iQIYI's Global AI Creator Challenge Closes Wednesday, and the Rules Name the Models
Submissions close September 23 for the contest on NadouPro, which requires at least 60% of each entry to come from Alibaba's Wan3.0 and 80% to be made on the platform.
Key takeaways
- iQIYI opened the Global AI Creator Challenge on September 10, 2026 on the international version of NadouPro, its film and television AI platform, with submissions closing on September 23.
- Entries must run between 30 seconds and five minutes, with at least 60% of the content generated by Alibaba's Wan3.0 model and at least 80% produced on NadouPro.
- The contest lists 156 winners across three categories and a total prize pool of more than $10,000, with judging from September 24 to 30.
- Entries are submitted by publishing the work on X with the tags #NadouPro and #wan3 and tagging @nadou_pro and @Alibaba_Wan.
iQIYI's Global AI Creator Challenge is accepting entries until September 23, and the entry rules name the tools an entry has to be built with rather than leaving it open. The contest, run on the international version of iQIYI's NadouPro platform, requires at least 60% of each submitted video to be generated with Alibaba's Wan3.0 model and at least 80% of the work to be produced on NadouPro.
The company says it is the first challenge of its kind on NadouPro's international version. Entries must be original and run between 30 seconds and five minutes, with no restriction on subject matter.
What the winners get
The contest lists 156 winners across three categories: three Masterpiece Awards, three People's Choice Awards and 150 Active Participation Awards, against a total prize pool of more than US$10,000. Judging runs from September 24 to 30, and NadouPro and Alibaba's Wan3.0 will promote outstanding entries afterwards.
Submission happens in public rather than through a form. Entrants publish their video on X with the tags #NadouPro and #wan3, tagging @nadou_pro and @Alibaba_Wan.
What shipped with it
iQIYI announced the challenge alongside additions to NadouPro, including image nodes for 720-degree panoramas and multi-angle views that build reference libraries for character and visual consistency, and a Canvas Agent with a Skills Library that the company describes as coming soon. The platform's own entry requirements lean on Wan3.0's Omni-Reference feature, which accepts images, video, audio clips and documents as inputs, and its native single-shot generation of 30 seconds.
What is not known
The prize pool, the winner counts and the feature descriptions all come from iQIYI's announcement, and no independent reporting on the contest exists beyond carryings of the release. iQIYI has not published the judging criteria or the cash split between the three award categories.
Submissions run through September 23: generate the entry, publish it on X with #NadouPro and #wan3, and tag @nadou_pro and @Alibaba_Wan before the window closes.
Sources
- prnewswire.com - the announcement: rules, window, prizes
- english.kyodonews.net - second carrying of the same release, confirming the dated window
- morningstar.com - third carrying, with the NadouPro feature list
- prnewswire.com - the panorama and multi-angle features shipped alongside