Audience Award
Most upvoted by the community
Grand Prize
One winner
Second Place
One winner
The Qolaba AI Film Challenge
Create an AI video with Qolaba. From films and ads to product concepts and original stories. Post your creation on social media to enter and compete with creators worldwide.
Submission StartsSeptember 1
Submissions CloseSeptember 21
Results AnnouncedOctober 18
Prize pool
What you win
Two grand prizes. One picked by the jury, one picked by everyone else. Plus special awards. Total prize pool of $3,000.
Jury Award
Scored against the criteria by our panel
Grand Prize
One winner
Second Place
One winner
Special Awards
Jury and community picks · 5 winners
One winner per category
Most CreativeMost Mind BlowingAudience ChoiceBest New CreatorBest Use of Qolaba
Also included
Social featureCreator spotlightCertificatePotential Qolaba collaboration
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.
MADE WITH QOLABA
Straight From The Studio
What's possible when you hand Qolaba the idea.
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
POST IT
#CreatedWithQolaba
It exists now. Show people.
Supported platforms: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.
@lenaleonardo 3,482 126
lenaleonardo turned "what if the moon had oceans" into 30 seconds of pure AI chaos
2 hours ago
@marcusreyes 11.2K 408
marcusreyes no camera, no crew, no budget. just me and a prompt at 2am
@quietfilms.co 7,905 233
quietfilms.co made an entire sci-fi trailer before my coffee went cold
THE ROADMAP
AI Video Contest Timeline
Key dates for submissions, upvoting, judging, and results.
Challenge Teaser
August 27
Discover the challenge and get inspired.
Submissions Open
Sep 1 – Sep 21
Create and submit your entry.
Upvoting Period
Sep 22 – Oct 4, 11:59 PM UTC
Vote for your favourite entries.
Judging Period
Oct 5 – Oct 17
The jury reviews and scores entries.
Results Announced
October 18
Winners and results are revealed.
Challenge Teaser
August 27
Discover the challenge and get inspired.
Submissions Open
Sep 1 – Sep 21
Create and submit your entry.
Upvoting Period
Sep 22 – Oct 4, 11:59 PM UTC
Vote for your favourite entries.
Judging Period
Oct 5 – Oct 17
The jury reviews and scores entries.
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.
Read the full guidelines
Eligibility, category briefs, submission format, content rules, judging criteria, and the full official terms all live on the guidelines page. Worth a read before you submit.
Read full guidelinesFree 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.
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.
FREEOne 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.
ENTRYA 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.
UNLOCKEDFAQ
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.
Entries are individual. That said, we encourage participants to invite others to join the challenge and create alongside them.
No. Your two entries can be in different tracks. They don't need to match.
Yes. Any creation you made using the Video Series feature, even before September 1, is eligible for submission.
Only the Video Series feature qualifies. Entries made using other Qolaba tools on their own, like standalone video generation or image generation, are not eligible.
No. Your creation needs to be made strictly inside Qolaba. Entries not created on Qolaba will not be validated.
No. You don't need a paid subscription to participate. You get 2 free video series generations to create and submit your entry.
A video series generation is the final assembled video, after all individual clips have been generated and combined into one complete piece. The finished, combined video is what's eligible for submission, not the individual clips.
Minimum 10 seconds, maximum 100 seconds.
No. Posting the same creation across different social media platforms helps you reach more people and get more upvotes, but it still counts as one entry. You'll link each platform post to the same video series in the submission form.
Yes. You're encouraged to share your creation across social media to boost reach and rank higher on the leaderboard.
Your post needs to stay public for the full duration of the challenge to remain eligible for rewards.
Voting closes at 11:59 PM UTC on October 4, 2026. Votes cast or removed after that moment are not counted.
If two entries end up with the same number of upvotes, the prize amount will be split equally between the tied entries.
A valid post is a publicly visible post on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, or Facebook that contains your Qolaba generated creation, tags @qolaba, uses #CreatedWithQolaba, and includes the official Qolaba challenge link. Posting on more than one platform is welcome but not required. Keep the post public until winners are announced.
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.