Future in Motion: Online AI Video Hackathon
Future in Motion: Online AI Video Hackathon
Aug 17–30, 2026 | Online
This summer, for 14 days, creators from around the world will collide at the frontier of AI-generated video, with the full power of Alibaba's newest video models in their hands, including the breathtaking WAN 3.0.
Across formats as visual storytelling, special effects, and UGC, whether you're a storyteller, a professional filmmaker chasing impossible shots, or a first-time dreamer with one brilliant idea, it's not about what's possible; it's about what you can imagine.
And win your share of $10,300 while you're at it 😉
Register here: https://motionmux.com/contest
🎞️ Prize & Perks:
Total Prize Value: $10,300
🥇* 1, 🥈* 2, 🥉* 3 per track
🏆 Popularity prize*3 (across challenges)
🏆 Special Nomination*3 (across challenges)
Full access to ALL Alibaba AI models (including WAN 3.0!)
AI-generation credits on MotionMux (Equivalent to $50 USD)
24/7 Alibaba Cloud tech support
🎞️ 3 Tracks, 3 Kinds of Challenges
📷 Track A: Narrative Short (15 seconds - 3 minutes)
Character, dramatic conflict and story structure — the classic stage for the storyteller's craft. Any genre flies: drama, sci-fi, mystery, romance, animation, even a bold blend you invent yourself. 👀
We're looking for worlds you can get lost in, characters who stay with us after the credits, and arcs that land emotionally within a compact runtime.
We are just stories in the end… just make it a good one.— Doctor Who
💥 Track B: Concept & VFX (15 seconds - 3 minutes)
Pure visual creation that isn't driven by plot. Experimental film, music visuals (MV), visual art and creative expression that push Wan3.0's technical limits.
Think surreal landscapes, reality-bending transitions, impossible cinematography and effects that make people ask "how is this even possible?" There's no script requirement here — this is your laboratory for the visually radical. Go crazy. Go nuts. And most importantly, go have fun.
Do or do not. There is no try. — Yoda
🖌️ Track C: UGC Open Creation (15 seconds - 3 minutes)
UGC = User Generated Content
No pro workflow needed: spark a concept, prompt your idea into being, and share it with #LetsWanIt #AlibabaCloud #MotionMux #Wan #AIVideo to join the buzz.
This is the track where first-timers and everyday creators discover how fast an idea can become a film, or how your video editing workflow could be 100 times more satisfying.
Show, don't tell.
🎞️ Judging Criteria: 4 pillars
Every entry is scored across four equal pillars. Winners announced Sep 5, 2026.
1️⃣ Theme Relevance: How well your piece fits its chosen track, and the depth of the idea behind it. A clear concept, purposefully executed.
2️⃣ Artistic Expression: Storytelling, cinematography, audiovisual aesthetics and emotional impact. Does it look intentional, and does it make people feel anything?
3️⃣ Technical Innovation: Depth of creative exploration, frontier visual-generation attempts, and how daringly (and cleanly) you wield Wan3.0's capabilities.
4️⃣ Completeness: A finished, polished, self-contained piece. Strong from first frame to last, with execution that matches its ambition.
🎞️ Who joins the hackathon
Content Creators
Turn your audience into witnesses of tomorrow. Bring your voice and your niche, and let AI blow the roof off what you can produce. Post content that looks like it arrived from a future of endless possibilities — and watch your feed become the trend.
Filmmakers
This is your sandbox for the next decade of storytelling. Skip the gear, the budget and the wait — and keep the vision. Prototype a whole sci-fi world in days, design shots that would cost a fortune to shoot, and push narrative, VFX and emotion further than a set ever allowed. The director's chair is yours; the studio is infinite.
AI Enthusiasts
It's a playground and proving ground. Stress-test the newest frontier models, find what even WAN 3.0 can't do yet (and what it suddenly can), and build the techniques everyone else will copy next. Be the one who writes the "how" the rest of the world is about to ask!
🎞️ Behind the Online AI Video Hack
Alibaba AI Models — The complete suite of Alibaba's state-of-the-art video-generation models, headlined by WAN 3.0, the model rewriting what AI film can be. Text to motion, image to world, cinematic camera control, and effects that bend reality. All included, all yours, all sprint long.
MotionMux — The AI video-generation platform built to be your video launchpad. Be it the first trial of your visual creation, or your up-level tooling. Iterate, refine, and ship your vision fast, with $50 in AI-generation credits to power your work and a 24/7 Alibaba Cloud support team standing by.