Chroma Awards: tool lists and cash prizes by category

The rules of the Chroma Awards cover 7 of the eight items. What the rules ask of AI: any AI tool used in a significant way. Saying which tools were used: the tools used are listed in the video description. Not in the rules read: screenings. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Inclusion rule. All 25 festivals on the register, each with what its rules ask about naming AI tools. Order. Alphabetical by festival name.

AI use

AI used in a significant way

Tool disclosure

List the tools used

Running time

A minimum and a maximum

Fee

Free to enter

Deadline

Closed on the reading day

Screening

None in the rules read

Rights

Entrant warrants all rights

Prizes

Cash prizes stated

1The rules in brief

The Chroma Awards run online, with divisions for film, music video and games. A film must use an AI tool in a significant way, run between 90 seconds and 22 minutes, and list its tools in the video description; sponsor awards also need proof that the sponsor's tool was used. Entry costs nothing. Season 2 took entries from September 1 to November 19, 2025, with cash prizes in each of 13 film categories.

2Dates in the rules

Inclusion rule. Dates the rules print in full; months without a day are left to the text above. Order. Earliest first.

What the rules ask of AI: AI used in a significant way

Tool Usage: Features any AI tool in a significant way.

Chroma Awards, film division rules

• Requirements
  Any AI tool used in a significant wayChroma Awards, film division rules / recorded 2026-09-25

What the rules ask of AI at every festival

Saying which tools were used: List the tools used

In the video description, lists the tools that were used

Chroma Awards, film division rules

• Recommendations
  The tools used are listed in the video descriptionChroma Awards, film division rules / recorded 2026-09-25

Saying which tools were used at every festival · What marks the tools leave in the file

Running time allowed: A minimum and a maximum

Length: Between >90 seconds and <22 minutes.

Chroma Awards, film division rules

• Requirements
  More than 90 seconds and under 22 minutes; longer films lose pointsChroma Awards, film division rules / recorded 2026-09-25

Running time allowed at every festival · How long a clip the tools make

Cost of entry: Free to enter

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS COMPETITION.

Chroma Awards, official rules on Devpost

• Official rules
  No purchase or payment needed to enterChroma Awards, official rules on Devpost / recorded 2026-09-25

Chroma Awards on this rule · Cost of entry at every festival

Latest deadline: Closed on the reading day

Submission Period: Monday, September 1, 2025 (9:00 am Pacific Time) – Monday, November 19, 2025 (11:45 pm Pacific Time)

Chroma Awards, official rules on Devpost

• Submission period
  Season 2 submissions ran September 1 to November 19, 2025Chroma Awards, official rules on Devpost / recorded 2026-09-25

Chroma Awards on this rule · Latest deadline at every festival

Where winners are shown: None in the rules read

• Rules read; not stated
  None in the rules read (2026-09-25)Chroma Awards, film division rules / recorded 2026-09-25

Where winners are shown at every festival

What the entrant keeps or grants: Entrant warrants all rights

You must have the full rights to grant the license and other rights that you grant to ElevenLabs in Section 9 (Intellectual Property) below.

Chroma Awards, official rules on Devpost

• Submission guidelines
  Entrants must hold full rights to grant the licence the rules requireChroma Awards, official rules on Devpost / recorded 2026-09-25

Chroma Awards on this rule · What the entrant keeps or grants at every festival · What the tools' terms say about owning the output

Prizes: Cash prizes stated

• Prizes
  Film division cash prizes across 13 categoriesChroma Awards, official rules on Devpost / recorded 2026-09-25

Prizes at every festival

3The making side of an entry

For an entrant reading “Chroma Awards”, this is what SceneMixer publishes about the film its pipeline hands over:

The script is written from the photos and the one-line description. In step-by-step mode you can rewrite it before anything is shot.

SceneMixer, How to Make an Ad from One Photo — “Do I need a script?” (read 2026-10-13)

16:9 landscape (SceneMixer's default) and 9:16 vertical (the usual short-drama frame), chosen per project.

SceneMixer, Seedance 2.0 in a Real Short-Drama Pipeline — “Which aspect ratios does the pipeline generate?” (read 2026-10-13)

4Related festivals

• Chroma Awards next to LifeArt AI Film Festival
• Chroma Awards next to Turkey International AI Film Festival
• Astana AI Film Festival
• Bochnia International AI Film Festival
• Cinema Shift Festival
• Higgsfield Global Film Festival

The organiser's current rules always govern; this is a dated reading, not advice. Method: how rules are read.

5Rules documents read

• Chroma Awards, film division rules, read 2026-09-25
• Chroma Awards, official rules on Devpost, read 2026-09-25