
- Heavy retouching that distorts the AI nature of the work
- Extensive manual painting that alters 50% of the work
- Using copyrighted images without permission
3. Mandatory Information for Judging (Works will not be judged without these)
The participant is required to submit the following 5 sections along with the final image.
These five sections are the main basis for judging.
3.1. Full Prompt
The prompt must be exactly what was used to create the image.
Acceptable:
- Full text, unabridged
- Includes all modifiers, styles, lens, lighting, textures, model, etc.
- If multiple prompt versions were used, submit both the final version and the initial version(s)
Unacceptable:
- Partial/truncated prompts
- Fictional rewriting of the prompt
- Omitting key details
- A prompt that does not lead to the generation of the final image
3.2. Three Stages of the Production Process (Mandatory and Very Important)
The participant must submit three images in a folder or ZIP file:
1. Initial Image: The first significant output after running the prompt.
2. Intermediate Image: A stage showing the work has gone through a real process, not just a random shot.
3. Final Image: The output the artist has selected for the competition.
These three stages show the judges that the work is the result of a creative process, not a simple, superficial output.
3.3. A 3–5 Line Explanation of the Creation Process
This text must be clear, concise, and precise.
Essential details:
- The core idea
- The goal and feeling of the image
- The choice of tool/model and the reason for it
- The changes applied to the output
Not permitted:
- Unrelated poetic explanations
- Clichéd sentences like “inspired by the art of resistance” without technical explanation
- Writing extensive stories or political statements
3.4. Metadata Screenshot (if available)
If the generation tool stores metadata (e.g., seed, steps, sampler, etc.), submitting a screenshot is required.
If the tool does not store metadata, the participant must state in a Word file: “Metadata not available in this model/software.”
4. Judging Criteria for the AI Poster Section
Judging in this section will be based solely on the following indicators:
4.1. Originality and creativity of the idea
4.2. Mastery of AI tools and control over the output
4.3. Visual harmony, composition, and technical quality
4.4. Relevance to the competition theme
4.5. Ability for storytelling and conveying a concept
4.6. Transparency of the production dossier (prompt, stages, explanations)
Works that are merely “beautiful but superficial” or submitted without a clear production process will not receive full marks.
5. Grounds for Immediate Disqualification
- Failure to submit the full prompt
- Failure to submit the three production stages
- Use of stock images
- Use of montage or multiple images
- Submitting a file with a watermark or signature
- Offensive content or violation of laws
- Violation of intellectual property
- Failure to submit an explanation of the production process
- Submitting an image containing UI or software frames
- Submitting a work completely unrelated to the competition theme
6. Summary
This section is designed to showcase the artist’s power of narrative and creativity in the age of AI tools.
To maintain fairness, quality, and the professionalism of the event, full compliance with all the above is mandatory, and judging will be based solely on them.
