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​🎬 About the GenJam Director's Cup
The GenJam Director's Cup is a 16-country, single-elimination AI filmmaking tournament — the first of its kind. Teams go head-to-head in GenJam's signature 4-hour creative sprint, using OpenArt.ai to write, generate, and edit a short film from scratch under a shared prompt and strict time limit. One team advances, one goes home. 🌍 16 nations entered. ⚔️ Now down to the Final 8. 🏆 1 champion.

​⚡ This Match
The Quarterfinals are here — win or go home. Join AI Storytellers from Nigeria and Poland as boundless energy meets old-world craft. 🇳🇬 Nigeria — home to Nollywood, one of the most prolific film industries on Earth, where storytellers turn raw energy and ingenuity into drama that moves a continent. 🇵🇱 Poland — the country of Kieślowski and Wajda, of Paweł Pawlikowski's luminous Ida and Cold War. A cinema of moral weight, poetry, and unforgettable images. Both fought through the Round of 16 to get here. Now only one moves on.

​🎯 The Theme
Every match shares one core prompt: tell a story about your country. Teams have 4 hours to capture something true about where they're from. The sub-theme drops live at kickoff — no pre-written scripts.

​🛠️ How It Works

• ​🎨 Tool: OpenArt.ai

• ​💳 Credits: 10,000 to start — We provide a limited credit pool, and additional credits may be distributed by the coordinator as needed.

• ​👥 Teams: Get matched into a group, or apply with your own

• ​📢 Posting: Share your final submission on IG, X, or LinkedIn. Make sure to include #DirectorsCup and tag @OpenArt_AI and @machinecinema in your post.

​🎥 Watch Examples
See the replays from the past GenJams

​https://hub.machinecinema.ai/directors-cup/replay

​Format: 4-hour live sprint, judged head-to-head Stakes: Winner advances to the Semifinals — the Final 4

​🏆 The Final 8 — Quarterfinalists 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 🇮🇳 India 🇳🇬 Nigeria · 🇵🇱 Poland · 🇺🇸 United States · 🇨🇴 Colombia

​#GenJam #DirectorsCup #AIFilmmaking

​🎨 About OpenArt OpenArt is an all-in-one AI creative platform for generating images, video, and design — built for creators who want professional-grade output without a professional-grade learning curve. It's the primary tool powering every match of the GenJam Director's Cup, giving teams everything they need to write, generate, and edit their films in a single 4-hour sprint.

​GenJam™️ is a trademark of Machine Cinema. Interested in hosting an official GenJam or exploring partnership opportunities? Contact affan@fantastic.day to learn more.