Make a short AI film, an ad, a product concept, a music video, or a wildcard story with Qolaba, share it publicly, and compete with creators from around the world. Two free video series generations land in your account the moment you sign up. All we ask for is the idea.
Submission StartsSeptember 1
Submissions CloseSeptember 21
Results AnnouncedOctober 18
THE CHALLENGE
We Won't Tell You What To Create
“Don't tell people what to create. Give them the tools and let them surprise you.”
This is the Qolaba AI Film Challenge, an open AI creativity contest where the brief stays out of your way. Most AI film contests hand you a fixed subject and a fixed format. This one hands you a full AI creative studio and steps back. Use Qolaba to make an original short AI film, an ad, a music video, a product concept, a fashion story, a fictional world, an animation, or an idea that fits nothing on the list. Post it on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, or Facebook, tag @qolaba, drop the link in the entry form, and you are in the running. Beginners, students, designers, marketers, working filmmakers, everyone is welcome. No AI experience needed, just something worth watching.
Open to everyone
Two free generations
Community voting
Real prizes
CATEGORIES
Four ways to enter
Four main tracks in the challenge: Film, Advertising, Unreal and What If, and A Day With. Pick one, or send up to two entries into two different tracks. Unreal and What If is the wildcard lane for anything that refuses to sit in a box.
Film
Make an AI short film, a trailer, a music video, a horror short, or something experimental you never had the budget for.
Advertising
Cut an AI commercial, a product film, a fashion piece, or a whole campaign, real brand or one you made up.
Unreal & What If
Wildcard
Bring an impossible world to life. Floating oceans, upside down forests, cities built on the backs of turtles.
A Day With…
Spend one full, ordinary yet magical day inside the story of a beloved anime or movie character.
You make it, you post it, you send us the link. Judges score it, the community votes on it, and the strongest work rises to the top. Each step below takes a couple of minutes.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps from idea to entry
THE ROADMAP
AI Video Contest Timeline
Key dates for submissions, upvoting, judging, and results.
01
Challenge Teaser
August 27
Discover the challenge and get inspired.
02
Submissions Open
Sep 1 – Sep 21
Create and submit your entry.
03
Upvoting Period
Sep 22 – Oct 4
Vote for your favourite entries.
04
Judging Period
Oct 5 – Oct 17
The jury reviews and scores entries.
05
Results Announced
October 18
Winners and results are revealed.
01
Challenge Teaser
August 27
Discover the challenge and get inspired.
02
Submissions Open
Sep 1 – Sep 21
Create and submit your entry.
03
Upvoting Period
Sep 22 – Oct 4
Vote for your favourite entries.
04
Judging Period
Oct 5 – Oct 17
The jury reviews and scores entries.
05
Results Announced
October 18
Winners and results are revealed.
Rules snapshot
The short version
Two free Qolaba video series generations the moment you sign up.
Post your creation publicly on at least one supported platform: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, or Facebook.
Tag @qolaba, add #CreatedWithQolaba, and include the official Qolaba link in your post.
Submit the link through the official entry form before the September 21 deadline. Up to 2 entries per creator, across different tracks.
Post a second creation in any track to unlock a third free Qolaba generation.
Real cash prizes, months of Qolaba credit, and a global creator spotlight. Awards across a Grand Prize, a Second Place, four Category Awards, and five Special Awards.
GRAND PRIZE
The Qolaba AI Film Challenge Winner
Social feature
Creator spotlight
Certificate
Potential Qolaba collaboration
SECOND PLACE
Runner up
3 Months Qolaba + $500 Cash
+ Social feature and creator spotlight
CATEGORY AWARDS
One winner per category · 4 winners
3 Months Qolaba each
Film
Advertising
Unreal & What If
A Day With…
SPECIAL AWARDS
Jury & community picks · 5 winners
3 Months Qolaba each
Most Creative
Most Mind Blowing
Audience Choice
Best New Creator
Best Use of Qolaba
Free generations
How the free generations work
Two free Qolaba video series generations the moment you sign up. Post a second time and a third generation lands automatically.
FREE
Two free on sign up
Two full Qolaba video series generations arrive in your account the second you join. No card asked for, no trial gotchas.
ENTRY
One public post to enter
Publish your first creation on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, or Facebook, tag @qolaba and #CreatedWithQolaba, and paste the link into the entry form.
UNLOCKED
A second post unlocks a third
Publish a second creation in any track and a third free Qolaba video series generation drops into your account automatically. More shots at the prize, more chances to be seen.
FAQ
Questions, answered
The questions we get most from creators before they enter. If yours is not on the list, ping us on Discord or Instagram and we will add it.
Ready to make something worth watching?
Sign up in under a minute, take your two free Qolaba video series generations, and put your work in front of judges, brands, and a global creator community. The idea is yours. The studio is on us.
