Agnes Short Film Contest: The Signal
Agnes Short Film Contest: The Signal
Something unknown is out there. A transmission. A sign. A moment of contact that changes everything. Your job is to find it and tell the story of what happens next.
The Agnes Short Film Contest is a community filmmaking competition where you use Agnes Video 2.5 Flash to create an original short film from storyboard to final cut. This is not a prompt contest. You are the director.
The Theme: The Signal
"The Signal" is about the discovery of something unknown. It could be a mysterious transmission received in the middle of the night, an AI waking up and sending its first message, or two strangers pulled toward each other by something they cannot explain. A signal from space, from the past, or from somewhere that should not exist.
There is no single correct interpretation. What matters is that your story has a clear signal, something found, received, or revealed, and that your film explores what happens when it is discovered. Build your own storyboard and bring it to life.
What is Agnes Video 2.5 Flash?
Agnes Video 2.5 Flash is Agnes AI's video generation model. It supports text-to-video, keyframe control, and image reference generation, giving you real tools to shape your scenes. Each generation produces clips of 4 to 12 seconds. You stitch those together in editing to build your final film.
Model ID: agnes-video-2.5-flash
Base URL: https://apihub.agnes-ai.com/v1
Modes: text, keyframe, reference
Resolution: 720P
Price: Currently free
Get your API key at platform.agnes-ai.com. Full documentation at wiki.agnes-ai.com/en/docs/agnes-video-25-flash.
Who Can Join
Anyone. You do not need to be a developer. If you can write a story, plan a scene, and use the API or any tool that calls it, you can compete. All skill levels welcome, no participant cap.
Requirements to Participate
Before submitting, make sure you have:
Registered on this Luma page
Joined the Agnes AI Discord server (discord.gg/agnesai)
Followed Agnes AI on X (x.com/agnesai_sapiens)
An active account on platform.agnes-ai.com
How It Works
Register here and join the Discord. Get your API key at platform.agnes-ai.com and write your story. You can use any AI tool to help with prompts. Generate all your footage using Agnes Video 2.5 Flash, edit your clips together, and add music or subtitles if you want. Submit your film via the Google Form shared on Discord before the deadline.
Film Requirements
Final video must be between 60 and 180 seconds. All footage must come from Agnes Video 2.5 Flash. No external footage and no visual effects, color grading, or filters added in post. Music and subtitles are allowed.
What to Submit
Via the Google Form shared on Discord before the deadline:
Full name, Discord username, X username
Final video as a YouTube unlisted or Google Drive link
Proof of Agnes Video 2.5 Flash usage: your task IDs or the generation links returned after each generation. Save these as you go, do not wait until submission to look for them.
A brief storyboard or scene breakdown
How Films Are Judged
Story and narrative carries 35%. Visual quality and consistency carries 25%. Creative direction carries 20%. Originality and emotional impact carries 20%. If participation is high, films will be posted on Discord for community voting, which may count as a separate Community Pick award.
Prizes
🥇 1st place: $50 balance top-up
🥈 2nd place: $40 balance top-up
🥉 3rd place: $30 balance top-up
This balance can be used to access our paid models on the Agnes AI API platform.
Disqualification
The most common reason for disqualification is missing proof of Agnes Video 2.5 Flash usage. Every time you generate a clip on platform.agnes-ai.com, you will receive either a task ID or a direct generation link. Save both if you can. If you lose them, there is no way to recover them after the fact. Submissions with no proof at all will be disqualified automatically, no exceptions.
Other reasons for disqualification: video does not meet the 60 to 180 second requirement, external footage is used, or registration requirements were not completed before submitting.
Questions?
Join us on Discord at discord.gg/agnesai