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September 17–19, 2026 · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona. Programming and times are subject to change.

The Venue

Pollack Tempe Cinemas

1825 East Elliot Road, Tempe, AZ 85284

Southeast corner of Elliot Road & McClintock Drive in South Tempe, a short drive from Loop 101. Free parking on site.

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Thursday · Sept 17Friday · Sept 18Saturday · Sept 19
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Doors 4:00 p.m.

Thursday · September 17

Two auditoriums screen in parallel all evening. Move freely between them.

✦ Afterparty from 10:00 p.m. Venue announced at the event.

Doors 1:00 p.m.

Friday · September 18

Screenings on both screens, culture and director sessions, and the Red Carpet before the evening block.

✦ Afterparty from 10:00 p.m. Venue announced at the event.

Doors 10:00 a.m.

Saturday · September 19

A single track of talks and panels in Auditorium 1, closing with the awards ceremony.

  • 10:10 – 10:40 a.m.

    Democratization and Advocacy of Independence

    Shelton Beascochea, Nico, Eric Shedeler

    Auditorium 1
  • 10:50 – 11:20 a.m.

    Fitting the Tools for the Producer and the Actor

    Pati Lauren & Jimmy James

    Auditorium 1
  • 11:30 – 11:50 a.m.

    The Growth of Tech and Application

    Zoey Zhao & Alaina Phan, Dreamina

    Auditorium 1
  • 11:55 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.

    Lunch

    Great local eats nearby

  • 1:00 – 1:15 p.m.

    The Director's Experience

    Jonathan Perry

    Auditorium 1
  • 1:20 – 2:10 p.m.

    Higher Education and the Student Perspective

    Pavan Turaga (ASU) with students Kolten Hesser, Vanshika Srivastava, Dhruv Patel, Sparrow Dineen, Vincenzo Caggiula & Jialong Xu

    Auditorium 1
  • 2:15 – 2:50 p.m.

    Entertainment and AI Roundtable

    Matthew Earl Jones, Mark Ollila & Gabriel Bey

    Auditorium 1
  • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    Awards Ceremony & Close

    Auditorium 1

Saturday · 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

The Awards

Eight judges evaluate the Year III official slate. Seven awards are presented at the closing ceremony.

  • Best AI Long Film
  • Best AI Short Film
  • Best AI Documentary
  • Best AI Music Video
  • Best AI Experimental
  • The Bailey Award
  • Judges Award
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This year's official slate

Every film, grouped by auditorium and showtime in the exact order it screens at Pollack Tempe Cinemas. Search a title or artist, or load more to browse the full wall.

Thursday, Sept 17

Auditorium 14:00 – 5:15 p.m.in play order · ~ approx. showtimes · running ~9 min behind, times updated
Hashtag Notorious
1~4:09

Hashtag Notorious

Michael Cline

~ 4:09 p.m.

Reverb poster2~4:12

Reverb

Robert Rosenbaum

~ 4:12 p.m.

The City Speaks poster3~4:14

The City Speaks

Hema Seth, Alok Seth

~ 4:14 p.m.

For the Love of Reggae
4~4:16

For the Love of Reggae

~ 4:16 p.m.

Midnight in Jerusalem
5~4:21

Midnight in Jerusalem

Rachel Zaitsev

~ 4:21 p.m.

The City Between Them poster6~4:24

The City Between Them

Talya Lotan

~ 4:24 p.m.

Jabberwocky poster7~4:28

Jabberwocky

Luc Leclerc

~ 4:28 p.m.

Don't Forget About Me poster8~4:30

Don't Forget About Me

Brando Corcino

~ 4:30 p.m.

The First Day poster9~4:45

The First Day

Anton Dubrovin

~ 4:45 p.m.

Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign poster10~4:50

Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign

Jeff Zavala

~ 4:50 p.m.

The Patient poster11~4:55

The Patient

Luc Leclerc

~ 4:55 p.m.

Calling 2 poster12~5:20

Calling 2

~ 5:20 p.m.

Auditorium 24:30 – 5:45 p.m.in play order · ~ approx. showtimes · running ~3 min behind, times updated
VASA Sank to Endure poster1~4:33

VASA Sank to Endure

Chaouki Lajnef

~ 4:33 p.m.

The Glow on the Ridge poster2~4:40

The Glow on the Ridge

Cale Frombach

~ 4:40 p.m.

Belle Epoque poster3~4:44

Belle Epoque

Piergiorgio Montrucchio

~ 4:44 p.m.

Power Off poster4~4:47

Power Off

Raül Torres Cobos

~ 4:47 p.m.

Shadow of the Wasteland poster5~4:49

Shadow of the Wasteland

Márk Pelikán

~ 4:49 p.m.

The Shape of Sound poster6~4:53

The Shape of Sound

Sarit Ranjan Roy

~ 4:53 p.m.

