Million dollars for an AI film: application deadline November 20

The 1 Billion Followers Summit (Dubai, January 8–10, 2027), in partnership with TikTok and Seedance (BytePlus/ByteDance), has established the AI Film Award 2027 with a grand prize of $1,000,000 for an original 5–7 minute film where at least 70% of the material is generated in Seedance. Applications are free and accepted until November 20, 2026.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-11-12Updated 2026-11-12

2026-11-12 Multimodal

🎨 Million dollars for an AI film: deadline November 20

The 1 Billion Followers Summit (Dubai, January 8–10, 2027), in partnership with TikTok and Seedance (BytePlus/ByteDance), has established the AI Film Award 2027: $1,000,000 for a 5–7 minute film where at least 70% is generated in Seedance. Applications are free: 16:9, 1080p, MOV/MP4, English subtitles.

🌍 $1 million is the largest prize for an AI film: generative video is cementing its place as a cinematic tool, and ByteDance is promoting Seedance as the default AI production model through contests.

👤 You can apply for free: a script, editing, and the skill to work with Seedance are required (also available via Segmind). Criteria are open—story is more important than the “wow effect.” There are no open sources regarding terms of rights transfer and verification of the 70%: read the rules before applying.

Source 1: https://www.1billionsummit.com/ai-film-award Source 2: https://aifilmcontests.com/topics/1-billion-followers-summit-ai-film-award-2027

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