contest · online
PixLight 2026 (PixVerse AI Film Contest)
When it actually closes
Safe cutoff
guidelines page
- Stated
- “October 31, 2026 at 23:59 UTC”
- Printed zone
- UTC
- IANA zone
- UTC
- UTC
- 2026-10-31T23:59:00Z
- Your time
- Sat Oct 31, 11:59 PM UTC (loading your time zone…)
Prizes
$300,000 cash · 33 slots
$300,000 USD pre-tax across 33 cash awards. Pilot Track: Grand Prize $100,000 (x1), Gold $50,000 (x1), Silver $20,000 (x1), Pilot Spotlight $5,000 (x20). Script Track: Script Spotlight $3,000 (x10) only. The Grand, Gold and Silver awards are all within the Pilot Track, so a Script Track entry can win at most $3,000. Awards do not stack: each creator or team can receive only one award, the highest tier it qualifies for. There are no separate sponsor prizes.
Grand Prize (Pilot Track)
cash
$100,000
Gold (Pilot Track)
cash
$50,000
Silver (Pilot Track)
cash
$20,000
Pilot Spotlight
cash · ×20
$5,000
Script Spotlight (Script Track)
cash · ×10
$3,000
Script Track entries can win at most this tier; awards do not stack across tiers
Eligibility
Individuals: eligible
"Open worldwide to participants aged 18 or older... Individuals and teams may enter." (PixLight 2026 Guide, Rules & Eligibility)
Checked for one adult entering alone from Nevada, USA. Rules can differ by country, so read the rule quoted here for where you live.
Entry cost
Free to enter
Payout
unknown
Cash, generally in USD, processed within 60 days after results are announced (late Nov 2026, so roughly by late Jan 2027). Payment depends on the winner completing identity, eligibility, compliance, tax and payment verification (KYC) and signing a PixLight Award Agreement.
Rights — what you give up
entrant-keeps
Creators keep ownership of their characters, worlds, stories and screenplays. By entering, you give PixVerse a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license for the contest period plus 5 years.
Gotchas
- The Grand, Gold and Silver prizes ($100k/$50k/$20k) are Pilot Track only. The cheaper Script Track route can win at most $3,000 (10 slots).
- Pilot Track requires PixVerse Canvas as the primary creative platform. Canvas generation uses credits, and the free 6,000-credit Starter Packs (last batch released Sep 18, first-come) are probably gone.
- The 'Credits Back up to 100,000' goes only to PAID members, in non-cash bonus credits. Starter Pack, gifted and bonus credits do not count.
- Your Canvas workflow becomes publicly viewable and cloneable, and 10% of the Pilot score is community engagement, which favors creators who already have an audience.