Showing 18 of 127 films

Full text listing: all 127 films with artists and showtimes

Every film in the Year III slate, grouped by day, auditorium and block, in screening order. Start times are approximate: they are derived from each film’s runtime plus changeovers within its block.

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 1 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Hashtag Notorious by Michael Cline, approximately (2:29)
  2. Reverb by Robert Rosenbaum, approximately (2:00)
  3. The City Speaks by Hema Seth, Alok Seth, approximately (1:57)
  4. For the Love of Reggae, approximately (5:22)
  5. Midnight in Jerusalem by Rachel Zaitsev, approximately (2:41)
  6. The City Between Them by Talya Lotan, approximately (3:40)
  7. Jabberwocky by Luc Leclerc, approximately (2:38)
  8. Don't Forget About Me by Brando Corcino, approximately (15:00)
  9. The First Day by Anton Dubrovin, approximately (4:57)
  10. Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign by Jeff Zavala, approximately (4:52)
  11. The Patient by Luc Leclerc, approximately (25:10)
  12. Calling 2, approximately (5:00)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 2 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. VASA Sank to Endure by Chaouki Lajnef, approximately (6:40)
  2. The Glow on the Ridge by Cale Frombach, approximately (3:52)
  3. Belle Epoque by Piergiorgio Montrucchio, approximately (2:55)
  4. Power Off by Raül Torres Cobos, approximately (2:00)
  5. Shadow of the Wasteland by Márk Pelikán, approximately (3:40)
  6. The Shape of Sound by Sarit Ranjan Roy, approximately (5:04)
  7. Nothing Happened by Oranguerillatan Ai, approximately (3:51)
  8. KHARMA by Luigi Raso, approximately (14:18)
  9. Plastic Erosion by Yifei Li, Zheng Bao, approximately (1:06)
  10. Down In Mexico by Isi Sarfati, approximately (3:14)
  11. Closed Waters by Sharon Ritossa, approximately (8:34)
  12. Nevada 1969 by Andre Batista, approximately (5:00)
  13. Between Two Breaths by Manuel Vittorio Ottoboni, approximately (4:12)
  14. An Unsent Letter of Apology by Simon David Wilkinson, approximately (6:51)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 1 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. My Name is Xia by Daqian Wu, approximately (2:19)
  2. EXISTENCE by Raphael Perrollier, approximately (2:20)
  3. Love at first AI redux by Publio César De La Vega García, approximately (5:00)
  4. Mind It by Shafayet Mansoor, approximately (2:51)
  5. Grandma's Assets by Alex Artukovich, approximately (7:11)
  6. Altered State by Melody Bossan, Dina Lockamy, approximately (21:07)
  7. Otherwise by Çağatay Dörtyıldız, approximately (4:59)
  8. Elsewhere by Roxanne Ducharme, approximately (2:10)
  9. Sliver of Light by Calvin Herbst, approximately (2:05)
  10. D'ombre et de lumière by Fabien Loïacono, approximately (8:13)
  11. The Last Version by David M. Teos, approximately (10:00)
  12. The Interview by Mark Wachholz, approximately (4:37)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 2 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Christina the Astonishing by Alex Lang, approximately (5:57)
  2. The Candy Heist by Falling Knife Films, approximately (3:23)
  3. An Impossible Life: The Unseen Journey of a Sea Turtle by Chris M Scott, approximately (2:28)
  4. The Shoe by Eyal Padan, approximately (2:02)
  5. Worthy of Heroes, approximately (2:39)
  6. Legend by Ryan Patterson, approximately (19:00)
  7. Racetrack by Xin Cangyuan, Xin Hongyu, approximately (2:57)
  8. Baby Carriage by Aisha Selime Kundakçı, approximately (3:02)
  9. Phoebe and Her 404 Fears by Siyi Chen, Chujun Zhou, approximately (8:17)
  10. Fangs: The Veggie Vamp by Ivan Barretta, approximately (5:00)
  11. Broccoligeddon 2: Glazed & Confused by Rosa Aranzazu Lykiardopoulos, approximately (4:17)
  12. Farmageddon by Jan Willem Blom, approximately (2:30)
  13. The Egg Thief by Felipe Irigon Galvão, approximately (1:30)
  14. Further from the Ground by Jacky Wong, approximately (3:27)
  15. Generate by Denis Ivanov, approximately (4:05)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 1 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Tiny Little Life by Jasper Van Blerk, approximately (4:39)
  2. Inside the Quiet by Anton Livshits, approximately (2:28)
  3. PsychoPsypher by Eddie Jacobson, approximately (2:58)
  4. Grandmere by Martin Haerlin, approximately (7:04)
  5. PAPERNAUGHT by Glenn Robert Triggs, approximately (11:00)
  6. Changing (NOW) by Melita Radočaj, approximately (5:12)
  7. Under the Same Rain by Sarit Roy, approximately (1:40)
  8. Red Dot by Mark Krol, approximately (2:00)
  9. Money Magnet by Dmitry Shulgin, approximately (2:24)
  10. Organising Principles of Experience by Gabriela Tropia, approximately (13:00)
  11. The Return by John Semper, approximately (8:00)
  12. Orion by Steffin Flickinger, approximately (8:51)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 1 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Lucky Guess by Laura Michelle Powers, approximately (1:05)
  2. Be an Adult by Devang Nandkishor Shah, approximately (1:00)
  3. WCNSF by Antonio Cortés, approximately (7:50)
  4. The Missing Segment by Sam Lavy, approximately (3:00)
  5. Sultana: The Forgotten Toll by Dejan Marjanovic, approximately (5:15)
  6. Warped Memories by Pedro Bayeux, approximately (8:15)
  7. The Only Toy You'll Ever Need by Jeff Thomas Alu, approximately (1:07)
  8. Duck by Jose Alvarez, approximately (34:00)
  9. Dirty Soda by Emi Davidson, approximately (2:23)
  10. I Confessed Today, and the World Ended by Taejin Nam, approximately (5:15)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 2 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Don't Die by Lluis Mundet, approximately (4:21)
  2. Mistake by Do Young Jung, approximately (3:29)
  3. Lazarite by James Bromley, approximately (6:48)
  4. Enough by Tonya Vinogradova, Alena Zhalkevich, approximately (3:00)
  5. Suspenders by George Felner, approximately (1:00)
  6. Mollie's Amazing Vacation by Clement Vallos, approximately (1:44)
  7. The Call of Cthulhu by John Semper, approximately (2:08)
  8. Rogue by Robin Warren, approximately (5:00)
  9. Washing Dreams by Cédric Bensoussan, approximately (19:00)
  10. Nomorobot by Long He, approximately (4:21)
  11. Mr. Rossi by Laurent Cliquet, approximately (5:50)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 1 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Dreams of Moondust by Selime Kundakçı, approximately (3:20)
  2. Scars by Olga Moroz, approximately (3:01)
  3. Rabbit by Franck Yannick Gueye, approximately (1:06)
  4. LIBERTAÇÃO by Marcelo Presotto, approximately (3:30)
  5. The Retroverse: The Origin Story of Bruce Ryder, approximately (5:00)
  6. Ceremony by Mark Wachholz, approximately (10:18)
  7. The Ark by Anastasia Yangar, approximately (3:04)
  8. Unshelved by Bryan Ratliff, approximately (3:45)
  9. By Means Unknown by Luc Leclerc, approximately (15:00)
  10. Blurred Horizon – Echo Chamber by Eike Swoboda, approximately (18:53)
  11. Dominant by Nik Kleverov, approximately (3:08)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 2 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Where the River Remembers by Deanna L Leonard, approximately (3:25)
  2. The Father by Zhao Tian, approximately (4:35)
  3. Boss Level by Robin Warren, approximately (2:00)
  4. Blue Buddha by Syam Manohar, approximately (4:57)
  5. LUVINA by Shan Shang Li, approximately (6:42)
  6. Le Drip by Alex Naghavi, Ezra Li, approximately (4:39)
  7. Every Broken Piece by Tarek Fahmy, approximately (4:25)
  8. The Well by Daniel Titz, Dorian Lebherz, approximately (5:29)
  9. Burn the Nights by Çağrı Erdoğdu, approximately (3:30)
  10. The Brothel on Maple Street by Falling Knife Films, approximately (2:26)
  11. Homing by Henry Chao, approximately (10:48)
  12. Wuthering Heights by Antonia Kim, approximately (18:47)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 1 · · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

