Quote:The total prize pool is $42,000 USD! It is split 60/40 - $25,000 for human-made animations, $17,000 for AI animations. Both sums are divided amongst the categories below. Each category will have both a human animation winner, and an AI animation winner.

Rules
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Animations must be at least 30 seconds, and no more than 60 seconds.
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All submissions must follow the animation guidelines below.
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Your submission must be related to the two location nicknames you chose and should aim to entertain.
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Submissions must be animations only. No filmed content allowed in the final animation, with the exception of stop-motion and claymation.
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AI submissions are not allowed in the human contest. Human-created submissions are welcome in either contest - beat the AI if you can!
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You may not submit the SAME human-created animation into both contests.
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Proof of Work is required to verify all submissions into the human contest.
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You are allowed to collaborate with other people to create your animations. Keep in mind that prizes are awarded per animation, not per person.
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You are free to choose any style of animation (2D, 3D, anime, vector, rotoscope, pixel-art, etc).
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No copyrighted material of any kind is allowed. We cannot afford a Disney lawsuit.
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A bit of foul language is okay, we’re pretty down with edginess.
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No racism, sexism, or any of the other isms. Basically avoid being that one uncle at Thanksgiving dinner.
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No nudity, we don’t have a dedicated Japanese hentai studio to do pixelation for us.
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You can make multiple submissions, but only one submission per nickname combo per contest.
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We reserve the right to disqualify any entry at any time, for any reason.
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Submission deadline is March 26th, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.
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You own your video, but by participating, you grant us all non-exclusive royalty-free rights to the video to use in any way what we see fit. We will always do our best to credit you.