AI Creative Future Awards 2026 Opens Submissions for First Open Call
AICA 2026 marks the first open call for submissions, expanding beyond researcher-discovered cases to invite global participation in defining AI-era creativity.
Key Facts
- The AI Creative Future Awards (AICA) 2026 began accepting entries on June 17, 2026, through self-nomination or recommendation.
- The award is run by the General Incorporated Association AICA and places researcher-discovered cases and open-call submissions on equal footing.
- The judging process involves a panel of diverse experts discussing each work from multiple angles, and the process itself is treated as intellectual property.
- Discussion members include Kanta Shimizu (chair), Hisao Ogata, Naoki Tokui, Asako Tomura, Yoichiro Miyake, and AKI INOMATA.
- Submissions are open to any creative project using AI, including advertising, art, music, video, games, products, and research projects.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, GameBusiness.jp.
The General Incorporated Association AICA has launched the AI Creative Future Awards (AICA) 2026, accepting self-nominations and recommendations from June 17. The award explores creativity in the AI era through a discussion-type judging process involving experts from advertising, art, music, video, games, and research. Submissions are open to any creative project utilizing AI.
The AI Creative Future Awards (AICA) 2026 began accepting entries on June 17, 2026, through self-nomination or recommendation. The award, run by the General Incorporated Association AICA, is not a typical competition: it places researcher-discovered cases and open-call submissions on equal footing, then has a panel of diverse experts discuss each work from multiple angles. The judging process itself is treated as intellectual property for understanding creativity in the AI era. Discussion members include Kanta Shimizu (chair), Hisao Ogata, Naoki Tokui, Asako Tomura, Yoichiro Miyake, and AKI INOMATA. Submissions are open to any creative project using AI, including advertising, art, music, video, games, products, and research projects.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- ASCII.jp 「AI Creative Future Awards（AICA）2026」始動
- GameBusiness.jp AI作品の可能性を探るアワード「AICA 2026」が始動——初の公募エントリー受付を開始