  1. Tsunami Surf by Hideharu Ueki, approximately (3:04)
  2. The Last Pip by Tunc Akyuz, approximately (4:39)
  3. Make a Wish by Hakan Kemixiz, approximately (4:55)
  4. Before Me by Andrew Boer, Jessica Boer, approximately (3:00)
  5. Stonewall, The Making of by Talya Lotan, approximately (10:00)
  6. The Bothy by Andrew Shaw, approximately (3:42)
  7. SPLAT by Andrew Shaw, approximately (3:02)
  8. Field Notes by Arielko, approximately (5:00)
  9. Our Everything by Vlad Khodakovsky, approximately (1:36)
  10. Hold Your Breath by Alexandre Tissier, approximately (10:31)
  11. Waking Up Dead by Niko Bagratuni, approximately (3:46)
  12. Memento Mori by Mike Bennion, approximately (3:07)
  13. Quirky Symphonies Vol 1: A Featherly Heist by Sebastiano Vitale, approximately (3:19)
  14. A Message for the Butterfly by Zuxin Hou, Mark Wachholz, approximately (8:08)
  15. Query, approximately (8:11)
  16. A Face Only a Mother Could Love by Robert Gaudette, approximately (7:50)
  17. Shining Yellow by Shana Nielsen, approximately (5:25)
  18. Railbound by Jonathan Perry, approximately (10:10)

Films are grouped by their screening block; running order within a block is subject to change. The current schedule is always at aifilm3.com.

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