Higgsfield Global Film Festival

Higgsfield AI

$1,000,000 prize pool — the largest single-platform AI film contest of 2026. 14 winners split $1M, with the top film taking $500,000. Jury includes 5x Oscar winner Ed Catmull (ex-President Walt Disney Animation, exec producer Toy Story) and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Phedon Papamichael. Just 24 days to create a film — submissions open Aug 7 and slam shut Aug 31. Every prompt goes public. Any genre, any story.

Prize

$1,000,000 total prize pool — $500K grand prize

1st place: $500,000
2nd place: $200,000
3rd place: $100,000
Audience Choice: $100,000
10 Honorable Mentions: $10,000 each
Judged by 5x Oscar winner Edwin Catmull and Phedon Papamichael

Who can enter

Open worldwide to anyone 18+ with an active Higgsfield subscription. Solo or teams of up to 4.

AI tools allowed

Any AI video tools

Higgsfield, Hell Grind, Zephyr, Mork

Tagged

million dollar prize, flagship, platform native, open source prompts, oscar jury, 24 hour turnaround

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