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2026万家灯火·第四届上海夜景影像作品暨AI创意微视频征集活动 — AI创意微视频
2026万家灯火·第四届上海夜景影像作品暨AI创意微视频征集活动 — AI创意微视频 is a creative challenge organized by 上海市摄影家协会、青年报社（相关支持：长三角文创设计高校联盟等）. Submissions closed on October 31, 2026. These details come from the organizer's official information, last checked on October 9, 2026.
Overview
The 2026 fourth Shanghai Nightscape / AI Creative Microvideo Open Call has a dedicated AI-assisted video category and official public submission portal. Entries close 31 October 2026. Participants register on photo233 and can click 立即投稿. Microvideos last 30–60 seconds, MP4, and must be based on actual Shanghai Light Festival or real city nightscape footage. This event forbids wholly fabricated AI scenes; AI may only assist editing, effects, transitions and soundtrack. Ten chosen AI-video works receive CNY 800 each. Final logged-in upload was not tested.
Who Can Enter?
Eligibility details: The open call describes public participation and multiple entries per person, without an explicitly verified passport/nationality or age restriction. The required real Shanghai location footage may practically require local access; do not infer formal residency restrictions.
- Participant types
- Open to All
- Languages
- Mandarin is the primary spoken language; subtitles should be appropriate and accurate.
- Entry fee
- The event's publicly accessible official submission page explicitly states: 本届大赛不收取任何费用. Free
Categories and Tracks
Listed under AI Video & Film, and also relevant to AI Design & Advertising. Competition format: Creative Challenge.
Prize and Benefits
The organizer lists: AI creative microvideo track selects ten works; each creator receives CNY 800 creation subsidy and a certificate; Shanghai Photographers Association participation points possible. Separate photography track's 30 × CNY 500 awards are excluded from this AI-video-specific pool. CNY 8,000 total AI-video creation subsidies (10 selected works × CNY 800)
Important Dates
- Submission deadline
- October 31, 2026
The organizer lists a date without a timezone or exact closing time. Submit well before the deadline.
AI Tool and Model Rules
Crucial: original footage of Shanghai International Light Festival, real Shanghai nightscapes or real light installations MUST be the core. Fully AI-fabricated scenes unrelated to reality are PROHIBITED. AI may be used only for VFX, transitions, soundtrack, subtitles, image enhancement and creative editing. This is AI-assisted real-footage video, NOT a fully AI-generated film competition.
Review the official rules for the complete submission terms.
Submission Requirements
Submit through the competition's photo233 landing page after registration. AI-assisted microvideo must be 30–60 seconds in MP4, landscape or portrait. Core footage must be real Shanghai nightscapes or International Light Festival, with AI only for visual effects, transitions, soundtrack, subtitles, polish or editing; fully fictional AI-generated scenes prohibited. Include work name, recording date/location, persons or subject, event and short explanation; preserve original files. Multiple submissions allowed.
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