STORY101 LAB AI Storytelling Challenge

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About this hackathon

An AI video hackathon by Valley101 and Soulscape alongside the Alignment 2026 summit: create a short film of up to 3 minutes with AI. Two days of on-site creation plus screening; Discovery (beginner) and Advanced tracks; about 20 teams.

Status
Deadline: 2026-10-10
Who: Open to all
Level: Beginner-friendly
Prize: $16k · $16,000 cash (Discovery $3,000/$2,000/$1,000; Advanced $5,000/$3,000/$2,000), plus 1M Runway credits
Size: ~80 people
Format: In person · Sunnyvale · International
Location: —

Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介：Valley101（硅谷101）与 Soulscape 在 Alignment 2026 科技峰会同期举办的 AI 视频黑客松，⁠‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‍⁠用 AI 创作一部不超过 3 分钟的短片。

看点：两天现场创作加展映评选；Discovery（新手）与 Advanced（进阶）双赛道；20 支团队、80 位创作者规模；个人或组队均可。

奖金：16,000 美元现金（六个奖项：Discovery 一等奖 3,000 / 二等奖 2,000 / 三等奖 1,000；Advanced 一等奖 5,000 / 二等奖 3,000 / 三等奖 2,000），另有 100 万 Runway 算力积分。

截止日期：10月10日前（官方页未写明确申请截止日，当前仍开放申请，为审核制）（线下，Sunnyvale）

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